24/05/2026
On May 24th, Bulgaria celebrates far more than an alphabet - it celebrates one of Europe’s greatest cultural contributions. 🇧🇬
More than 1,100 years ago, Bulgaria became the center from which Slavic literacy and culture spread to millions of people.
It was in Bulgaria, within the Preslav and Ohrid Literary Schools, that the Cyrillic alphabet was developed and began its widespread expansion.
From Bulgaria, Cyrillic later spread to:
Russia
Ukraine
Belarus
Serbia
North Macedonia
and many other nations.
Today, more than 250 million people around the world use the Cyrillic alphabet.
And when Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007, Cyrillic officially became the EU’s third alphabet — after Latin and Greek.
“We too have given something to the world.” 🇧🇬📚
-Visit Bulgaria
