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In the Bulgarian, Croatian, and Serbian languages, the name for Christmas Eve is derived from the term badnjak or budnik as well as the Bulgarian name for Christmas Eve (bg:Бъдни вечер). The tree from which the log is cut, preferably a young and straight oak, is ceremonially felled early on the morning of Christmas Eve. The felling ...
A number of ancient civilizations, including the Thracians, ancient Greeks, Scythians, Celts, ancient Romans, Goths (Ostrogoths and Visigoths), Slavs (East and West Slavs), Varangians and the Bulgars have left their mark on the culture, history and heritage of Bulgaria. Due to this great variety of influences, Bulgaria has adopted many unusual ...
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Some traditions like a Christmas feast and caroling mirror those in other countries, but several Belarusian Christmas rituals and superstitions stand out, according to the tourism agency, such as ...
Koliada or Koleda (Bulgarian: Коледа, romanized: Koleda) is a Slavic pseudo-deity, a personification of the newborn winter Sun [1] and symbol of the New Year's cycle. [2] The figure of Koliada is connected with the solar cycle, (the Slavic root *kol- suggests a wheel or circularity [ citation needed ] ) passing through the four seasons ...
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Yule logs. Crackling fireplaces are common themes in Christmas imagery. The symbolism of the roaring fire traces back to the yule log ritual, which originated from a pagan practice predating ...
In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the holiday season. On this date, the eldest girl in each family sometimes dons a ...