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This year, the north-central town of Gabrovo will host the local festivities on Mt. Shipka in the Central Balkan Range
On March 3, Bulgaria celebrates the 145th anniversary of its liberation from Ottoman rule. Events on the occasion will be held across the country.
This year, the north-central town of Gabrovo will host the local festivities on Mt. Shipka in the Central Balkan Range and they will begin with a flag-raising ceremony in the town square in the morning.
Prime Minister Galab Donev will participate in the celebration at the Monument to Liberty on Mt Shipka on Friday morning. He will receive a guard of honour and attend a prayer service in memory of the fallen soldiers. He will make an address on the occasion and take part in the wreath-laying ceremony at Shipka.
President Rumen Radev and Vice President Iliana Iotova will attend the raising of the national flag at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia, where they will pay tribute to the memory of those who died for the freedom of Bulgaria. Twenty gun salutes will be fired while the national anthems plays.
In the evening, the President will review troops in the square in front of the Parliament building and will make a speech. Vice President Iliana Iotova will also attend the event. Later, the President will host the traditional official reception on the occasion of the National Day at the Central Military Club in Sofia.
The ceremonial events will also be attended by Prime Minister Donev, Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov and Chief of Defence Admiral Emil Eftimov.
