The document summarizes Bulgarian Easter traditions, including painting eggs on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday with the first egg dyed red and placed on a young child's forehead. It also discusses preparing kozunak, a sweet bread eaten at Easter, and having an Easter lamb feast to symbolize the lamb sacrificed when Jesus rose. The holidays are times for families to gather, prepare foods, and express gratitude to God while celebrating the Resurrection.
The document summarizes Bulgarian Easter traditions, including painting eggs on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday with the first egg dyed red and placed on a young child's forehead. It also discusses preparing kozunak, a sweet bread eaten at Easter, and having an Easter lamb feast to symbolize the lamb sacrificed when Jesus rose. The holidays are times for families to gather, prepare foods, and express gratitude to God while celebrating the Resurrection.
The document summarizes Bulgarian Easter traditions, including painting eggs on Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday with the first egg dyed red and placed on a young child's forehead. It also discusses preparing kozunak, a sweet bread eaten at Easter, and having an Easter lamb feast to symbolize the lamb sacrificed when Jesus rose. The holidays are times for families to gather, prepare foods, and express gratitude to God while celebrating the Resurrection.
2.Painting the eggs 3.The preparation of the sweet bread “kozunak” 4.Easter Lamb Feast 5.More photos Beginning of the holiday Easter holidays are filled with light and faith in the miracle of the Resurrection of the Son of God. Because tradition calls for the Easter customs to praise the sacrifice of God's Son. In these days, we gather with our families, prepare rich nouns, and express our gratitude to God.Let me join the preparations for the upcoming festive days. Painting the eggs The painting of eggs began many years before the new era.The egg is a symbol of life, the renewal of nature .Easter eggs are dyed early in the morning on Holy Thursday, and for late ones on Holy Saturday. The first egg is dyed red and crosses the forehead of the youngest in the home.The red color symbolizes the Savior's blood. The first red egg is stored in the family until the next Easter when it is replaced with a new one. The preparation of the sweet bread “kozunak” The sweet bread we eat at Easter. They are a favorite dessert for small and large, and the shape and recipes are the choice of the hostess. During the Easter holidays in every Bulgarian home on the table there is a basket of eggs and pieces of kozunak. When they are visiting, people carry these symbols on the holiday and swap their eggs. Easter Lamb Feast The Easter festive table does not go without juicy lamb, because on the day when Jesus rises, a lamb has been sacrificed. In the Biblical world, these animals were considered a symbol of purity, so they were the main element of sacrifice. More photos More photos More photos Thank you for your attention!