BLAGOEVGRAD REGION
   TRADITIONAL RITES AND FEASTS
 
TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION OF ECCLESIASTICAL AND POPULAR ORTHODOX FEASTS 
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ST. BASIL'S DAY
ST. JORDAN'S (EPIPHANY)
ST. JOHN'S DAY
ST. ANTHONY'S DAY
 ST. ATHANASIUS' DAY
 MIDWIVES' DAY
 ST. HARALAMPI'S DAY
ST. VLASIY'S DAY
 ST. THEODORE'S DAY (ST. THEODORE'S WEEK)
SHROVETIDE
STRICT SHROVETIDE, THE WEEK OF STRICT SHROVETIDE - CARNIVAL
BABA MARTA (GRANNY MARCH)
ANNUNCIATION
ST. LAZARUS' DAY
PALM SUNDAY
 EASTER
ST. GEORGE'S DAY
PEPERUDA
GERMAN
ST. CYRIL AND ST. METHODIUS
 ASCENSION DAY
ST. TRINITY / PENTECOST / WHITSUNDAY
THE HOLY GHOST / WHITSUNTIDE
ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL
ST. ELIAS' DAY
TRANSFIGURATION
 DORMITION OF THE HOLY VIRGIN
NATIVITY OF THE HOLY VIRGIN
FEAST OF THE HOLY CROSS
 ST. DEMETRIUS ' DAY
2024 January
Velikden; Easter (changing)1
Sv. Jeremiah; Snakes’ Day1
Svetal Ponedelnik; The Holy Monday (changing)2
Liatna Sv. Petka; Summer’s St. Petka2
Svetla Sriada; The Holy Wednesday (changing)4
Svetli Chetvartak; The Holy Thursday (changing)5
Svetli petak; The Light Friday (changing)6
Gergyovden; St. George’s Day6
Svetla Sabota; The Light Saturday (changing)7
Tomina nedelya; St. Thoma’s Day (changing)8
Sofinden; St. Sophia’s Day (changing)9
Leten Nikulden; Summer St. Nicholas’ Day9
St. German; German12
Sveti Konstantin i Elena; Sts. Constantine and Elena21
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