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  2. Budnik (Bulgarian) - Wikipedia

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    In the Bulgarian, Croatian, and Serbian languages, the name for Christmas Eve is derived from the term badnjak or budnik as well as the Bulgarian name for Christmas Eve (bg:Бъдни вечер). The tree from which the log is cut, preferably a young and straight oak, is ceremonially felled early on the morning of Christmas Eve. The felling ...

  3. Koliada (deity) - Wikipedia

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    Koliada or Koleda (Bulgarian: Коледа, romanized: Koleda) is a Slavic pseudo-deity, a personification of the newborn winter Sun [1] and symbol of the New Year's cycle. [2] The figure of Koliada is connected with the solar cycle, (the Slavic root *kol- suggests a wheel or circularity [ citation needed ] ) passing through the four seasons ...

  4. Public holidays in Bulgaria - Wikipedia

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    The official public holidays in Bulgaria [1] are listed in the table below. Date Holiday ... Christmas Eve: Бъдни вечер 25-26 December: Christmas Day:

  5. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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    Christmas is one of the most globally celebrated holidays in the world. But not everybody celebrates the same way—or even on the same day. While Christmas is, at its core, a Christian holiday ...

  6. Koledari - Wikipedia

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    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)

  7. Survakane - Wikipedia

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    Survakane (Bulgarian: Cypвaкaнe) is a Bulgarian custom used to wish a prosperous new year. [1] Survakane is a tradition performed with a decorated stick, known as a survaknitsa ( Bulgarian : сypвaкница ) or survachka ( Bulgarian : сypвaчка ) , on New Year's Day , as a measure for health during the year.

  8. Koliada - Wikipedia

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    Verteps parade. Lviv, Ukraine Koleduvane in Poland. 2019 Koleduvane in Russia. 2013. Koliada or koleda (Cyrillic: коляда, коледа, колада, коледе) is the traditional Slavic name for the period from Christmas to Epiphany or, more generally, for Slavic Christmas-related rituals, some dating to pre-Christian times. [1]

  9. Banitsa - Wikipedia

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    Banitsa is considered a symbol of Bulgarian cuisine and traditions. Traditionally, Bulgarians prepare and serve banitsa on two holidays –Christmas and New Year's Eve. [4] On these days, people add kasmeti ("lucky charms") into the banitsa. These are usually small pieces of dogwood branch, which symbolize health and longevity.