Like Lent, this is linked to Easter (seven weeks before) so the date changes every year. The tradition is that families get together around a meal of cheese and egg and the younger members ask forgiveness from the older ones. The fact that Bulgarians need a special day to remind them to say sorry says quite a bit about their general attitude. If you’re in a village out of the city, you’ll probably also see lots of fires on this day. People leap over them for health but, more normally, they’re used as a good excuse for a social gathering.
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