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The main Bulgarian celebration events are : * Martenitsa, all of March, beginning with the 1st of march * Nestinari * Kukeri * Koleda (Christmas), Koledari * Velikden (Easter) * Name Days * International Mother's Day, March 8 * Independence Day, March 3 * Sveti, Sveti Kiril i Metodii, May 24 Other Bulgarian customs, specific for Bulgaria, worship God, the saints, the nature, the health, and chase away bad spirits : * St. Andrew's Day - 30 November * Antonovden - 17 January * Archangelden - 8 November * Christmas Eve * Badnik * Easter * Valtchi praznici * St George's Day * German * Dragon chasing * Gorestnici - 28,29,30 July * Dimitrovden - 26 October * St John's Eve - 24 June * Need-fire * Trifon Zarezan - 1 February / 14 February * Horse riding Todorovden - 1st Saturday of Lent * Feast of the Cross - 14 September * Lazarice (Lazarus Saturday) - 8 days before Easter in the name of Lazarus * Maccabees - ab 1 August for 12 days, to remember the Maccabees * Mratinci - Chasing of bad spirits, 14 November * Nestinarstvo - Fire dance * Nikulden - 6 December * Pali Kosh - 2 March - circle dances around a Campfire * Dodola * Petliovden - 20 January - Praying for better harvest * Rusalska sedmica - Dance procession like Exorcism, 1 week after Pentecost * Sirni zagovezni - On sunday, 7 weeks before Easter. Jumping over the campfire and juggling with fire * Surva (Begin of the new year), Kukeri (At the begin of the new year and on Sirni zagovezni) and Koledari (on Christmas), * Todorova nedelja - The period between Sirni zagovezni and Todorovden * Dogs swinging - The first monday of the period Todorova nedelja〔Василева, Маргарита. Календарни празници и обичаи. В: Добруджа. Етнографски, фолклорни и езикови проучвания. БАН. София, 1974. стр. 320.〕 * Throwing into water spring of willow brunches on Pentecost * Throwing into water spring of wood crosses on Iordanovden, the 6th of January to remember the Baptism of Jesus == Literature == * Българска народна митология. Енциклопедичен речник. Съст. Анани Стойнев. Изд. гр. 7М+Логис, София, 1994. * ''Маринов Димитър'' Народна вяра и религиозни народни обичаи. Второ фототипно издание. — София, 1994. * ''Маринов Д.'' Жива старина. Книга перва: Верванията или суеверията на народа. — Руссе, 1891. 189 с. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bulgarian customs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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