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Willow wreaths and balcony seedlings for St Lazarus Day at the Botanical Garden in Sofia

published on 4/27/24 7:05 AM

Photo: Victoria Topalska

The University Botanical Garden in Sofia (49 Moskovska Street, opposite the monument to Vasil Levski) will be hosting a spring festival on 27 April - the day on which Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria celebrate Lazarovden (St Lazarus' Day). The celebration includes the making of a willow wreath with spring flowers (11am-1pm), folk dancing and a bazaar of balcony flowers and herb seedlings from the Botanical Garden (10.30am-3pm).

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