Today, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates Candlemass. The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ is one of the 12 great feasts of the year and one of the four dedicated to the Mother of God. The feast is based upon the account of the presentation of Jesus in Luke. Since ancient times, on the 40th day after birth children are brought to the temple of the Lord for blessing and mothers listen to a cleansing prayer.
According to folk traditions, February 2 is called Petlyovden and the holiday is related to the preservation of male strength.
The production complex at the prehistoric settlement Provadia-Solnitsata will be the focus of research during the 20th archaeological season. It is located about 100 meters from the ancient settlement and spans nearly 5 decares. The area is currently..
For the pre-celebration of its holiday, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in the resort complex Borovets welcomes the Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil and the Metropolitan of Sofia for an evening service. The temple opened doors..
Christian Europe is alive and attempts to de-Christianize and dehumanize it will not succeed, reads the position of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church about the opening of the Olympics in Paris. "All Christendom was..
After years of decay, one of the iconic bridges built by the master craftsman Kolyo Ficheto is ready to welcome tourists again. Its official reopening..
Two churches named after St. Nicholas stand in a courtyard in the village of Vladimirovo near the town of Montana , Northwestern Bulgaria. One is an..
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