VASE Visual Archive Southeastern Europe Permalink: http://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.462 http://gams.uni-graz.at/vase 1 St. George's Day Military Parade St. George's Day Military Parade © St. Cyril and St. Methodius National Library St. George's Day Military Parade © St. Cyril and St. Methodius National Library Object: St. George's Day Military Parade Description: Outdoor photograph of men in military uniforms marching in formation and saluting official guests, who are standing in front of a vine-covered building, decorated with crosses and bearing an inscription in Bulgarian: "Unity is strength." Comment: King Boris III, Bulgarian officers and priests at a military tattoo. St. George's Day (23 April in the Julian calendar, which corresponds to 6 May in the Gregorian calendar) is the day of the Bulgarian Army, made official by a decree of Knyaz Alexander of Bulgaria on 9 January 1880. Parades are organized in the capital Sofia to present the best of the army's equipment and manpower. Relations: http://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.458 http://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.459 http://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.460 http://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.461 http://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.463 http://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.464 http://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.465 Date: 1937 Location: Sofia, The Bulgarian Parliament Country: Bulgaria Type: Photograph Creator: Karastoyanov, Bozhidar Dimitrov, (Photographer) Dimensions: Artefact: 134mm x 184mm Image: 117mm x 168mm Format: Not specified Technique: Not specified Keywords: 700 Armed Forces 710 Military Technology 770 Religious Beliefs > 771 General Character of Religion