On the eve of 1 November, the Day of the national enlighteners, president Georgi Parvanov bestowed on every Bulgarian town-hall the national flag, accompanied by a personal message from him, informed the president's press service.

In his message Georgi Parvanov calls for the Bulgarian flag to be waved in every municipality with purity and immaculateness as a symbol of the statehood and the dignity of the Bulgarian people.

“On 1 November we pay respect to all Bulgarian patriots, who devoted themselves to revival and development of our country. This is a celebration of Bulgarian national spirit and self-confidence”, reminds in his message the president.

The municipalities that receive the flag these days are 3 742. This is a third successive initiative of Georgi Parvanov in the framework of the initiated by him campaign for raising the national flag at important public buildings.

Under the patronage of the president, on 1 November 2004 the national flag was raised in every Bulgarian school.

The next year started the annual ritual of raising the flag in front of the parade entrance of the president's institution.

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