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Catholics and Armenians in Bulgaria celebrate Palm Sunday

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Catholics and Armenians in Bulgaria celebrate Palm Sunday today. The church services mark the beginning of Holy Week. In 2022, the Catholic and the Armenian Church celebrate Easter on April 17.

After the service at the Armenian Apostolic Church Surp Kevork in Plovdiv, the Armenian community organized a charity bazaar to raise funds for the renovation of the Armenian Cultural Center in Bulgaria’s second-largest city, the BNR reported.

Armenians named Ovsan, Ovsanna, as well as those named after a flower (Hasmig and Vart) celebrate name day on Palm Sunday.




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