The culmination of the feast is on 5 February /Sunday/, when everyone goes to the vineyard in the Bair ("the hill") area to take part in the ritual first pruning of the vines, after which the vines are ceremonially watered with wine. 
53% of Bulgarians say they are religious. Nearly a third (29%) do not consider themselves religious and 9% are atheists . Another 10% had no answer to the question. This reveals a Gallup International Association (GIA) survey on the religious..
For decades, the bell tower of the Holy Trinity Church in Bansko shelters a pair of storks . Elderly local people say that since their childhood they remember the long-legged harbingers of spring that inhabit the top of the tower. Therefore, no one in..
Bulgarians in British Columbia - the westernmost province of Canada - are looking forward to the Days of Bulgaria initiative, which will start on March 26 in Deer Lake Park in the city of Burnaby. Bulgarian roses will be planted in the space in front..
53% of Bulgarians say they are religious. Nearly a third (29%) do not consider themselves religious and 9% are atheists . Another 10% had no answer to..
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