Liberation Day in Bulgaria (2018)

**Liberation Day in Bulgaria was observed on March 5, 2018**, marking the national holiday *Ден на освобождението на България от Османско робство* (Day of Liberation from Ottoman Slavery). Celebrated nationwide, this date commemorates Bulgaria’s formal emancipation from over 500 years of Ottoman rule, following the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) and the signing of the Treaty of San Stefano. |Yes, it is a nationwide public holiday with ceremonies, parades, and cultural events honoring Bulgaria’s independence. |It translates to *Day of Bulgaria’s Liberation from Ottoman Slavery*, reflecting the end of Ottoman domination.