SMOLYAN REGION    TRADITIONAL RITES AND FEASTS   Traditional celebration of patron saint`s days (fairs)  | 1 | 2 | ST. ATHANASIUS St. Haralampi`s day ST. GEORGE sts. Cyril and Methodius STS. CONSTANTINE AND ELENA ST. THEODORE STRATILAT   ST. ELISEY STS. PETER AND PAUL ST. LATENIYA [LOCAL FEAST CELEBRATED ON THE THIRD DAY OF EASTER]   ASCENSION DAY ST. TRINITY/PENTECOST/WHITSUNDAY   The holy ghost NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ST. VASSARION OF SMOLYAN ST. KOZMA AND DAMYAN   ST. NEDELYA ST KIRIK AND YULITA ST. MARINA ST. ELIAS ST. PANTELEYMON’S DAY   DORMITION OF THE HOLY VIRGIN NATIVITY OF THE HOLY VIRGIN FEAST OF THE HOLY CROSS ST. PARASKEVA-PETKA ST. JOHN OF RILA ST. DEMETRIUS’ DAY ST. ARHANGELI (MICHAELMAS) St. Mina`s day St.Barbara ST. NIKOLAS 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.