The Traditions Of Trifon Zarezan

2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29

What is most often sung in songs is love, wine and friendship. Somehow all three are connected. But let's not delve into too philosophical topics, but pay attention to wine. It brings love, it comes with love and in general love and wine go hand in hand. That is why that argument about Valentine's Day is meaningless Trifon's Day. But let's get back to wine.

We have Trifon's Day is celebrated in a new style on February 1 and in an old style on February 14. The interesting thing about this holiday are the old Bulgarian traditions, which in some places in Bulgaria are observed today. This is exactly what is good about tradition, the older it is, the better, just like old wine and old friendship.

So for the traditions along Trifon's Day - we can talk about this topic for a long time. Let's look at the customs associated with the day of good wine.

The most important tradition of the holiday is related to the first cutting of the vines for the year. This is done in order to have a large and good harvest throughout the year. Hence the name of Trifon's Day - Trimmed.

Bulgarian hosts traditionally have to wake up before sunrise and fry a chicken stuffed with rice in a small copper pan. It fits nicely in the cup wine and together with the chicken and some home-made bread, the man goes to the vineyard, where all the men of the village gather. This is the beginning of the holiday.

This time of year is the only one in which the vine growers do not have much work and can gather all together and have fun. Then comes spring and work on the new crop begins. That is why the holiday lasts 3 days - a lot of fun, wine and laughter.

When they go to the vineyard, the men cross themselves and then cut three sticks from the vines, then pour the wine into the vines, cross themselves again - this is the ritual of abandonment. It must be chosen which of all the men will be King of the vineyards. When selected, it should be decorated with wreaths of vine sticks, sitting on the rider.

The cyclist was pulled by the other men and thus returned to the center of the village. All the houses start to be toured - the hosts have to move out wine, to give first to the king, then to the others. When wine remains in the cauldron, it is splashed on the king and then a blessing for blessing is pronounced.

When they reach the king's house, he changes into new and clean clothes and sits at a large table where all the people of the village can attend. The next two days of the holidays are called trifunci. They are marked in different ways - to protect against wolves.

The women knead ritual bread, distribute it to the neighbors and put what is left in the animal's milk. This is done so that everyone can protect themselves from wolves - both humans and animals.

On these two days, women should not knit, sew or use scissors at all.