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SPORTS GAMES AND EGG PAINTING ON SVETA NEDELYA SQUARE

13.04.2023

On April 13, 2023 – the Holy Thursday, from 10:30. until 12:30 the traditional painting of Easter eggs and sports games took place on Sveta Nedelya Square and was attended by over 100 children from the capital's kindergartens. At 12:30 a festive procession started with children carrying icons and baskets of painted eggs, led by clergymen of the Sofia Holy Metropolis. The festive procession reached the "St. Paraskeva" church, 58 Georgi S. Rakovski St. along the following route: Hotel "Sofia Balkan Palace" – underpass of the metro station – Sofia Largo – "Dondukov" Blvd. – Georgi S. Rakovski Blvd. – St. Paraskeva Church. Before reaching the temple, the children were met in front of the central entrance of the Metropolitan Office Fire Safety and Civil Protection (MOFSCP), after which they went to the temple "St. Paraskeva", where the priests gratefully accepted the Easter eggs and cards from the children for the people in need.

The host of the event was Nadezhda Panayotova, the Bulgarian voice of one of the favourite Disney cartoon characters – Elsa. The event is also part of the cultural program of Sofia Municipality, it is supported by the local administration and is organized by the Sofia Holy Metropolis, the Sunday School at the Church of the Nativity, the Sunday School at the Church of St. Martyr Paraskeva, Association of Bulgarians with Asthma, Allergy and COPD, Bulgarian sports development association (BSDA), Theater Company “Empty Space”. Darko Team Athletics School contributed to the sports smiles, which besides with the sports specialists, joined in with an attractive mascot that delighted the children – the Darko wasp.

During the event the children got acquainted with the sports activities within the FitforKids Europe initiative, which is a community based multi-component lifestyle intervention implemented in Denmark, Bulgaria, Italy, Portugal and Turkey and aims to improve the lifestyle and health of children and their families and to improve and optimize their healthy weight.