Our American ancestors before 1945 were Macedonian and identified as “Macedonian Bulgarians” or “Bulgarian Macedonians” to distinguish themselves from the other ethnic groups in Macedonia. Before World War 2 “Macedonian” was not an ethnographic, it was a geographical term and the majority of Macedonians before 1945 identified as Macedonian Bulgarians, reads an address to the US Congress by the Macedonian Patriotic Organizations in USA.
The address comes in response to Skopje’s attempt to pass a resolution in Congress on celebrating the “Macedonian identity”, different from the Bulgarian identity. The document is signed by the member of the Macedonian Patriotic Organizations leadership Nick Stefanov, BGNES reports.
Over 20 groups from all over the country will parade on February 23 at 10:00 a.m. at the Levski Stadium in the town of Elin Pelin in front of the residents and guests of the municipality for the Masquerade Games Festival "Visiting the Shoppe Region"...
It will be cold with minimum temperatures between minus 14°C and minus 9°C, in places in the northeastern regions up to minus 16°C, for Sofia - around minus 9°C. On Sunday it will be mostly sunny. Before noon in some places in the plains and..
Relatives of patients suffering from rare diseases organized a march in Sofia on the occasion of the World Day of Rare Diseases. They call on the state to develop a National Plan for people with rare diseases. The march was attended by relatives and..
The patriots from Vazrazhdane parliamentary party and civil organizations against Bulgaria's accession to the Eurozone have announced a protest for today...
In Plovdiv, experts discuss issues of the food industry, in accordance with the most up-to-date requirements of the Bulgarian and European regulatory..
On Saturday the weather will continue cold, predominantly sunny with a temporary increase of mid and high clouds. There will be fog before midday..
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