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Golden Sands (Zlatni Pyasatsi) resort

by Tanichka on 06/09/2007 19:11   0 comments , 951 views
Categories: Places To See
Tags: Golden Sands, Zlatni Pyasatsi, Bulgarian seaside resorts
Although located 17 km north of downtown Varna, it is virtually connected to the city by a continuous swath of resorts and villa communities. It is a popular tourist destination, drawing many visitors from Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia, Scandinavia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Persian Gulf, Israel, and other countries, attracted by the favorable climate, scenic landscape, and reasonable prices. Golden Sands is served by the Varna Inter...
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St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist is commemorated in the Orthodox Church on November 16

by MacBesT on 11/16/2006 03:11   0 comments , 248 views
Categories: Traditions, Things to know, News, Local Events, History, Cultural Heritage
Tags: Bulgaria, orthodox church, St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
 


Name day of everyone named Matey.

St. Matthew (meaning "gift of God") was identified as a tax collector, and was of Jewish race. In the other accounts of his meeting with Jesus, he is called Levi. This use of two different names has led some scholars to argue for two different persons, due to the absence of Levi from the apostolic lists. Others, however, have argued that Matthew had a double name, because the Jews frequently carried two names - ...

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40-day Christmas Fasting starts today

by MacBesT on 11/15/2006 11:01   0 comments , 289 views
Categories: Traditions, Things to know, News, Local Events, History, Cultural Heritage
Tags: orthodox, church, religion, Bulgaria, 40-day Christmas Fasting, celebrations of the Holy Nativity


November 15th, 2006, starts the 40-day Christmas Fasting, introduced by the Church later than the Holy Fasting for Easter. In 1166 the Patriarch of Constantinople, Luke Chrysoberges, defined the Christmas Fasting Days to be exactly 40.

The celebrations of the Holy Nativity feast became popular around the year of 350 AD in the western Europe, while in Eastern Europe they were first introduced by St Gregorii Bogoslov (i.e. St Gregory the Theologian...

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