SMOLYAN REGION    TRADITIONAL RITES AND FEASTS   Celebration of traditional muslim feasts    Ramadan Bayram   Kurban Bayram ARIFE (THE DAY BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF RAMADAN)   ASHURA (DAY OF ATONEMENT) NEVRUZ (NEW YEAR)   KADIR GEDZHESI (THE TWENTY-SEVENTH HOLY NIGHT OF RAMADAN ) 2026 January Makavey; The Seven Sts. Brothers Makavei 1 Preobragenie; Transfiguration 6 Goliama Bogorodica; Dormition of the Holy Virgin 15 Seknovene, Ivan Koprivan; The Day of John the Baptist’s Beheading 29 Gallery All images, texts and video fragments are copyrighted.