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Day of Saints Anne and Joachim

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After the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, the Bulgarian Orthodox church honours her parents – the saints Anne and Joachim. For the village of Smolichano in the region of Razgrad, this day is the patron saints’ day of the Saints Anne and Joachim church. After the church service, hundreds of people from the village and the surrounding area come to the meadow near a centuries old oak tree to celebrate.



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