Church officials were outraged by the singer's plans to stage her Sticky & Sweet gig in the capital Sofia on 29 August - the day Orthodox Christians mark the beheading of Saint John the Baptist with a fast.
Following the protests, Madonna refused to reschedule the date and religious leaders are convinced her defiance of their sacred customs led to the disaster on Macedonia's Lake Ohrid, which killed 15 Bulgarian citizens. - more on this story
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