Why Bulgarians are not religious?
Bulgaria is one of the oldest nations in Europe. Originally, we were formed by Slavic and Bulgarian tribes. The Slavs were living on the Balkan peninsula, the Bulgarian tribes came from Asia to conquer new lands during the time of the Barbarian Invasions, which we call the “Great Migration of the Nations”. They stayed on the Balkans and started mixing with the local population. The Slavs and the Bulgarians were polytheistic and cherished different Gods. In year 8 64 Tzar Boris I, was under pressure to Christianize Bulgaria, accepting the new religion from either the Catholic church (the Roman Empire) or the Orthodox church (the Byzantine empire). All this was needed to ensure political security for the country. He chose the Orthodoxy since the Byzantine empire was a neighbor, and Bulgaria became Christian. Of course, there was an internal resistance. Those who did not want to comply with the new religion were chased and even killed. Later on, in the 14 th century, the Ott
