VARNA REGION    TRADITIONAL RITES AND FEASTS   TRADITIONAL ARMENIAN HOLIDAYS  GAHANT (NEW YEAR) HATMAN KISHER (CHRISTMAS EVE), DZANUNT YEV HAIDNUTYUN (CHRISTMAS AND THEOPHANY) PEREGENTAN (SHROVETIDE) ZADIG (EASTER) SURP VARTANANK (COMMEMORATION OF THE MEMORY OF ST. VARTAN) VARTAVAR (TRANSFIGURATION) SURP ASTVADZADZIN (DORMITION OF THE HOLY VIRGIN) SURP HACH HACHVERATS (THE DAY OF THE HOLY CROSS) 2025 January Sveta Varvara; St. Barbara 4 Sveti Sava; St. Sava 5 Nikulden; St. Nicholas' Day 6 Zimna Sveta Anna; Winter St. Anna 9 Sveti Spiridon; St. Spiridon’s Day 12 Sveti Modest; St. Modest 18 Ignagden, Polaznik; St. Ignatius' Day 20 Sveta Anastasia; St. Anastasiya's Day 22 Budni vecher, Malka Koleda; Christmas Eve 24 Koleda; Christmas 25 Stefanovden; St. Stephen’s Day 27 Gallery All images, texts and video fragments are copyrighted.