Re: Bulgarians pay tribute to Cyrillic script forefathers on St Cyril and Methodius Day

On 26/05/2025 11:19 p.m., Ross Clark wrote:

On 26/05/2025 6:22 p.m., Tilde wrote:

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https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/05/24/bulgarians-pay-tribute-to-ancient-founders-of-slavic-script-in-ceremony-marking-holiday >
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Bulgarians turned out en masse on Saturday to
honour the legacy of Saint Cyril and Methodius,
the founders of the Cyrillic alphabet, during
one of their most important cultural and national
holidays in the Balkan country.
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The two were born in today's Greece in the 9th
century and are credited with creating Glagolic,
an alphabet that was later adapted by multiple
scholars across the Balkans and evolved into the
Cyrillic alphabet.
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Sometimes referred to in Bulgaria as "Spiritual
Easter," 11 May and 24 May are now recognised as
the "Days of Bulgarian Education and Culture and
of the Slavic Alphabet."
...

 ⰲⱐⱄⰻ ⰱⱁ ⰾⱓⰴⰻⰵ ⱃⱁⰴⱔⱅⱏ ⱄⱔ ⱄⰲⱁⰱⱁⰴⱐⱀⰻ ⰻ ⱃⰰⰲⱐⱀⰻ ⰲⱏ ⰴⱁⱄⱅⱁⰻⱀⱐⱄⱅⰲⱑ ⰻ ⰸⰰⰽⱁⱀⱑ· ⱁⱀⰻ ⱄⱘⱅⱏ ⱁⰴⰰⱃⰵⱀⰻ ⱃⰰⰸⱆⰿⱁⰿⱐ ⰻ ⱄⱏⰲⱑⰴⰻⱙ ⰻ ⰴⱏⰾⰶⱐⱀⰻ ⱄⱘⱅⱏ ⰴⱑⰰⱅⰻ ⰲⱏ ⰴⱆⱄⱑ ⰱⱃⰰⱅⱐⱄⱅⰲⰰ·

This looks like a couple of rows of old-style playing cards on my screen. I blame my ancient computer. But the information is there, coded as tiny numerals: 2C (32-50-44-38  31-41  36-53-34-38-35...). Probably more recognizable on other machines.
It was meant as a cheerful response to the news about the Bulgarians celebrating the work of Cyril and Methodius. It's the sample text in Glagolitic (a nice modern font) from Omniglot.
Transliteration
Vĭsi bo ljudije rodętŭ sę svobodĭni i ravĭni vŭ dostoinĭstvě i z​akoně. Oni sǫtŭ odarjeni razumomĭ i sŭvědijǫ i dŭlžĭni sǫtŭ dějati vŭ dusě bratĭstva.
Translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
https://www.omniglot.com/writing/glagolitic.htm
"Glagolitic" is the normal English name for this alphabet; and it's not correct to say that it "evolved into" Cyrillic. They were separate creations, Glagolitic being the earlier.
Paul Cubberly's "most likely" scenario (in The World's Writing Systems):
""Glagolitic was formed by the adaptation of cursive Greek by some Slavs during the couple of centuries preceding the 860s. It was formalized by Constantine [St Cyril], who also added letters for the non-Greek sounds; Constantine's disciples in Bulgaria (in the 890s) perceived Glagolitic as unsuitable for Church books, and made up a new Slavic alphabet based on the "more dignified" uncial Greek."