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Christmas (24 December) is one of the traditional Bulgarian customs, featuring festive clothing, decorated capes and Christmas songs. A winter custom in which the singers are men. The group always goes east and walks the homes of the people from midnight to sunrise at Christmas as men sing ritual songs and wish the owners health, well-being and understanding, and the owners of the house donate them with bagels, money, bacon, beans and wine . Preparations begin at Ignazdin (20 December). In the folk visions of Christmas Eve, creatures with supernatural powers - vampires, goblins, and karaudjuts - appear, and only those with their songs have the ability to chase them away. Tradition calls for the tour to start from the home of the mayor, the teacher or the pope.

The christmas students from the NU "St. Sofroniy Vrachanski ", headed by Vera Nikolova, pronounced their blessing to guests of the town of Vratsa.

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May this Christmas be bright and cheerful and may the New Year begin on a prosperous note!

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May this Christmas be bright and cheerful and may the New Year begin on a prosperous note!

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Happy 2019 To You!

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Prep Graders waiting for Santa to sing carols and recite poems in Romanian and English, and of course, to receive Santa's Gifts..

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CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS WITH SANTA  VISITING UNDERPRIVILEGED FAMILIES OF OUR COMMUNITY 

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CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS WITH SANTA  VISITING UNDERPRIVILEGED FAMILIES OF OUR COMMUNITY 

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Celebrating the Nativity with Christmas carols!

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Celebrating the Nativity with Christmas carols!

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The village days in Transylvania, Roumania

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The village days in Transylvania, Roumania

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Making an Advent wreath in Transylvania, Roumania

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Making an Advent wreath in Transylvania, Roumania

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The Advent wreath is a Christian tradition that symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of Advent in the liturgical calendar of the Western church.

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Celebrating Christmas at school in Transylvania, Roumania

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Celebrating Christmas at school in Transylvania, Roumania

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Spring has come and we celebrate the most spectacular holiday in Azerbaijan- Novruz bayram.

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Spring has come and we celebrate the most spectacular holiday in Azerbaijan- Novruz bayram.

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Actually we begin preparations for the festival 4 weeks earlier . Every Wednesday is associated with one of the elements of the nature - Water, Fire, Earth and Wind. The holiday means '" a new day of the new year" ( it is celebrated in the 21th of March -the day of the astronomical vernal equinox that is taken to mark the first  day of spring) Happy Novruz!

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Holiday of the New Year. Fur-trees are made by pupils of schools of the city of Mariupol.

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Epiphany in Macedonia is known as Vodici (Водици). On this day the priest throws a wooden cross into the water, to symbolize the baptism of Christ. Men jump into the cold water to retrieve the cross, and whoever retrieves it is believed to be blessed during the whole year. These are very festive gatherings with lots of spectacles attending the sites. Special food jelly from pork and beef meat and bones called "pacha" (пача) or "pivtii" (пивтии) is prepared the day before, but served on the day after Epiphany, together with warm local brandy, rakija (ракија) Epiphany is a non-working day for the Orthodox believers in Macedonia.

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Epiphany, or Epiphany, celebrated by the Orthodox Church on January 19 in the new style. On the eve of January 18, established a strict fast.
Epiphany - one of the most ancient feasts of the Christian Church. Its establishment dates back to the days of the Apostles. The ancient name of the holiday - "Epiphany" - a phenomenon, or "theophany" - Epiphany, also called it "a celebration of Light, Holy Light," or simply "Light". God comes into the world on this day to show the world light unapproachable.

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Christmas -the day of Christ's birth! Happy day in every family! Usually everyone is greeted with the words: "Christ was born!"( Hristos se rodi!)and correspond with "Truth is born"! (Navistina se rodi!)

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Customs and Traditions for Holy Evening in Ukraine

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Customs and Traditions for Holy Evening in Ukraine

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The Holy Evening precedes Christmas and is the last day of fasting.
On the holy evening it is customary to cook 12 dishes, but they should all be cooked without milk, butter, sour cream and eggs, that is, lean dishes.
In the Holy evening on the table must be kutya.
It is also accepted by kutya to be attributed to their godparents that evening. The godparents in return to the brought by kutya or, as it is called - the Evening, usually give gifts, money or refreshments in return.
It is advisable that at the table in the Holy evening the whole family would gather.

