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As early as 7000 years B.C., 3000 years before the Egyptians, traders from this land, now known as Bulgaria, had crossed up and down the Mediterranean. This long and winding history gave a source of not only great national pride but also an inspiration for a new national spirit. Much has perished through all these millennia, but even more has remained - a rich spiritual world which will shower you with the colours, rhythms and melodious songs of living Bulgarian folklore, the unfading beauty of Bulgarian arts and crafts, the gaiety and vivacity of Bulgarian festivals and customs, the piquant taste of Bulgarian cuisine and the delicate fragrance of Bulgarian wines.
Plovdiv region and the city, villages and towns therein, with its remnants of the Byzantine, Roman and Ottoman civilizations, count among their wealth an unusually diverse culture, parts of which have remained unchanged for centuries. In this section of Plovdiv Guide, we offer you a trip through the land which has been so richly endowed by God with elegant beauty and invite you to discover its traditions, customs and rituals.
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 | | The Great All Souls’ Day (also called Michaelmas All Souls’ Day) is the first Saturday before Michaelmas. It is not only the last All Souls` Day for the year, but also the largest one. Peopleare supposed to bring seven different meals for the treat at the graveyard – it is believed that this way they would hear the blessing of the dead during the coming Christmas fast. more > |
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 | | Name day of everyone named Angel, Angelina, Mihaill, Gavrail, Radka, Radko, Raina, Ognian, Plamen, Emilia, Emil. The Christian holiday “Council of St. Archangel Mikhail”, called by the people in Bulgaria ARCHANGELOVDEN, or also “Rangel’s day” or Hrangel’s day” is celebrated in November because it is the ninth month since the creation of the world. more > |
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 | | St. Rodion was a kinsman of the Apostle Paul; St. Olympas, mentioned by the holy Apostle Paul, was also a companion of the Apostle Peter. The holy Apostles Erastus, Sosipater, Quartus and Tertius were disciples of St. Paul. more > |
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 | | Name day of everyone named Victor, Victoria. St.Menas was a martyr under Emperor Diocletian, born about about 295, who, defending his Christian beliefs, was cruelly scourged, put to torture and finally beheaded. His body was brought to Egypt and the martyr was soon invoked in many needs and afllictions. The fame of the miracles wrought, spread far and wide and thousands of pilgrims came to his grave...
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 | | Name day of everyone named Mincho, Minka, Filip, Philip. That feastday is celebrated as a blood offering to appease the Mratinyak – according to the traditional beliefs, an evil black spirit, all in feathers, with huge green eyes, killing hens and roosters in the household. more > |
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 | | After the Great All Souls’ Day and Michaelmas, there comes Christmas Shrove - the last day you can eat meat before Christmas. This is the name of the day before Christmas Fast begins. more > |
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 | | In the past the Thracians paid homage to the wolf as a warrior and leader of a military band of fighters - but rather a warrior who has broken the rules and has become the leader-king of outlaws. Something attractive has remained in the concept of his name, something regal, although with a negative association. more > |
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 | | November 15th, 2006, starts the 40-day Christmas Fasting, introduced by the Church later than the Holy Fasting for Easter. In 1166 the Patriarch of Constantinople, Luke Chrysoberges, defined the Christmas Fasting Days to be exactly 40. more > |
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 | | Name day of everyone named Matey. St. Matthew (meaning `gift of God`) was identified as a tax collector, and was of Jewish race. In the other accounts of his meeting with Jesus, he is called Levi. This use of two different names has led some scholars to argue for two different persons, due to the absence of Levi from the apostolic lists. Others, however, have argued that Matthew had a double name, because the Jews frequently carried two names - such as Simon/Peter and Saul/Paul. more > |
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 | | The Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy God`s Mother is celebrated that day. 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.When the Most Holy Virgin reached the age of three, the holy parents decided to fulfill their vow...
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