The Day of Bulgarian Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture is a holiday, celebrated every year on May 24th and is an official holiday of Bulgaria since 1990. In 2020, the name was changed to Day of the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture and of Slavic literature. Cyril and Methodius had been saints since the 9th century, and the commemoration of their saint’s day had been celebrated in Bulgaria since the 12th century. The preceding centuries would see the Revolutions of 1848 (also known as the “Spring of Nations”) and the publication of the Tomos dated June 29, 1850. The first commemoration of the date, initiated by Nayden Gerov, marks the entry of the Bulgarian Revival into its decisive phase in the age of romantic nationalism. It was held in Plovdiv on 11 May 1851, although an Armenian traveler mentioned his visit to the “celebration of the Bulgarian script” in the town of Shumen on 22 May 1803. Honoring this special holiday for Bulgaria, on the 24th of May 2022 an exhibition “Bulgarian Sensations” was held, and Juliana Pavlova’s paintings were part of it. VIEW IN PORTFOLIO