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Budnik (Bulgarian: Бъдник), refers to a log brought into the house and placed on the fire on the evening of Christmas Eve, a central tradition in Christmas celebrations in Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro, much like a yule log in other European traditions. In the Bulgarian, Croatian, and ...
Other Bulgarian customs, specific for Bulgaria, worship God, the saints, the nature, the health, and chase away bad spirits : St. Andrew's Day - 30 November; Antonovden - 17 January; Archangelden - 8 November; Christmas Eve; Budnik; Easter; Valtchi praznici; St George's Day; German; Dragon chasing; Gorestnici - 28,29,30 July; Dimitrovden - 26 ...
See Bulgarian unification. 22 September: Independence Day: Ден на независимостта на България See Bulgarian Declaration of Independence: 24 December: Christmas Eve: Бъдни вечер 25-26 December: Christmas Day: Рождество Христово Moveable: Orthodox Good Friday, Holy Saturday & Easter Sunday ...
“Due to the enduring influence of pagan traditions, Christmas celebrations in Belarus blend Christian customs with elements of folk rituals,” the national tourism agency says, noting that most ...
Koledari in the Bulgarian tradition; Macedonian songs for Christmas Eve [permanent dead link ] (in Macedonian) New Year's customs in Romania and in the world (in Macedonian and Romanian) Macedonian songs for kolede (in Macedonian) Set of traditional songs for Kolede (in Macedonian) Kolede in Kavadarci (in Macedonian)
There are many traditions that recall both the deity and the ritual of Koliada. All of them occur on or around Winter Solstice: Koleduvane is a ceremony with pagan roots that is still performed on Christmas Eve in many Slavic countries. Koleda is the modern Bulgarian word for Christmas.
The idea of Christmas celebrations didn't take until the mid-1800s and the first Christmas card was commissioned only in 1843. As exchanging cards grew more popular, Victorians sought designs to ...
Pages in category "Slavic Christmas traditions" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Budnik (Bulgarian) C. Česnica; Christmas in Serbia; F.