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Budnik (Bulgarian: Бъдник), refers to a log brought into the house and placed on the fire on the evening of Christmas Eve, a central tradition in Christmas celebrations in Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Montenegro, much like a yule log in other European traditions. In the Bulgarian, Croatian, and ...
The tradition of the Christmas box largely waned after the rationing during World War II, [4] but persists in some areas of Ireland with items such as calendars and vouchers for local businesses. [1] While Christmas dinner was being prepared, it was customary across much of the country for men and boys to play a game of hurling. Other areas ...
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 ...
In Ireland, two relatively new annual Christmastime traditions are the Late Late Toy Show, which has aired since 1975, and the Christmas Day swim, which began some 40 years ago, according to the ...
Christmas traditions include a variety of customs, religious practices, rituals, and folklore associated with the celebration of Christmas. Many of these traditions vary by country or region, while others are practiced virtually identically worldwide. Traditions associated with the Christmas holiday are diverse in their origins and nature, with ...
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 ...
Banitsa is considered a symbol of Bulgarian cuisine and traditions. Traditionally, Bulgarians prepare and serve banitsa on two holidays –Christmas and New Year's Eve. [4] On these days, people add kasmeti ("lucky charms") into the banitsa. These are usually small pieces of dogwood branch, which symbolize health and longevity.
Koledari in the Bulgarian tradition; Macedonian songs for Christmas Eve [permanent dead link ] (in Macedonian) New Year's customs in Romania and in the world (in Macedonian and Romanian) Macedonian songs for kolede (in Macedonian) Set of traditional songs for Kolede (in Macedonian) Kolede in Kavadarci (in Macedonian)