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Special Events St George's Day (Orthodox festival and official holiday, celebrates end of spring and beginning of summer), 6 May 2001 Hidrelez (Muslim festival), 6 May Sofia National Book Fair (organised by the Association of Bulgarian Publishers), 22-26 May, NDK Sofia Music Weeks (festival of classical and contemporary orchestral repertoire), late-May to late-Jul, Bulgaria Music Hall and NDK Festival of European Co-productions (international annual non-competitive feature film festival), 1-7 Jun, Lumière Cinema, NDK Folk Music Festival, first weekend Aug, Koprivshtitsa International Folklore Festival, last week Aug, Plovdiv Birthday of St John of Rila, 18 Aug, Rila Monastery Feast Day of St John of Rila, 19 Oct, Rila Monastery Kinomania (three-week film festival, showing the newest and best international and Bulgarian films), Nov, NDK Ramadan, begins 17 Nov International Jazz Festival, second week in Nov Music Evenings (featuring classical music), early Dec Sofia National Book Fair (organised by the Association of Bulgarian Publishers), 11-15 Dec, NDK St Nicholas' Day, 12 Dec Christmas, 25 & 26 Dec are official holidays (most families celebrate Christmas on 25 Dec, although traditional Orthodox Christmas is 7 Jan) Sheker Bayram, 27-29 Dec, celebrates the end of Ramadan for Bulgaria's Muslim minority New Year's Eve, festivities throughout city, 31 Dec |
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