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|

01 March 2013

Baba Marta (Grandma Marta)

The month of March, according to Bulgarian folklore, marks the beginning of springtime. Therefore, the first day of March is a traditional holiday associated with sending off the winter and welcoming ... |more|

03 March 2013

Bulgaria's Liberation day from Ottoman rule

Liberation Day Following the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78 and the Treaty of San Stefano of March 3, 1878, an autonomous Bulgarian principality was proclaimed.... |more|

04 March 2013

St. Gerasimus

Christian feastday. Name day of everyone named Gerasim. St. Gerasimus was a well-known saint who lived in the 5th c. He first learned asceticism in the Egyptian Thebaid, then went to the Jordan... |more|

08 March 2013

40 Holy Martyrs of Sebaste

Christian feastday. Name day of everyone named Mladen, Mladenka. According to the Bulgarian national traditions, it is believed that land is getting warmer and ready to be cultivated. That day,... |more|

10 March 2013

Mesni zagovezni - Meat Fasting Day

Chrristian feastday. No fixed date. Mesni Zagovezni (Meat Fasting Day) is celebrated 8 Sundays before Easter. After the All Souls' Day (Goliama Zadoushnitsa) on Saturday, the following day, Sunda... |more|

11 March 2013

St. Sofronii Vrachanski

The Bulgarian Orthodox Chirch celebrates honours the memory of Sofronii Vrachanski (1739-1813). Sofronii Vrachanski was born Stoiko Vladislavov in the central Bulgarian village of Kotel in 1739. He... |more|

17 March 2013

Sirni zagovezni - Shrove Sunday/ Cheese Fasting

Seven weeks before Easter and one week after the Meat Fasting is celebrated Shrove Sunday, also known as Cheese Fasting - a holiday, which marks the beginning of the longest period of fasting during t... |more|

23 March 2013

St. Theodore's Day

Christian feastday. The first Saturday of the Easter Lent, the East Orthodox calendar celebrates Todorovden (St. Theodore's Day) - the feast is also popular by the names of "Tudoritsa" or "Horse E... |more|