The symbolism in our folk art – BREAD

     “No one is greater than bread!” – this old proverb of ours clearly shows the attitude of our people towards bread. It, bread, is not perceived only as food, but as something much more sacred. There is written evidence that bread and wine have been revered in our lands since ancient times. Even in …

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…

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…

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...