VARNA REGION
   TRADITIONAL RITES AND FEASTS
   TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION OF ECCLESIASTICAL AND POPULAR ORTHODOX FEASTS
 
   


“St. Haralampius”. Icon from Varna
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2025 January
Velikden; Easter (changing)1
Sv. Jeremiah; Snakes’ Day1
Svetal Ponedelnik; The Holy Monday (changing)2
Liatna Sv. Petka; Summer’s St. Petka2
Svetla Sriada; The Holy Wednesday (changing)4
Svetli Chetvartak; The Holy Thursday (changing)5
Svetli petak; The Light Friday (changing)6
Gergyovden; St. George’s Day6
Svetla Sabota; The Light Saturday (changing)7
Tomina nedelya; St. Thoma’s Day (changing)8
Sofinden; St. Sophia’s Day (changing)9
Leten Nikulden; Summer St. Nicholas’ Day9
St. German; German12
Sveti Konstantin i Elena; Sts. Constantine and Elena21
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