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 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.