SLIVEN REGION    TRADITIONAL RITES AND FEASTS   Traditional Celebration of Ecclesiastical and Popular Orthodox Feasts  | 1 | 2 | st. Basils day   St. Jordans day St. Johns day st. Anthonys day St. Athanasius   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 Annunciation   Saturday of Lazarus Palm sunday Easter St. George`s day Peperuda German sts. Cyril and Methodius   Ascension day St. Trinity The holy ghost Sts. Peter and Paul St. Elias` day Transfiguration Dormition of the Holy Virgin Nativity of the Holy Virgin Feast of the holy cross St. Demetrius` day 2025 January Sveti Vrachove 1 Sts. Kozma and Damyan 1 Leten Atanasovden; Summer St. Athanasius’ Day 5 Sveta Cherna, Cheren den; The Black Day 6 Sveta Nedelia; St. Nedelya 7 Goreshtnitsi, Ognena Maria; The First of the Three Hottest Days in the Year 15 Goreshtnitsi, Ognena Maria; The First of the Three Hottest Days in the Year 15 Ilinden; St. Elia's Day 20 Lyatna Sveta Anna; Summer St. Anna 25 Panteleymon; St. Pantheleymon 27 Gallery All images, texts and video fragments are copyrighted.