Kindergartens in Veliko Tarnovo municipality mark National Awakeners Day with books and workshops

Kindergartens across Veliko Tarnovo municipality marked 1 November with National Awakeners Week, featuring exhibitions, booklets, quizzes and creative activities. The municipal press office reported on the initiative on 3 November.

Through games, poems, songs and workshops, children learned about people associated with preserving Bulgarian writing, language and culture.

Exhibitions and booklets in Veliko Tarnovo, Debelets and Belyakovets

At Sts Cyril and Methodius kindergarten and its Slanchev Dom branch, children created collages for the My Teachers exhibition, themed booklets and a patriotic display. At Alen Mak, children in the oldest groups shared what they had learned with younger children, while the book Buditelite ozhivyavat introduced them to historical figures.

In Debelets, children at Plamache created a Little Awakener’s Booklet, took part in a quiz and received certificates for their knowledge. At Mecho Puh in Belyakovets, children made paper scrolls and quills bearing messages of gratitude to decorate a symbolic Tree of Kind Words.

A visit to the historic school in Dryanovo

Children from the private Puh i Yori kindergarten visited the historic monastic school in Dryanovo. They explored the setting of an old Bulgarian classroom and learned about educational traditions.

National Awakeners Week is organised by Veliko Tarnovo Municipality’s Education Directorate. According to the municipality, the aim is to introduce children to notable Bulgarian figures through accessible, creative activities.

Source: Veliko Tarnovo Municipality Press Office — text and photos supplied to info@5000.news on 3 November 2026.

Photos: Veliko Tarnovo Municipality Press Office.