THE FIRST FATHERLAND FRONT’S CELEBRATION OF 24 MAY – NEGLECTED HIGHLIGHTS

Abstract

The article, as its title suggests, deals with the first celebration of the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius since September 9, 1944. It attempts to reconstruct the event, which took place in a dramatically changing socio-political environment. The study seeks to answer the question of how and why this new situation, which led to a break with the hitherto traditional perception of the holiday came about. Simultaneously, the new symbolic meaning, introduced into it by the Fatherland Front government is revealed as well.