site.btaUPDATED Bulgaria Celebrates Vine-Growers' Day
The feast day of St. Tryphon was celebrated across Bulgaria on Saturday with traditional pruning of the vineyards, free wine and music. Celebrations began as early as Friday.
Vine-growers' Day has been marked since 1962 on the day of Tryphon of Campsada, the patron saint of wine, vine-growers, and winemakers. According to custom, farmers go out in the vineyards, cut a few vine twigs and pour wine on the vine roots for a plentiful harvest. The ritual of pruning is observed with a hope for a fruitful year, a good harvest and full barrels. The pruned vine twigs are used to decorate the barrels and men's shoulders. The culmination of the celebrations is the choosing of a "king of the vine", usually the best vine grower during whose "reign" the vines would bear bountiful fruit.
There is also singing and dancing, exhibitions and competitions for home-made wine - and general marrymaking across the country.
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