Easter in Bulgaria

1. Easter in
Bulgaria
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2. Easter is one of the
most significant
holidays in the
Bulgarian calendar.
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3. In Bulgaria Easter is known
as “Velik Den”,which literally
means “a great day”.
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4. It is a Christian
holiday that
celebrates the
resurrection of
Christ
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5. Easter is celebrated with
brightly-colored eggs and
a special sweet bread,
called “Kozunak”
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6. The eggs are
colored the
Thursday or
Saturday before the
holiday
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7. The First egg is always red
and is kept until the next
Easter for good luck in the
household
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8. The rest of the eggs are
painted in all kinds of
bright colors and various
patterns
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9. During all the Easter
holiday celebrations,
people have “egg
fights” with their
loved ones, family and
friends
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10. These “fights” consist of
people hitting each
other’s eggs with their
own.
The one with the
strongest egg is
considered to be lucky
for the whole year
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11. People give Easter eggs as
gifts, symbols of
friendship and love
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14. Comenius Project
Romania 28.04-02.05 2010
Bulgaria , Gorna Oryahovitsa
PGEE “M.V.Lomonosov”
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