🇧🇬 Wedding traditions of Bulgaria
7 traditions from Bulgaria, best known first, across 3 cities and towns.
A wedding in Bulgaria, stage by stage
The customs written up so far, in the order a wedding unfolds.
| The weeks before | Bread and salt, Călușari, Anastenaria |
|---|---|
| The eve | Anastenaria |
| The ceremony | Bulgarian wedding music, Korovai, Anastenaria |
| The wedding feast | Hora |
| Reception, dance and gifts | Csárdás, Bread and salt, Bulgarian wedding music, Korovai, Hora, Călușari |
Cities, towns and villages of Bulgaria
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreBread and salt
A traditional welcome offering of bread and salt to guests or newlyweds in Slavic, Baltic, and Balkan cultures.Feast custom · The weeks before
🇷🇴 Romania and 4 moreCălușariCălușarii
A traditional Romanian spring dance and male society known for acrobatic leaps and ritual healing.Performance · The weeks before
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreAnastenariaΑναστενάρια (Greek), Нестинарство (Bulgarian)
A barefoot firewalking ritual performed by Orthodox Christian communities in Greece and Bulgaria.Rite · The weeks before