The day is now celebrated as a public holiday in the following countries: In Bulgaria it is celebrated on 24 May and is known as the "Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Script Day" (Bulgarian: Ден на българската просвета и култура и на славянската писменост), a national holiday celebrating Bulgarian culture and literature as well as the alphabet.
Η ημέρα αυτή εορτάζεται ως αργία στις ακόλουθες χώρες : στη Βουλγαρία γιορτάζεται στις 24 Μαΐου και είναι γνωστή ως "Ημέρα Βουλγαρικής Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού και Σλαβονικής Λογοτεχνίας» (βουλγαρικά: Ден на българската просвета и култура и на славянската писменост), μια εθνική αργία εορτασμού του Βουλγαρικού πολιτισμού και λογοτεχνίας, καθώς και το αλφάβητο.