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Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ

Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ

8/6/2022 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.
216 years of the first early Bulgarian printed book
216 years of the first early Bulgarian printed book
12/7/2022 8:00:00 AM
In 1806 the first early Bulgarian book Nedelnik (Kiriakodromion) written by Sofronii of Vratsa was printed.
NIKULDEN (St. Nicholas the Wonderworker)
NIKULDEN (St. Nicholas the Wonderworker)
12/6/2022 8:00:00 AM
Name day for everyone named Nikola, Nikolay, Kolyo, Nikolina, Neno, Nenka, Nikolina, Nina.
ST. SAVA (also: St. Savva or St. Sabbas the Sanctified)
ST. SAVA (also: St. Savva or St. Sabbas the Sanctified)
12/5/2022 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Sava, Slavka, Slav, Vladislav, Slavi.
ST. VARVARA (St. Barbara) - December 4
ST. VARVARA (St. Barbara) - December 4
12/4/2022 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Varvara, Barbara.
World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day
12/1/2022 9:00:00 AM
The ends of the red ribbon are pointed to the ground today, symbolizing the life that is disappearing.
Today is St.Andrews Day
Today is St.Andrews Day
11/30/2022 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Andrey, Andriana (the name has the meaning “masculine”, therefore “strong”).
KATERININDEN (St. Catherines Day)
KATERININDEN (St. Catherines Day)
11/24/2022 10:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Ekaterina, Katerina, Katya.
ST. ALEXANDER NEVSKI
ST. ALEXANDER NEVSKI
11/23/2022 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Alexander, Alexandra, Sasho, Sashka, Tsanko. The name derives from Old Greek, having the meaning of “protector of the men”.
Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy God's Mother
Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy God's Mother
11/21/2022 8:00:00 AM
The Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy God's Mother, according to Holy Tradition, this took place in the following manner: the parents of the Virgin Mary, Righteous Joachim and Anna, praying for an end to their childlessness, vowed that if a child were born to them, they would dedicate it to the service of God.
St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on November 16
St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on November 16
11/16/2022 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Matey.St. Matthew