HOLY THURSDAY – May 2, 2024 (Thursday)
10:00 a.m. Nativity of the Holy Virgin Cathedral
Consecration of the painted Easter eggs.
HOLY SATURDAY – May 4, 2024 (Saturday)
10:30 p.m. Opening the gates of the Tsarevets fortress
10.30- 11.30 p.m. Entering the fortress
11.30 p.m. Patriarchal Church “Ascension of the Lord”
Easter service.
24:00 Patriarchal Church “Ascension of the Lord”
Bringing out the Holy Fire. Ringing of all church bells announcing the Resurrection of Christ.
0.30 a.m. Distribution of consecrated eggs and kozunak in front of the Tsarevets fortress entrance
00:30 Patriarchal Church “Ascension of the Lord”
Lithium procession to the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Cathedral.
01.00 a.m. Nativity of the Holy Virgin Cathedral
Resurrection Easter Holy Liturgy
EASTER – May 5, 2024 (Sunday)
11.00 a.m. “Resurrection of Christ” Church
Liturgy of the Second Resurrection. Reading of St. Gospel in various languages. Distribution of consecrated eggs and pieces of kozunak.
11:00 a.m., Marno Pole Park
Children’s animation with the Easter Bunny.
12:00 p.m., Stage in front of the Municipality of Veliko Tarnovo
Easter concert of the Nightingale Vocal Quartet and dance formation at the Representative Ensemble for Folk Songs and Dances “Nightingale”
Festive Easter dance
19:00, Stage in front of the Municipality of Veliko Tarnovo
Argirovi Brothers concert
9:00 p.m. “Tsar Asen I” Square
Audio-visual performance “Tsarevgrad Tarnov – sound and light”
