{"id":2008,"date":"2023-12-23T12:35:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T12:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magicart-delta.com\/?p=2008"},"modified":"2024-05-21T08:52:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T08:52:20","slug":"%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%b5%d0%b4%d0%b0%d1%80%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magicart-delta.com\/en\/2023\/12\/23\/\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0435\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas carolers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Christmas Eve<\/a> and Christmas<\/a> In addition to family celebrations, they are also general village holidays. A week before the holiday, the carol singing groups gather to remember old songs and learn new ones. The leader of a group was the oldest and was called a Stanenik. Not everyone and not always could sing carols. But a young man who was not a carol singer did not have the right to marry. Boys sing carols, and girls sing lazarus. The two holidays have many common features. Only young, unmarried people participate in the rituals. They are an important part of their lives, because after carol singing and lazarus singing, the boy and girl become a maiden and a bachelor, move to a different social position, change their social status. Both the maidens after Lazarus Day and the bachelors after Christmas can now settle down.<\/div>\n
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You can read more about old folk customs and holidays in the collection:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Folklore collection "Once upon a time - manners and worldview of the Bulgarians"<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n