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Customs and Traditions for Christmas in Ukraine

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Customs and Traditions for Christmas in Ukraine

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Since the morning at Christmas, it's common to walk with a star to their homes, singing carols.
When caroling, it is customary to dress up in various costumes and to congratulate everyone on Christmas.
Also there is such a tradition: as soon as midnight comes on from 6 to 7 January, it is necessary to open the windows and doors so that Christmas enters the house.

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Christmas Eve (Badnik) - the night before Christmas. The tables are filled with sarma, beans, rice pie or beans, walnuts, almonds, chestnuts, baked pumpkin, figs, dates. All family members dine together. Christmas is expected, the biggest Christian holiday

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Christmas celebration - The Nativity scene 

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Christmas celebration - The Nativity scene 

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KOLEDE - NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVEToday, 5th of January is Kolede, the day before Badnik (Christmas Eve).Traditionally on the eve of Kolede are held folk gatherings with burning fires in neighborhoods and streets in every city in Macedonia. People are gathering tonight in the neighborhoods where they live, they light a fire, dance, eat, drink and enjoy traditional Macedonian songs.This tradition, which is a part of the Orthodox tradition, symbolizes good luck, prosperity and health for families, and is thought to be several centuries old. According to folk beliefs, the fire removes evil and represents a messenger for a new life. 

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KOLEDE - NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS EVEToday, 5th of January is Kolede, the day before Badnik (Christmas Eve).Traditionally on the eve of Kolede are held folk gatherings with burning fires in neighborhoods and streets in every city in Macedonia. People are gathering tonight in the neighborhoods where they live, they light a fire, dance, eat, drink and enjoy traditional Macedonian songs.This tradition, which is a part of the Orthodox tradition, symbolizes good luck, prosperity and health for families, and is thought to be several centuries old. According to folk beliefs, the fire removes evil and represents a messenger for a new life. 

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However in the early morning on 6th of January, children called koledarchinja will announce the birth of Christ. Also today on Kolede, the day before Christmas Eve, traditionally, kids (koledari) gather and go from home to home singing traditional songs that are sang on that day in the evening. For return, the host of the home gives them money and says 'May we celebrate for many years' - Za mnogu godini.

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Happy New Year from Azerbaijan! We celebrate this holiday solemnly with decorated New Year tree  and a  festive table with members of the family around it congratulating each other at 12 o'clock. This is the most favourite holiday of mine. Here is our New Year tree in the classroom. Happy 2018!

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Happy New Year from Azerbaijan! We celebrate this holiday solemnly with decorated New Year tree  and a  festive table with members of the family around it congratulating each other at 12 o'clock. This is the most favourite holiday of mine. Here is our New Year tree in the classroom. Happy 2018!

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New Year Fair in SOU "Gjorce Petrov", Prilep

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New Year fair in SOU,,Gjorce Petrov", Prilep

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New Year fair in SOU,,Gjorce Petrov", Prilep

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Croatia!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Croatia!

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Fish prepared for holiday home (slava) St. Nikolas

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Fish prepared for holiday home (slava) St. Nikolas

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December is the month when a large number of Macedonian families celebrate a holiday home - Slava. On December 19, St. Nicholas's Day is celebrated. St. Nicholas is the protector of the city of Prilep. In a pleasant atmosphere, with festively decorated tables and special dishes prepared for that day, the closest family and friends are gathered in the homes. Tradition is to eat fish, beans (known as St.Nikolas beans), and a special curiosity is eating called sarma - made from cabbage and rice. The rice is twisted into sliced ​​small pieces of cabbage leaf. A large number of sarms are made, which are cooked for a long time, and are eaten on one bite, because they are very small. Of course, homemade bread is also made and red wine is being drunk.

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The pupils have prepared Christmas cards.

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Some old decorations...

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Before us are beautiful holidays! Let's enjoy together in them and share them!