Enyovden celebrated with flowers and herbs in Burgas

The Bulgarian folk holiday Enyovden (Midsummer Day), associated with the summer solstice and the feast of Saint John the Baptist, will be celebrated on June 24 at 10:00 in the yard of the Ethnographic Museum in Burgas (69 Slavyanska Street). Traditionally, a midsummer wreath of 77 and a half herbs will be made.

"Let everyone who wishes bring their own sprig of herbs for health, strength, love and luck!", the museum invites. Visitors will enjoy a program of folk dances, as well as a reenactment of elements of a folk custom, preserved to this day in Strandzha - a little girl, dressed as a bride will distribute to the maidens bunches of herbs that have been soaked overnight in water under the stars - a ritual gift for health and luck.

Editor: Miglena Ivanova