Christian feastday. No fixed date. Celebrated always the last Saturday before Easter. The Orthodox church connects that day to the resurrection of Lazarus (brother of Martha and Maria), whom Jesus... |more|

28 April 2013

Tsvetnitsa/Vrybnitsa - Entry of Our Lord, God, and Savior into Jerusalem: Palm Sunday

Christian feastday. No fixed date. Celebrated annually on the Sunday before Easter. Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week. It celebrates the story of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, whe... |more|

01 May 2013

Yeremiya/ Jeremiah (Snake Day)

Traditional Bulgarian holiday. Old people call the first day of May, `Jeremiah` (i.e. Irmin day) or `Zamski day` (i.e. Snake Day) and say that whoever works in the fields that day could be bitten ... |more|

01 May 2013

International Labour Day

Official national holiday. Labour Day is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements o... |more|

05 May 2013

St. Irene

Christian feastday. Name day of everyone named Irin, Irina, Irene, Iriney, Mira, Miroslav (which means ‘peace'). The Holy Great Martyr St. Irene lived during the fourth century and until her Ba... |more|

06 May 2013

St. George's Day - Day of the Bulgarian Army

Possibly the most celebrated name day in the country. A common ritual is to prepare a whole lamb and eat lamb, which is an ancient practice possibly related to Slavic pagan sacrificial traditions. ... |more|

12 May 2013

German Gradushkar (German, the Hail Man)

Christian feastday. Name day of German. The hail men in Bulgarian folklore are four in number, German or Guerman (May 12), Bartholomew (June 11), Lisseh (June 14), and Vido's Day or Vidovden (Ju... |more|

21 May 2013

St. St. Constantine and Helena

Christian feastday. Name day of everyone named Konstantin, Kostadin, Kostadinka, Koycho, Dinko, Elena, Elen, Eli, Elitsa. May 21st is celebrated in Bulgaria as the church feast of St. St. Consta... |more|