Today is ATANASOVDEN (St. Athanasius Day)

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Today is ATANASOVDEN (St. Athanasius Day)

1/18/2022 8:00:00 AM

January 18 the Orthodox Church honors St. Atanasius The Great - a holiday connected with the New Year?s rites. According to the traditional beliefs, St. Atanasius is the ruler of snow and ice. Dressed in a silk shirt he ascends the mountain, riding his white horse and exclaims: ?Winter, go away; Summer, come again!? That?s why this holiday is also known as the Mid-winter Day. St. Atanasius? Day, just like the preceding St. Anthony?s Day, is a holiday of the blacksmiths, ironmongers, cutters and shoeing smiths. St. Atanasius is the patron of blacksmiths and he symbolizes immortality.

Today is ENYOVDEN (Midsummer Day)

6/24/2021 9:00:00 AM

This ancient Bulgarian ritual is considered the turning point in the mythological calendar of the ancient people -a ritual connected to the summer Equinox, when the day is longest and...

ROUSSALSKA NEDELIA (Midsummer Week) - the week after Pentecost

6/21/2021 10:00:00 AM

It is the week from Spirits' Day until next Sunday, when healers called "kaloushari" visit people's homes. People believe that after their visit there will be only health.

PENTECOST / HOLY TRINITY (50 Days after Easter )

6/20/2021 9:00:00 AM

50 Days after Easter is the feastday Pentecost (Whitsunday), also called Holy Trinity.

Anniversary of the birth of Dr Obreiko Obreikov (1891 - 1969), the founder of the Plovdiv Fair

6/17/2021 9:00:00 AM

Born on June 17, 1891 in Plovdiv, Dr. Obreikov comes from an eminent Bulgarian Revival period family.

VIDOVDEN (Vido’s day) - June 15

6/15/2021 9:00:00 AM

That day is the feast of the last one of the hail-men family - sometimes interpreted as a brother, Vido, sometimes as a syster - Vida.

ELISSEY feastday (Liseh’s Day; St.Eliseus) - June 14

6/14/2021 9:00:00 AM

The traditional feast of Eliseus (also called Ellisey, Lisseh, Lisso or Lissey) is one of the thunder-maker feasts, alongside with German and Bartholomew.

VARTOLOMEY (St Bartholomew’s Day) - June 11

6/11/2021 11:00:00 AM

The feast is called Vartolomey or also Varti-Lomi (in association of storm and hail).

Today is SPASSOVDEN

6/10/2021 10:00:00 AM

SPASSOVDEN (always on Thursday, 40 Days after Easter - “Ascension Day” or “Ascension of the Lord”): The great feast called the Spassovden or Ascension Day is connected to the eternal human wish for health and joy. The feast is a non-fixed one, and it is celebrated 40 days after Easter, always on Thursday.

Today we celebrate "The Day of Botev and All Freedom Fighters Who Lost Their Lives for the Independence of Bulgaria"

6/2/2021 8:00:00 AM

That day has been appointed by a decree of the Ministerial Council dated May 31st 1993. It was first celebrated back in 1884 in Vratsa and Plovdiv.

Bulgaria marks the International children’s day

6/1/2021 9:00:00 AM

Bulgaria marks the International children's day: June 1st. Festive celebrations, theatrical performances and concerts for the young ones are organized throughout the country.

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