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Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ

Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ

8/6/2024 7:43:00 AM
August 6th, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to the legend, that day Jesus Christ strengthens the belief of his disciples in his holy origin by transfiguring himself in front of the eyes of Peter, Jacob and John.































































Transfiguration starts fifty days of fasting (fish is allowed). That day people pick the first grapes and give it out to relatives and neighbors. According to the folklore beliefs, that day the “summer twists itself” and starts approaching the autumn and, respectively, the cold.
International Kissing Day
International Kissing Day
7/6/2024 10:00:00 AM
Today is International Kissing Day or World Kiss Day. As the author of The Science of Kissing, what better way to celebrate than to share some fascinating facts about kissing:
SUMMER ATANASSOVDEN
SUMMER ATANASSOVDEN
7/5/2024 10:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Atanas, Atanaska (although they rather celebrate on January 18th of each year).
ST. COSMAS AND ST. DAMIAN Feastday (The Holy Healers Day)
ST. COSMAS AND ST. DAMIAN Feastday (The Holy Healers Day)
7/1/2024 9:00:00 AM
The day of the Christian saints Cosmas and Damian (in BG version: Kozma and Damyan) is considered a very big feastday.
Today is PAVLYOVDEN (ST. PAUL’s Day)
Today is PAVLYOVDEN (ST. PAUL’s Day)
6/30/2024 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named  Pavel, Pavlina, Polya.
Today is PETROVDEN (ST. PETER S Day)
Today is PETROVDEN (ST. PETER S Day)
6/29/2024 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Peter, Penka, Kamen, Pencho, Peyo, Pesho, Petrana, Petrana; also Assen, Assya, Apostol, Krum, Chavdar
Ivan Vazov (June 27, 1850 - September 22, 1921)
Ivan Vazov (June 27, 1850 - September 22, 1921)
6/27/2024 9:00:00 AM
Ivan Vazov was a Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright. He was born in Sopot, a town situated in the Rose valley of Bulgaria.
World Drug Fighting Day
World Drug Fighting Day
6/26/2024 9:17:00 AM
It is better to treat drug addicted rather than punish them - that is the change in the legal system the Plovdiv "Mothers against Drugs" Association stands for.
ROUSSALSKA NEDELIA (Midsummer Week) - the week after Pentecost
ROUSSALSKA NEDELIA (Midsummer Week) - the week after Pentecost
6/24/2024 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.
Today is ENYOVDEN (Midsummer Day)
Today is ENYOVDEN (Midsummer Day)
6/24/2024 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...
PENTECOST / HOLY TRINITY (50 Days after Easter )
PENTECOST / HOLY TRINITY (50 Days after Easter )
6/23/2024 9:00:00 AM
50 Days after Easter is the feastday Pentecost (Whitsunday), also called Holy Trinity.