Christmas Eve and Christmas, in addition to family holidays, are also generally village holidays. Even a week before the holiday, the carol groups gather to remember the old songs and learn new ones. The leader of a squad was the oldest and was called Stanenik. Not everyone and not always could carol. But a guy who wasn't a caroler...
IGNAZHDAY – December 20
According to the proto-Bulgarian calendar, this is the single day, which is not included in any of the months. It is considered the beginning of the new year. The day marks the winter solstice, when the day is shortest and the night is longest. In the distant past, this astronomical phenomenon occurred around December 20. In 2023, the winter solstice falls on …
Symbolism in folk art - THE HYSTERS and the DRAGON
From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians" Orisnits The people call them orisnits or adverbs. The three women who, on the third day after the child's birth, go to his home at night and determine his fate. Orisnikas are of different ages. They stand above his head and the youngest begins. Then the middle and finally the oldest. The power…
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Main parts of the house according to folk beliefs
From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians" The hearth After the house is ready, half of the rites and religious customs are performed in honor and around the hearth. The hearth in many rites and customs replaces the house and the concept of house. It is not by chance that songs often sing "father's hearth" instead of "father's house". The hearth is…
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Eight of the most common embroidery designs
From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians" Here are some of the most common symbols woven into clothes and carpets SCISSORS - ENGAGEMENT Scissors are the main sign of family and clan symbols. Scissors in Bulgarian means a branch, a sign of the masculine and feminine, of the divine and the earthly. Scissors interprets the two parts of the rhombus...
Embroidery and symbols in costumes
From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians" To embroider an embroidery requires skill and patience. The needle tirelessly pierces the cloth, and patterns the Bulgarian clothes and carpets with dyes and figures. Breaking through the tissue is an action that expresses fertilization. For the new life to be born, the fabric, the flesh...
Importance of Garment Parts Types - Part 2
From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians" Outerwear. Represents a coat in women. Crafting materials are mostly leather or fine cloth with lambskin lining and gameskin trim. The skin is a symbol of the animal, of the foreign - signs that express the transitional state of the bride in the new family. The top…
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Importance of Types of Garment Parts - Part 1
From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of Bulgarians" Traditional folk clothing is the most valuable source for revealing the ethnic unity and diversity of traditional Bulgarian culture. It is primarily the work of home production - of women's sense and creativity. The place of men in this process is insignificant: in individual cases they participate in ...
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