by Silvia Evgenieva 7a
Feast of dentists:
One of them is sveshtenomachenik Antipas, Bishop of Pergamos church. For it mentions evangelist St. John the Theologian in his book of Revelation.
St. Antipas:
Persecution against Christians began in the first years of life of the Church.
Suffering of St. Antipas:
At that time the island of Patmos was exiled and the great apostle, St. John the Theologian.
Lazarus day 16.04
by Sofia Valirova and Anna-Maria Georgieva 7a
Tradition :
Lazarus is honored as one of the last miracles performed by Christ - the resurrection of his close friend Lazarus who was dead for four days and layed buried in a cave
Customs:
Traditionally, Lazarus and detachable green willow branches that will adorn the doors the next day - Palm Sunday (Palm Sunday).
Lazaruvane:
Lazarouvane six years for small girls age threshold. Since that day when there were first taken basket and ritual, custom cry for them porstnali.
Name: Lazar Lazarka, Lazzarini, Lazarina, Lazo, Laska, Elizar.
April 17 Palm Sunday
by Yasen Dimitrov 7a
Celebration
Celebration
On this day the church administer prayer and bless the willow branches. They are handed out to believers and how they relate to each home health. Again, health is adorned with willow branches and gates are illuminated by coronal split in the church willow.
Names
Names
Nameday celebrate all that bear names derived from names of plants : Primrose, peony, Venice, Ventsislav, Ventsislava, Violetta, willow, willow and others
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday
•Palm is a favorite holiday for many, this is a feast of flowers and nstapilata spring
Easter 22-25.04
by: Magdalena Videnova and Denica Valentinova -7a
History of feast
•It is not known when it first started to paint eggs. There are historical and archeological data that the eggs are dyed and donated in ancient Egypt, Persia, Rome, Chinaand Greece. The rituals associated with them, symbolizing the birth of life. The Jews had a custom, when they go to visit someone to donate a gift to the host. If the guest were very poor, he donated an egg.
•According to Christian tradition, when Mary Magdalene went to Rome to meet with the Roman emperor, following this custom, she gave him an egg, which was dyed red, symbolizing the blood of Christ. Since then they entered the custom of Christians to give away painted red eggs at Easter. Gradually they began to use other colors.
Bulgarian customs
In Bulgaria, the tradition is to dye the eggs on Maundy Thursday or Holy Saturday, and their number depends on family members. The first is always stained red by the oldest woman. While still warm and freshly painted, she painted sign of the cross on the
foreheads of children's health. After this ritual painting is borne by young women in the house.
Easter Bunny
Rabbit traditionally associated with fertility and abundance, and in ancient rituals and beliefs - and the moon and its cycles. There is a legend that the Easter hare was once a large beautiful bird, belonging to a goddess. Once she turned her into a hare, and since he is still a bird at heart, continues to make nests and filled them with eggs.
