SMOLYAN 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 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 THE DAY OF THE FORTY HOLY MARTYRS   Annunciation LOSHKU (1 APRIL) Saturday of Lazarus Palm sunday   Easter   St. George`s day   HOLY WEEK PREDOY (STS. CONSTANTINE AND ELENA)   Peperuda SERVICE FOR RAIN German sts. Cyril and Methodius Ascension day St. Trinity The holy ghost Sts. Peter and Paul   St. Elias` day Св. Марина 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.