BLAGOEVGRAD REGION    TRADITIONAL RITES AND FEASTS   TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION OF ECCLESIASTICAL AND POPULAR ORTHODOX FEASTS  | 1 | 2 | ST. BASIL'S DAY ST. JORDAN'S (EPIPHANY) ST. JOHN'S DAY ST. ANTHONY'S DAY   ST. ATHANASIUS' DAY   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 (GRANNY MARCH) ANNUNCIATION ST. LAZARUS' DAY PALM SUNDAY   EASTER ST. GEORGE'S DAY PEPERUDA GERMAN ST. CYRIL AND ST. METHODIUS   ASCENSION DAY ST. TRINITY / PENTECOST / WHITSUNDAY THE HOLY GHOST / WHITSUNTIDE ST. PETER AND ST. 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 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.