From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians" Family customs and rites mark the most important moments of human life. "One is born once, married once and dies once," says the popular saying. Each of the rites and rituals associated with birth, marriage and death are similar. The first element is preparation, the second is initiation and passage...
Customs before the wedding
From "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians" It was believed that when the young man carols and the girl lazaroves, they are already ready for marriage and starting a family. Contrary to expectations, Bulgarian maidens and bachelors had the freedom to see each other, to choose each other, to appreciate each other. People on holidays, meetings, gatherings are...
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...