Maundy Thursday is one of the two designated days in the Holy Week before the Resurrection of Christ on which every Christian family can paint the festive Easter eggs for the holiday . Traditionally, the first egg is always red, as a kind of..
Traditionally, Easter eggs are dyed on Holy Thursday. The first one, as we know, should always be red - in the opinion of theologians, this color is a symbol of Christ's suffering on the cross and His Resurrection. Why is the first..
On Lazarus Saturday (April 16) there will be a charity picnic in support of Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria. It will be held on the big meadow in the South Park in the capital under the title "Easter together/Velikdenь разом". "With..
Tradition says that Easter eggs must be painted on Maundy Thursday by the oldest woman in the family. Wealthier households would dye 500-600 eggs – for all members of the family, for relatives and guests, for paupers and for travelers. Dyes..
At the end of the Holy Week after Easter, Orthodox Christians revere the memory of one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ, St. Thomas the Apostle. This is the first Sunday after the Resurrection of Christ called in Bulgaria the Sunday of Saint..
