Lyaskovets celebrates its official holiday
St. Peter and St. Paul monastery
29 June 2009 – Today (29 June) we celebrate the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. This day also marks the official holiday of the town of Lyaskovets. A festive liturgy was held at 08:00 (EEST) in the St. Peter and St. Paul monastery.
On a special meeting, the city council will announce the new honorary citizen of Lyaskovets as well as winners of various awards. The special ceremony of hoisting the flags will start at 19:00 at “Vazrazhdane” square. Veronika, a Bulgarian pop-folk singer, along with Neshka Robeva’s dance group will perform at the central square, starting 20:00.
Other Bulgarian cities which also celebrate their official holiday on 29 June include Belogradchik, Etropole and Svoge. People that go by the name of Petar, Pavel, Petrana, Polina, Pavlina, Petya and Kamen also celebrate their name day.
