Organization of the exhibition "The Light of the Letters" and a celebration by occasion of the Day of the Bulgarian Enlightener in Greater Toronto
The Consulate General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Toronto, together with the Canadian-Bulgarian Foundation for Cultural Heritage and Art, organized a solemn celebration of the Day of People's Awakeners. The event took place on November 6 in one of the halls of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church "St. St. Cyril and Methodius", attended by over 50 representatives of the Bulgarian community in the Greater Toronto Area.
The Consulate General presented the exhibition "The Light of Letters". These are 13 works dedicated to the Bulgarian alphabet on the occasion of 1150 years of the Great Moravian Mission of the Holy Brothers "Cyril and Methodius" and provided by the State Cultural Institute with the assistance of the Embassy in Ottawa. The exhibition presents the most valuable decorated Bulgarian medieval manuscripts from the X-XVIII century.
Besides the exhibition, an art bazaar was organized with Bulgarian souvenirs and ceramics of the talented concubines: Vanya Petrova from Toronto and Violeta Mihailova from Montreal.
Those present had the pleasure of enjoying the performances of the talented children from the Children's and Youth Choir Group "Bulgarian", Children's Dance Group "Golden Thrace", as well as the exceptional piano performance by Simeon Shalamanov of "Autumn Elegy" by Pancho Vladigerov.
After the cultural program, a modest cocktail was prepared for all visitors with a glass of wine and Bulgarian feasts provided by representatives of the Bulgarian community in Greater Toronto.