The Bulgarian Consulate General in New York congratulated grandmothers on Babinden (Maternity Care Day). “The role of Bulgarian grannies is particularly prominent in raising the Bulgarian children, even in the US. Besides the..
21 January is a day for expressing gratitude to doctors and midwives who bring new life into the world, and to the grannies and elderly women who once helped would-be-mothers give birth. The Day of Maternity Care ( Babinden , derived from the..
On Midwives' Day (Babinden), Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov visited the state hospital in Montana. He attended the discharge of Alexandra, the first baby born in the city for 2024. "We started with free nurseries and kindergartens in the 2023 and..
In Bulgarian tradition January 21 is Babinden , grannies’ or midwives’ day, the last in the string of festive days connected with ritual bathing. It is a day honouring the “grannies”, the local midwives and healers who once helped women..
Today is Babinden , Granny’s or Midwives’ Day, a popular feast day celebrating the elderly women who once helped women give birth. The day, once marked on 21 January, old style, has lost many of its rituals of old, such as the bathing of..
After the day of the Epiphany (Yordanovden in Bulgarian) and the ritual bathing of men, the January series of customs continues with Ivanovden celebrated on January 7. In the church calendar, this is the day of Saint John the Baptist who baptized..
Babinden is one of the biggest national holidays dedicated to women. It is an integral part of the triad of Voditsi , together with Epiphany and Ivanovden (Day of St. John the Baptist) - related to the health and purifying power of the water, on..
21 January (old style, its new style date is on 8 January) is marked in Bulgarian tradition as Babinden (Granny’s or Midwives’ Day), day of maternity care. It is a major traditional feast day dedicated to the women who once assisted during..
