Orthodox Bulgarians Commemorate Transfiguration

Society | August 6, 2005, Saturday // 00:00
Orthodox Bulgarians Commemorate Transfiguration Orthodox Bulgarians celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ on August 6. Photo by Nadya Kotzeva (Sofia News Agency)

Orthodox Bulgarians celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ on August 6, commemorating his transfiguration on Mount Tabor, when he appeared before the Apostles Peter, James, and John.

August 6 goes halfway through the fasting period prior to Assumption. In the lands north of Stara Planina (Old Mountains) range people associate the feast with a change in the weather - the waters of springs and rivers are no longer warm, the days and nights turn colder.

It is believed that in midnight the skies open and God appears in shining light. All dreams come true if one is awake at that moment.

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