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WINTER TRADITIONS:
  december:
      St. Varvara's Day (december 4)
      St. Sava's Day (december 5)
      St.Nicolas'day (december 6)
      Ignajden (December 20)
      Small Christmas and Christmas Eve (december 24)
      Christmas (december 25)
      St. Stefan's Day (december 27)
  january:
      New Years Eve (St.Vasil's Day) (january 1)
      Karamanovden (january 2)
      Krustovden (january 5)
      St. Jordan's day (january 6)
      St. John's day (january 7)
      Grandmother's Day (january 8)
      Anton's day (january 17)
      Atanas' day (january 18)
      Rooster day (January 20)
  february:
      Trifon's Day (february 1)
      Wolves' days (Trifoncy)
      Sretenie Gospodne (february 2)
      St. Simon's day (february 3)
      St. Haralampi's day (february 10)
      Saint Vlasi's day (february 11)
      The second Sunday before lent
      The first Sunday before lent
SPRING TRADITIONS: top
  march:
      Baba Marta (march 1)
      Forty martyrs (march 9)
      The Annunciation (march 25)
  april:
      Martinia (april 14)
  easter:
      Todor's day
      Lazarovden (Lazatnica, Lazar, Lazar's saturday)
      Tsvetnitsa(Vrubnitsa)
      The Great Week (The Passion Week)
      Easter (The Resurrection of Christ)
      Tomas (Empty, Lightened) Sunday
      Sofinden
  may:
      Jeremiq (1 may)
      Gergjovden (St. George's day) (6 may)
      Germann (Germann the hail bringer) (12 may)
      Constantine and Helen (Konstentinovden) (21 may)
      Spasovden
      Petdesetnica (The fiftieth day)
      The Holy Ghost (Rousalja)
SUMMER TRADITIONS: top
  june:
      St. Bartholomew (11 june)
      St.Elisej (Lise, Liso) (14 june)
      Vidovden (15 june)
      Enjovden (Midsummer Day) (24 june)
      Petrovden (Peter's Day) (29 june)
      Pavlovden (St. Paul's Day) (30 june)
  july:
      Sveti Vrach (The saint healer) (1 july)
      Ilinden (20 july)
      St. Panthelei(Panthelei the Traveller, Water Pnathelei) (27 july)
  august:
      Makavej (1 august)
      The Transfiguration of God (6 august)
      Virgin Mary's Day (15 august)
      Seknovene (29 august)
AUTUMN TRADITIONS: top
  september:
      Simeonovden (St. Simon's day) (1 september)
      Malka Bogoroditsa (The Birth of the God's Mother) (8 september)
      Krustovden (The cross day) (14 september)
      St. Sofia, Vjara (Faith), Nadejda (Hope) and Ljubov (Love) (17 september)
  october:
      Petkovden (Petki) (14 october)
      Dimitrovden (The Dimitar's day) (26 october)
      The Mouse day (Mshinden) - (27 october)
  november:
      St. Archangel Mihail's Fair (8 november)
      Martinci (14-21 november)
      The Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy God's Mother (21 november)
      Saint Katerina (24 november)
      Andreevden (30 november)
ALL SOUL'S DAY, SHROVETIDE, LENT: top
      First sunday before lent
      Second sunday before lent
      Bodorodichni Zagovezni (The Virgin Mary's Shrovetide)
      All soul's day
      Lent
FIRE-DANCERS  
MUMMERS  
LADUVANE  
LIFE CICLE:  
      Birth
      Christening
      Marriage
      Funeral
 
 
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