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The name “Ivan” comes from Old-Bulgarian and means “God is merciful”. Ivanovden (Ivan’s Day) is a religious holiday celebrated in honor of Sveti Yoan Krastitel (John the Baptist).
According to folk beliefs Sveti Yoan is a protector of the godfather and the brotherhood. It is a custom a newly married couple to visit their best man and bring him banitsa, ring-shaped bun, baked pork meat and wine.
On the feast table are served boiled wheat, beans, oshav and pork.
People who are named Ivan, Ivanka, Ivaylo, Yoan celebrate their name-day
According to folk beliefs Sveti Yoan is a protector of the godfather and the brotherhood. It is a custom a newly married couple to visit their best man and bring him banitsa, ring-shaped bun, baked pork meat and wine.
On the feast table are served boiled wheat, beans, oshav and pork.
People who are named Ivan, Ivanka, Ivaylo, Yoan celebrate their name-day
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Today the Bulgarians celebrate Yordanov den (St. Jordan' day). According to Christianity this day is devoted to the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River and is one of the greatest and solemn of the calendar of saints’. It is a day of enlightenment and light and is celebrated by vodosvet -water is sanctified and after the ritual the priest throws the cross in the river or the sea. The men at the bridge dive after the cross to draw it out from the cold water. It is believed that if the cross freezes in the water the year will be fertile and the people will be healthy.
The feast is a name-day for those called Yordan, Yordanka, Yovo, Boyko, Boyan, Nayden and etc.
"The grace of God our Savior has appeared to all men" (Tit.,
2:11).
The feast is a name-day for those called Yordan, Yordanka, Yovo, Boyko, Boyan, Nayden and etc.
"The grace of God our Savior has appeared to all men" (Tit.,
2:11).
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