Yuzhnitsi - Verizhnitsi Feastday

That Feast Day is the first one of the group "Antonovden & Atanassovden" (in the period Jan.16-18) and acts as preparation to the next two larger holidays. That day is also known under the names of Sv... |more|

17 January 2013

St. Anthony's Day

Name day of everyone named Anton (meaning "priceless" in Latin), Antonia, Antoanneta, Antoan, Andon, Doncho, Donka, Donna, Donny, Donyo, Tonyo, Tony. People celebrate this day and are forbidden to... |more|

18 January 2013

St. Atanasius Day

Name day of everyone named Atanas, Atanaska, Nasso, Nacho, Tinka, Nasya, Totka. January 18 the Orthodox Church honors St. Atanasius The Great - a holiday connected with the New Year's rites. Accord... |more|

20 January 2013

Petlyovden

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21 January 2013

St. Agnes and St. Maximus, the Confessor

Christian holiday. Name day of everyone named Agnesa, Maxim. St. Agnes was a Roman girl who was only thirteen years old when she suffered martyrdom for her Faith. Agnes had made a promise, a pro... |more|

01 February 2013

Trifon Zarezan (St. Trifon the Pruner)

Christian holiday. The Bulgarian holiday of vine-growers and wine-makers Trifon Zarezan is so popular that it is celebrated both in accordance with the old and the new holiday calendar, i.e. at pre... |more|

02 February 2013

Presentation of our Lord in the Temple

Christian holiday. That day the Church commemorates an important event in the earthly life of our Lord Jesus Christ. Forty days after His birth, the God-Infant was taken to the Jerusalem Temple, th... |more|

02 February 2013

Wolf Days

The two days after the St. Triphon's Day, the Wolf Days, are of a special nature - the traditional belief is that "wolves are raging" in that period and therefore have to be paid homage to. In order ... |more|

03 February 2013

Wolf Days

Name day of everyone names Simeon, Simeonka, Simona, Moncho (February 3rd). The two days after the St. Triphon's Day, the Wolf Days, are of a special nature - the traditional belief is that "wolve... |more|

10 February 2013

St. Haralambos (Charalambos) the Martyr

Christian feastday. Honey and beehives are sanctified that day by performing a ritual for health and rich harvest. On St. Haralambos's Day, sick or blind people go to church and pray for healing. A... |more|

11 February 2013

St. Vlassios

Orthodox Church celebrates the day of the holy martyr St. Vlassios (Blassios; Blaise), the Sebastian bishop, on that day. He died as a martyr during the time of the Roman Emperor Licinius (308-324). ... |more|