Bulgaria celebrates Alphabet Day


SOFIA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarians on Friday celebrated the Day of Bulgarian education, culture and the creation of the Slavonic alphabet in a national festival, also known as Alphabet Day.

Held annually on May 24, the event traditionally takes place in front of the National Library in Sofia, at the monument to the brothers Cyril and Methodius, who invented the first alphabet for Slavic languages in 855.

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