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BULGARIA AS IT IS!

TRADITIONS

Living customs from across Bulgaria. Discover the people, meaning and history behind them, with verified sources.

21selected traditions

Calendar of celebrations and name days

STORIES FROM FOLK MEMORY

Every custom has a story.

Choose a tradition to discover how it was passed down, what we know about it and how it is preserved today.

Nestinarstvo — Fire Dancing — paper-cutout illustration

NESTINARSTVO — FIRE DANCING

Kukeri — Masked Ritual Games — paper-cutout illustration

KUKERI — MASKED RITUAL GAMES

Martenitsa — Red and White Spring Tokens — paper-cutout illustration

MARTENITSA — RED AND WHITE SPRING TOKENS

Koleduvane — Christmas Caroling — paper-cutout illustration

KOLEDUVANE — CHRISTMAS CAROLING

Survakane — New Year Blessings — paper-cutout illustration

SURVAKANE — NEW YEAR BLESSINGS

Sirni Zagovezni — Forgiveness Sunday — paper-cutout illustration

SIRNI ZAGOVEZNI — FORGIVENESS SUNDAY

Lazaruvane — Lazarus Saturday Rounds — paper-cutout illustration

LAZARUVANE — LAZARUS SATURDAY ROUNDS

Easter Customs — paper-cutout illustration

EASTER CUSTOMS

Gergyovden — St George’s Day — paper-cutout illustration

GERGYOVDEN — ST GEORGE’S DAY

Enyovden — Midsummer Herb Traditions — paper-cutout illustration

ENYOVDEN — MIDSUMMER HERB TRADITIONS

Trifon Zarezan — Vine-Pruning Day — paper-cutout illustration

TRIFON ZAREZAN — VINE-PRUNING DAY

Babinden — Traditional Midwives’ Day — paper-cutout illustration

BABINDEN — TRADITIONAL MIDWIVES’ DAY

Chiprovtsi Carpet Weaving — paper-cutout illustration

CHIPROVTSI CARPET WEAVING

Bistritsa Babi — The Grandmothers of Bistritsa — paper-cutout illustration

BISTRITSA BABI — THE GRANDMOTHERS OF BISTRITSA

Bulgarian Bagpipe Tradition — paper-cutout illustration

BULGARIAN BAGPIPE TRADITION

Peperuda — A Rainmaking Custom — paper-cutout illustration

PEPERUDA — A RAINMAKING CUSTOM

Rose Picking — paper-cutout illustration

ROSE PICKING

Ritual Breads — paper-cutout illustration

RITUAL BREADS

Todorovden — Horse Easter — paper-cutout illustration

TODOROVDEN — HORSE EASTER

Ignazhden — The First Visitor — paper-cutout illustration

IGNAZHDEN — THE FIRST VISITOR

Rusalii and Kalushari — Ritual Dancers — paper-cutout illustration

RUSALII AND KALUSHARI — RITUAL DANCERS