With an authentic ritual that has no analogue in Bulgaria, the residents of the village of Karaisen, Northern Bulgaria, celebrate St. John's Day (Ivanovden in Bulgarian). The holiday is called "Ivanovi Vlachugi" (dragging, pulling on Saint John's Day)..
It takes knowledge, dedication and a lot of hard work to make a good knife, says Ivan Kyupov from the village of Krupnik (south-west Bulgaria). His passion for knives goes back to his childhood, but it was only eight years ago that he made a conscious..
On January 7, one day after the Feast of Epiphany, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Holy Glorious Prophet, John the Forerunner, the man who baptized Christ . M ore than 347,000 Bulgarians celebrate their name day o n St...
After the day of the Epiphany (Yordanovden in Bulgarian) and the ritual bathing of men, the January series of customs continues with Ivanovden celebrated on January 7. In the church calendar, this is the day of Saint John the Baptist who baptized..
More than 347,000 Bulgarians bearing the name Ivan celebrate name day today when the Orthodox C hurch marks the F east of St. John the Baptist , known as Ivanovden . " Ivan is a title in Bulgaria, not a name," people say about the..
Ivanovden (the feast of St. John the Baptist) is one of the most revered Bulgarian winter holidays. On this day, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors the memory of St. John the Baptist, the last of the Old Testament prophets who..
On January 7 the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors Saint John the Baptist- the last prophet of the Old Testament who baptized Jesus Christ in Jordan River. The feast is known in Bulgaria as Ivanovden. A total of 359,753 people (Ivan, Ivanka, Ioan,..
After the Christmas and New Year holidays Epiphany and the Synaxis of St. John the Baptist are among the most popular winter holidays in Bulgaria. In the sphere of spirituality they seem to purify the festive atmosphere from the material..
