KYUSTENDIL REGION    TRADITIONAL RITES AND FEASTS   TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION OF ECCLESIASTICAL AND POPULAR ORTHODOX FEASTS  | 1 | 2 | ST. BASIL'S DAY   ST. JORDAN'S (EPIPHANY) ST. JOHN'S DAY ST. ANTHONY'S DAY ST. ATHANASIUS' DAY ST. 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 STS. CYRIL AND METHODIUS’ DAY   ST. ASCENSION'S DAY St. TRINITY /PENTECOST/ WHITSUNDAY   THE HOLY GHOST / WHITSUNTIDE STS. PETER AND PAUL’ DAY ST. ELIAS’ DAY TRANSFIGURATION DORMITION OF THE HOLY VIRGIN NATIVITY OF THE HOLY VIRGIN FEAST OF THE HOLY CROSS ST. DEMETRIUS` DAY 2025 January Spasovden ; Ascension Day 9 Vartolomey; St. Bartholomew’s Day 11 Elisey, Liso; St. Elisey’s Day (changing) 14 Petdesetnica; St.Trinity (Pentecost,Whitsunday) (changing) 19 Sveti Duh; The Holy Ghost (Whitsuntide) (changing) 20 Petrovi zagovezni; The Beginning of the Fast before Sts. Peter and Paul's Day 22 Enyovden, Leten Sveti Ivan; Summer St. John’s Day 24 Petrovden; Sts. Peter and Paul 29 Gallery All images, texts and video fragments are copyrighted.