The Bulgarian Orthodox Church pays respect to the memory of St. Athanasius the Great two times a year - on May 2 ( the day of his death) and on January 18, when his last return as Patriarch of Alexandria took place. On January 18 people traditionally..
A common household object, the spoon in the Bulgarian traditional culture has acquired a special role in a range of rituals and occult practices.In the Bulgarian lands the spoon has been in widespread use since very ancient times. A few..
“Man is born once, gets married once and dies once", a Bulgarian saying goes. The delineation of these three crucial moments in life has given birth to a series of rituals that accompany them. In general, all these rituals have a protective nature, and are..
