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Every year, on the 1-st of March Bulgarians are giving to each other a special amulet – Martenitza. In a form of bracelet, ribbon, brooch – Martenitza is a symbol of the coming spring, and a way to wish to the others health and joy through the year. On the first of March, we […] A wonderful pictures collection of the most beautiful kukeri! Mummers day (Kukerovden) is another tradition, Bulgarians inherited from the ancient Thracia. Mummers fests are similar to the Western Europe’s carnivals. In the past they used to go to dance at night, to chase bad spirits away from the villages and fields. That’s why, people would […] You must be thinking of St. Valentine’s day, but it is not about it. At last not all about it. In my lands, there is another festival on that day, called Trifon Zarezan, the patron of vineyards and wine. The legend about his nickname “Zarezan” says, he cut his nose off while he was […] |