On the brightest Bulgarian holiday, let us bow with pride and respect to the immortal work of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius. Let us remember with deep gratitude and conscious responsibility that our first teachers not only created the Slavic script, but also laid the foundations of a new Christian literary culture, wrote the Speaker of the National Assembly Natalia Kiselova in a congratulation on the occasion of May 24 - Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and of Slavic Literature, distributed by the press center of the parliament. Thanks to their work, we all have the opportunity to read and write in our native language, to access knowledge, to support the spiritual and scientific rise of the Bulgarian people and the preservation of our national identity, Kiselova also wrote.
It is an honor for me to extend my best wishes for health and strength to all people of the word who, with their daily efforts, preserve and develop education, science, culture and spirituality in Bulgaria and around the world, the Speaker of the National Assembly pointed out.
We all need them especially today, when we must not lose faith in the strength of the Bulgarian spirit, which has withstood the vicissitudes of different eras and trials, Kiselova added.
Happy holiday of the word, the Bulgarian spirit and Slavic culture, she wrote.
May 24 is the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture and of Slavic literature, according to information from the "Reference" department of BTA. It was declared by the Law on Amendments to the Labor Code, adopted by the 9th National Assembly on March 30, 1990, as the Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavic Writing. For the first time, the holiday in memory of the work of the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius, creators of Slavic writing, was celebrated at the diocesan school "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" in Plovdiv on May 11 (old calendar) 1851 at the initiative of Nayden Gerov.
With the introduction of the Gregorian calendar on April 1, 1916, May 24 was celebrated as a church, school and national holiday. After 1969, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the Day of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Saints Cyril and Methodius on May 11. With the Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Labor Code, adopted by the 44th National Assembly on December 9, 2020, May 24 is celebrated as the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian Alphabet, Education and Culture, and of Slavic Literature.