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 ) 2025 January St. Simon’s Day 1 The First Day after St. Simon’s Day 1 Nativity of the Holy Virgin 8 Feast of the Holy Cross 14 Gallery All images, texts and video fragments are copyrighted.