Holidays during May

Kostadin and Elena

21.05

Yasen Dimitrov7th GradeCity Lom

History

In 313 the emperor. Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which establishes Christianity as the official religion in Byzantium. He himself accepted the Christian faith at the end of his life.His mother Helena went to worship at the places where Christ lived, built several monasteries and found the cross on which Jesus was crucified.

Celebration

This is the day of games on fire - fire dancing, and now preserved in some areas of Strandja, but almost exclusively as an attraction.The holiday begins several days before the day of St. Constantine and Elena - to raise money for the common offering, but also clean and repair the springs and wells of the villages

Namedays

Name day Holder are : Konstantin,Elena,Kostadin and Kostadinka

Holidays during May

Day of the Bulgarian education and culture and the Slavic Letters

Present by: Denica Cvetanova and Magdalena Videnova 7th grade

Summary of the holiday

The holiday, which marks the beginning, during the Revival is celebrated on the May 24.on this day is Mourn creators of the Slavonic alphabet-st. Cyril and Methodius.
In the past is the feast is celebrated on May 11.

Celebrate and other…

Today 24 may also be notes and as the day of the Bulgarian press, and culture. In the schools is celebrated holiday of the letters.

How is celebrated

The holy holiday children make wreaths made of branches of trees and would decorate their dresses with them portraits of the holy brothers.

Name day holders

On this day celebrate those bearing the names Kiril, Kirilka, Kiro, Kirusha, Metko , Methods,Methodius,Vlado, Vlastimir, Vlastimira and Vsevlada.

Holidays during May- St. George`s Day

St. George's Day -6 May

by: Silvia Evgenieva, Sofia Valirova and Anna-Maria Georgieva 7a

History:

•St George's Day is celebrated by the several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint . St George's Day is celebrated on 23 April, the traditionally accepted date of Saint George's death in AD 303. For Eastern Orthodox Churches who use the Julian calendar, 23 April corresponds to 6 May on the civil calendar.

When is it celebrated?

As Easter often falls close to St George's Day, the church celebration of the feast may be moved from 23 April. In 2011 and 2014, the Anglican and Catholic calendars celebrate St George's Day on the first Monday after Ester Week (2 May and 28 April, respectively).The Eastern Orthodox celebration of the feast moves to the Monday of Bright Week.

Feast:

On St. Georges Day people eat lamb ,round breads and other meals with meat .

My Easter

My Easter

Made by Yasen Dimitrov

My Easter eggs

I Have made the eggs by my self and my mother



My mother decorated the table

Holidays during April 22-25.04 Ester

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.

Holidays during April- Palm Sunday 17.04

April 17 Palm Sunday

by Yasen Dimitrov 7a

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 :

Nameday celebrate all that bear names derived from names of plants : Primrose, peony, Venice, Ventsislav, Ventsislava, Violetta, willow, willow and others

Palm Sunday :

Palm is a favorite holiday for many, this is a feast of flowers and nstapilata spring

Holidays during April- Lazarus Day 16.04

Lazarus Day 16.04

by Anna-Maria and Sofia 7a

Tradition:

Lazaros is honored as one of the last miracles performed by Ch-the resurrektion of is closew friend Lazarus who was dead for fohr days and layed buried i a cave Customs:

Traditionally, Lazarus and detachable green willow branches that will adorn the doors the next day- Palm Sundey

Lazaruvane: Lazaruvane 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, Lazo, Laska, Elizar