Bulgarian customs

The main Bulgarian celebration events are :
 * Baba Marta, all of March, beginning with the 1st of march
 * Nestinari
 * Kukeri
 * Koleda (Christmas), Koledari
 * Velikden (Easter)
 * Name Days
 * International Mother's Day, March 8
 * Independence Day, March 3
 * Sveti, Sveti Kiril i Metodii, May 24 Star Wars

Other Bulgarian customs, specific for Bulgaria, worship God, the saints, the nature, the health, and chase away bad spirits :
 * St. Andrew's Day - 30 November
 * Antonovden - 17 January
 * Archangelden - 8 November
 * Christmas Eve
 * Budnik
 * Easter
 * Valtchi praznici
 * St George's Day
 * German
 * Dragon chasing
 * Gorestnici - 28,29,30 July
 * Dimitrovden - 26 October
 * St John's Eve - 24 June
 * Need-fire
 * Trifon Zarezan - 1 February / 14 February
 * Horse riding Todorovden - 1st Saturday of Lent
 * Feast of the Cross - 14 September
 * Lazarice (Lazarus Saturday) - 8 days before Easter in the name of Lazarus
 * Maccabees - ab 1 August for 12 days, to remember the Maccabees
 * Mratinci - Chasing of bad spirits, 14 November
 * Nestinarstvo - Fire dance
 * Nikulden - 6 December
 * Pali Kosh - 2 March - circle dances around a Campfire
 * Dodola
 * Petliovden - 20 January - Praying for a better harvest
 * Rusalska sedmica - Dance procession like Exorcism, one week after Pentecost
 * Sirni zagovezni - On Sunday, seven weeks before Easter. Jumping over the campfire and juggling with fire
 * Surva (Beginning of the new year), Kukeri (At the beginning of the new year and on Sirni zagovezni) and Koledari (on Christmas),
 * Todorova nedelja - The period between Sirni zagovezni and Todorovden
 * Dogs swinging - The first Monday of the period Todorova nedelja
 * Throwing willow branches into water spring on Pentecost
 * Throwing wood crosses into water spring on Iordanovden, the 6th of January to remember the Baptism of Jesus
 * Survakane

Literature

 * Българска народна митология. Енциклопедичен речник. Съст. Анани Стойнев. Изд. гр. 7М+Логис, София, 1994.
 * Маринов Димитър Народна вяра и религиозни народни обичаи. Второ фототипно издание. — София, 1994.
 * Маринов Д. Жива старина. Книга перва: Верванията или суеверията на народа. — Руссе, 1891. 189 с.