History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
In 681 AD, the Bulgarians established a state called the "First Bulgarian Empire", which was very large, and at its peak, it stretched from the Black Sea in the east to the Sea of Love in the south. But dynasties always rose and fell, and more than 300 years later, it was destroyed by the Byzantine Empire.
In 1018 AD, Byzantium became the most powerful country in Europe, its army swept across the European continent, the Bulgarian Empire has long been different, in the case of knowing that it is invincible, there are still many men who enthusiastically join the army to defend the country, only one person named Christo, he chose to live because of greed for life and fear of death.
After a long struggle between the two countries, the Byzantine Empire was even better, and from then on, the First Bulgarian Empire fell into a Byzantine colony, and only one man, Christo, escaped into the mountains and forests, and with him escaped 16 women, who were very hostile to the Byzantines, because their husbands were killed by the enemy.
It was a pipe dream for a man and sixteen women to take revenge, when Heristo had to hide from the enemy's search, and could only come out at night to find food. Over time, the sixteen women became dependent on Christo and eventually fell in love with him. Later, all sixteen women married Heristone and bore him many children. In this way, after decades of life, the place where they live has become a small town with an increasing population. Perhaps influenced by Heristö and his mothers, these children grew up to be very hostile to the Byzantines, and after several generations of development, The descendants of Heristö left the town and controlled many of the surrounding cities and pools, until 1185, when the Bulgarian people revolted again.
The leader of the uprising at that time was the descendant of Heristö, a pair of brothers, the two brothers worked together, along the way, after two years of struggle, finally achieved the independence of the country and established the Second Bulgarian Empire. Since the Second Bulgarian Empire was founded by the descendants of Christo, the so-called "God of Freedom" was called "the God of Freedom" in honor of Heristo.
From the history of the rise and fall of Bulgaria, we can see a truth from it. Even if there is only one man and sixteen women left in the whole nation, as long as they do not give up hope, there is a chance to start all over again, which is a proud national history of Bulgarians and makes people move.