Traditional Calendar
OCTOBER
October feasts start with St Petka's Day (14 October) and St Demetrius’ Day (26 October). St. Petka is one of the most loved and worshiped Bulgarian saints, protectress of the people. On that day usually the preparation of domestic animals and agricultural lands starts, so they could be ready to meet the upcoming cold winter.
On 26 October the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honours the memory of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki. It is believed that winter comes on this day and therefore the saint is connected with the world of the late; close after Saint Demetrius’ day comes one of the most significant All Souls' Day - when people go to the graves of their late relatives and pay tribute to their souls by giving out food and drinks. In iconography St. Demetrius is depicted as a man riding a red horse. He is a master of the winter and according to the traditional belief the first snowflakes fall down from the grey beard of the saint.
October feasts start with St Petka's Day (14 October) and St Demetrius’ Day (26 October). St. Petka is one of the most loved and worshiped Bulgarian saints, protectress of the people. On that day usually the preparation of domestic animals and agricultural lands starts, so they could be ready to meet the upcoming cold winter.
On 26 October the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honours the memory of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki. It is believed that winter comes on this day and therefore the saint is connected with the world of the late; close after Saint Demetrius’ day comes one of the most significant All Souls' Day - when people go to the graves of their late relatives and pay tribute to their souls by giving out food and drinks. In iconography St. Demetrius is depicted as a man riding a red horse. He is a master of the winter and according to the traditional belief the first snowflakes fall down from the grey beard of the saint.
