Every year on the 14th day of the first month of the Hebrew year (Nisan), Jews around the world celebrate Pesach (Passover). Passover. The festival is dedicated to the flight of the Jews from Egypt and the worship of God through redemption.
The celebration begins in the evening with a festive meal- Passover Seder. It symbolizes the last night before the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt. The Passover Plate contains symbolic foods- unleavened bread (Matzah), roasted meat, bitter herbs and a hard-boiled egg. On the first day of the feast, all firstborn males spend the day fasting. This fast day is known as Taanit Bechorot.
Atanasovden, also known as Midwinter in our folk calendar, is a holiday on which the Orthodox Church and our folklore pay tribute to St. Athanasius the Great – Archbishop of Alexandria and a fighter against Arianism (church heresy which rejects the..
The only chapel in the country to bear the names of Saints Anthony and Atha nasius is in Sandanski, and its consecration will be performed by His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim of Nevrokop, reports Andon Kotev - one of the initiators of the idea to..
On January 17, the Orthodox Church honors the memory of St. Anthony the Great – a zealous advocate of Christianity. At an advanced age, he took part in the Church's struggle against the Arian heresy. Anthony got into an open dispute with the..
Almost 40 years ago, Bulgarian Orthodox Church communities were established in Western and Central Europe in several cities - Budapest, Munich, Vienna,..
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