Rituals and beliefs during Todor's week

Rituals and beliefs during Todor's week

Rituals and beliefs during Todor's week. The testament of the old Bulgarians to restore the balance of power between the earthly and the afterlife.photo: Michael AnfangBECOME A VIRTUE ♥ The testament of the old Bulgarians to restore the balance of power between the earthly and ...

To celebrate St. Nicholas Day in Bari

To celebrate St. Nicholas Day in Bari

St. Nicholas Day is one of the most revered Christian holidays and a favorite occasion for many Bulgarian families to gather at one table. Basilica "St. Nicholas" in Bari St. Nicholas Day is one of the most revered Christian holidays and a favorite occasion to gather at one table many of ...

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Anatomy of Carnival Traditions

Anatomy of Carnival Traditions

The union of every nation is a tradition. The intangible heritage of the primordial community lives in its periodic "realization" through various complexes of customs and rites that are passed down from generation to generation. Without continuity one cannot speak of tradition, ...

Ignatius - rituals and customs

Ignatius - rituals and customs

On December 20, the Church honors one of the most devoted and close disciples of St. Apostle John - St. Ignatius, also called the Godbearer, because he himself claimed to carry God in his heart. Because of his faith and refusal to worship the Roman gods, he was sentenced to death by ...

A day - a night of magic and magic

A day - a night of magic and magic

Midsummer's Day is one of the most important summer holidays in our national calendar. It is celebrated on June 24, when according to the Eastern Orthodox canon is the birth of St. John the Baptist (also called the Forerunner), who baptized Christ in the waters of the Jordan River. The holiday has different ...

"Come, come St. George's Day with greenery gifted…"

"Come, come St. George's Day with greenery gifted…"

On May 6 we celebrate St. George's Day - one of the biggest holidays, celebrated in honor of St. George the Victorious and as a Day of Courage and the Bulgarian Army. It marks the beginning of spring and is associated with the awakening of nature, with the greening of forests and meadows, with ...

Ancient land and spellcasters

Ancient land and spellcasters

Mummery is a traditional Bulgarian custom, which is held in the first days of the New Year and during Sirni Zagovezni. Mummer's games are part of our Thracian heritage. The meaning of the word mummer is "tall, masked people", as those involved in the ritual ...

Spring holidays

Spring holidays

Spring, the most wonderful time of the year - a period of revival and renewal. It is no coincidence that in the holiday calendar the spring holidays occupy a central place with their diversity of rituals and beliefs. Starting from Lazarus Day and Palm Sunday and ending with ...

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