Svishtov marked Bulgaria\u2019s National Awakeners Day with performances by the First Bulgarian Choir \u201cYanko Mustakov\u201d, children\u2019s recitals and a flower-laying ceremony. The event took place on 30 October 2026 at the Donors\u2019 Monument, two days ahead of the 1 November holiday.<\/p>\n
Children from Kalina Malina Kindergarten and second-graders from Nikolay Katranov Secondary School performed songs and poems. Teachers, representatives of cultural and educational institutions, and local residents attended.<\/p>\n
Deputy Mayor Dr Aneliya Dimitrova highlighted Svishtov\u2019s contribution to Bulgarian education and culture, including the traditions of the local choir and philanthropy. Wreaths and flowers were laid at the monument at the close of the ceremony.<\/p>\n
The local celebrations do not end with the ceremony. According to the published schedule, a research and practical conference on the life and work of Bishop Filip Stanislavov is planned for 18:00 on 31 October at Filip Stanislavov Community Centre in Oresh, with a performance by the Abagar vocal quartet. Organisers note that the programme may change.<\/p>\n
Sources:<\/strong> Svishtov Municipality Press Office, press release sent to info@5000.news on 30 October 2026; official holiday programme<\/a>; BTA report published by Paragrafa<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo: Svishtov Municipality Press Office, 30 October 2026 \u2014 image supplied to the newsroom.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On 30 October, residents, teachers and pupils gathered at the Donors\u2019 Monument. The ceremony featured the Yanko Mustakov choir and performances by children and students.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[21,3,20,6],"tags":[16],"class_list":["post-2211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kultura","category-oblastta","category-obrazovanie","category-sabitiya","tag-aktualno"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/5000.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261030_113542.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2211"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2215,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2211\/revisions\/2215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/5000.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}