Saint George's Day

• Saint George's Day, also known as the

Feast of Saint George, is the feast day
of Saint George as celebrated by
various Christian Churches and by the
several nations, kingdoms, countries
and cities of which Saint George is
the patron saint including Bulgaria. It
has been declared an official holiday
in Bulgaria. Its celebrated on the 6th
of May. And its also known as The
Day of Courage and the Bulgarian
Army.
 Bulgarian tradition
• In the morning of Saint George's Day, people pick lots of fresh
green plants and herbs and they place them in the children rooms,
make wreaths and put them on the animals. The women also make
wreaths out of herbs and wear them for the rest of the day. The
most typical dish for St. George's Day is lamb meat.
 Zimna Bogorodica
• It’s a Slavic holiday, celebratated
om the 2nd of February. Its
included in a cycle of three
consecutive days, called Trifunci.
On the 1st of Fabruary they
celebrate Trifon Zarezan, on 2nd –
Zimna Bogorodica and on the 3rd
of Fabruary – Saint Simeon.
 Bulgarian tradition
• Its belived, that on this day
people must not go to work,
for the children to stay
healthy. And because of
that, the mother cant touch
anything sharp, like knifes,
needles or cut of trees with
an axe. In Southern Bulgaria
thay make predictions for
the next year on this day.
 Survakane

• Survakane is a Bulgarian custom used to wish a prosperous new year.

Survakane is a tradition performed with a decorated stick, known as
survachka, on New Year's Day, as a measure for health during the
year. It features a poem, which kids say while lightly hitting the adults
and elders in the house for health. The survaknitsa or survachka is a
curled branch of a cornel tree, usually decorated with coins, popcorn,
dried fruits, small bagels, ribbons, and threads, although different
decorations are used in different regions of Bulgaria. Typically,
northern Bulgarian survaknitsas will have fruits, bread, and seeds
strung on them, while coins are used in the south.
 The survaknitsa
• The survaknitsa or survachka is a
curled branch of a cornel tree,
usually decorated with coins,
popcorn, dried fruits, small bagels,
ribbons, and threads, although
different decorations are used in
different regions of Bulgaria.
Typically, northern Bulgarian
survaknitsas will have fruits, bread,
and seeds strung on them, while
coins are used in the south.
 International Workers' Day
• International Workers' Day, is a celebration
of labourers and the working classes that is
promoted by the international labour
movement and occurs every year on the 1st
of May. Labour Day is one of the public
holidays in Bulgaria, where it is known as
Labour Day and International Workers'
Solidarity Day and celebrated annually on
1st of May. The first attempt to celebrate it
was in 1890 by the Bulgarian Typographical
Association. In 1939, Labour Day was
declared an official holiday.