The new style is on February 1st, this is one of the most interesting customs of the year.
On February 14th we celebrate Trifon Zarezan or the Day of the Vineyard - a traditional Bulgarian national holiday in honor of St. Trifon.
On February 14th we celebrate Trifon Zarezan or the Day of the Vineyard - a traditional Bulgarian national holiday in honor of St. Trifon. Celebrated by grape growers, falconers, gardeners and innkeepers on February 14th (Gregorian calendar). The holiday is also known as Zareznovoden, Trifun Chipia, Trifun Zarezoy, Trifun drunkard.
In the early morning the owner kneads bread - fresh or yeast. In addition, he cooks a chicken that is traditionally filled with rice or bulgur. The hen is boiled whole and then roasted on soot. In a new woolen bag is placed a pie, chicken and a glass of wine. With such shoulder bags, the men go to the vineyard. There they intersect and with three hubs each cut into three sticks. Then they are re-crossed and watered with the wine brought in. This ritual is called "pruning".
Then everyone gathers and chooses the "king of the vineyards." Only then does a general feast begin. The "king" is festooned with a wreath of vine sticks that he wears on his head and another wreath that he places over his shoulders. He sits on a carriage. The winegrowers haul the chariot and head to the village or town, under the sounds of bagpipes, swings and drones. They stop there in front of every house. The housewife takes the wine to a white cauldron, gives the king first to drink, and then draws the people from his retinue.
The rest of the wine in the cauldron is splashed on the king and the blessing is said: "Come on, let's have a briquette! Let it pour over the thresholds!". The king responds to the blessing with Amin. After reaching his home, the king dresses in new clothes and, dressed with garlands on his head and shoulders, he sits down at a long table to greet people from all over the village. Therefore, a wealthy man is chosen as the king of this holiday.
The next two days, called "trifunce" folklore, are honored for protection against wolves. Then the women do not cut with scissors so that the mouth of the wolf is not opened, they do not knit, they do not spin and they do not sew. They prepare rite bread and after giving it to the neighbors, they put bits of bread in the breasts of animals - to protect both livestock and wolf humans. It must be prepared with due care by the host. From early dawn she gets up to cook fresh pie.
Only 1 kg of flour and 1 teaspoon of salt are required. The flour is sifted to keep only the purest of it. Then evenly salt and knead the dough, adding 2 teaspoons of lukewarm water. The dough is kneaded until it begins to form pores. The pie is baked in a well preheated oven. Once the pie is ready, cover it with a cotton towel to keep it from drying out. As a main course according to the old Bulgarian custom, a stuffed chicken is recommended.
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Happy Trifon Zarezan by unknow autor traslated by Ann Wood
We celebrate Trifon Zarezan - the winegrower's holiday and winemakerOn February 14th we celebrate Trifon Zarezan or the Day of the Vineyard - a traditional Bulgarian national holiday in honor of St. Trifon.
On February 14th we celebrate Trifon Zarezan or the Day of the Vineyard - a traditional Bulgarian national holiday in honor of St. Trifon. Celebrated by grape growers, falconers, gardeners and innkeepers on February 14th (Gregorian calendar). The holiday is also known as Zareznovoden, Trifun Chipia, Trifun Zarezoy, Trifun drunkard.
In the early morning the owner kneads bread - fresh or yeast. In addition, he cooks a chicken that is traditionally filled with rice or bulgur. The hen is boiled whole and then roasted on soot. In a new woolen bag is placed a pie, chicken and a glass of wine. With such shoulder bags, the men go to the vineyard. There they intersect and with three hubs each cut into three sticks. Then they are re-crossed and watered with the wine brought in. This ritual is called "pruning".
Then everyone gathers and chooses the "king of the vineyards." Only then does a general feast begin. The "king" is festooned with a wreath of vine sticks that he wears on his head and another wreath that he places over his shoulders. He sits on a carriage. The winegrowers haul the chariot and head to the village or town, under the sounds of bagpipes, swings and drones. They stop there in front of every house. The housewife takes the wine to a white cauldron, gives the king first to drink, and then draws the people from his retinue.
The rest of the wine in the cauldron is splashed on the king and the blessing is said: "Come on, let's have a briquette! Let it pour over the thresholds!". The king responds to the blessing with Amin. After reaching his home, the king dresses in new clothes and, dressed with garlands on his head and shoulders, he sits down at a long table to greet people from all over the village. Therefore, a wealthy man is chosen as the king of this holiday.
The next two days, called "trifunce" folklore, are honored for protection against wolves. Then the women do not cut with scissors so that the mouth of the wolf is not opened, they do not knit, they do not spin and they do not sew. They prepare rite bread and after giving it to the neighbors, they put bits of bread in the breasts of animals - to protect both livestock and wolf humans. It must be prepared with due care by the host. From early dawn she gets up to cook fresh pie.
Only 1 kg of flour and 1 teaspoon of salt are required. The flour is sifted to keep only the purest of it. Then evenly salt and knead the dough, adding 2 teaspoons of lukewarm water. The dough is kneaded until it begins to form pores. The pie is baked in a well preheated oven. Once the pie is ready, cover it with a cotton towel to keep it from drying out. As a main course according to the old Bulgarian custom, a stuffed chicken is recommended.
Short story by Ann Wood
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Written on 2020-02-01 at 02:14
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