Military honors ceremony, a mass for the dead, wreaths and flowers offered at the monument and arc of Eighth Marine Regiment were among the events through which the citizens of Varna, on the Black Sea, paid tribute to the 105^th anniversary since the conquering of Edirne, the Day of Thrace and the Bulgarian soldiers lost in battles. Photo: BTA

The National Assembly played host to the ceremony for handing out the annual awards of the I Want a Baby Foundation – “Angels of Gratitude”. The awards are given for special contribution to the cause of the Foundation entitled “For More Children of Bulgaria”. Photo: BTA

This year’s edition of the Italian Festival of Beauty and Hairstyle opened in the city of Plovdiv. The event was given a start with a demonstration show of the National Association of Hair Stylists in Bulgaria. Photo: BTA

An exhibition launched in the art gallery with the Regional Museum of History in the town of Vratsa, northern Bulgaria, marks the 140^th birth anniversary of sculptor Professor Andrey Nikolov. The patriarch of Bulgarian sculpture was born in Vratsa only a few days after the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878. Among his celebrated works is the figure of the lion guarding the eternal fire at the memorial of the unknown soldier in Sofia and the standing lion at the front entrance of the Ministry of the Interior. Photo: BTA

Champions from World and European tournaments as well as Olympic medal holders take part in the 56^th edition of the International Wrestling Tournament “Dan Koloff – Nikola Petrov” in the Greco-Roman style. Photo: BGNES

Last night the masterpiece of Bulgarian classical music – the opera “Yana’s nine brothers” by Lyubomir Pipkov has its first night show onstage Sofia’s Opera House. The new opera show is staged by director Plamen Kartalov.  Photo: BTA