site.btaSpring Awakening, Youth and Love Are Celebrated on Lazarus Saturday in Bulgaria
Lazarki going round the houses in the Konevo Village near Razgrad (Northeastern Bulgaria), April 27, 2024 (BTA Photo)
In Bulgaria, St Lazarus's Day is celebrated on the sixth Saturday of Lent, eight days before the Orthodox Easter. In 2024 it falls on April 27. An old Bulgarian initiation rite for young girls called Lazaruvane is performed on Lazarus Saturday.
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