That is sweet

Round The Church
In the eve of Easter when the clock strikes twelve, Bulgarians circle the church three times with a lit candle. The number of times your candle goes out, is the number of sins you've committed to the year. Then the burning candle is carried home, and placed on the dinner table, to bring the holly spirit in the house as well. So if you ever see a strange procession of people talking that funny language and holding candles along the streets of Madrid, Vienna, Paris, or Brussels during springtime, don't rush calling the loony house. They're probably Bulgarians, celebrating Easter. Some keep those candles and light them on special occasions like Albena Denkova's mother, who always has last Easter's candle burning in the house when her daughter and Maxim Staviiski are competing.

cute_n_gorgeous wrote:

So if you ever see a strange procession of people talking that funny language and holding candles along the streets of Madrid, Vienna, Paris, or Brussels during springtime, don't rush calling the loony house. They're probably Bulgarians, celebrating Easter.

Or Romanians even if it's about the majority - Orthodoxs or the minority - Catholics.
We do the same

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Some keep those candles and light them on special occasions like Albena Denkova's mother, who always has last Easter's candle burning in the house when her daughter and Maxim Staviiski are competing.

I find it very beautiful and thoughtful

In Romania, it is said that if you light the candle when there is a storm or a disaster, nothing bad will happen. You are protected and not harmed by anyone or anything. Supposedly, the burning candle make the bad things, thoughts or moments go away faster.

This is true, Vala. Thanks for posting this article. Btw, where did you find it?

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Some keep those candles and light them on special occasions like Albena Denkova's mother, who always has last Easter's candle burning in the house when her daughter and Maxim Staviiski are competing.

I find it very beautiful and thoughtful

So niiiice! :3<>3:

alexandra wrote:

cute_n_gorgeous wrote:

So if you ever see a strange procession of people talking that funny language and holding candles along the streets of Madrid, Vienna, Paris, or Brussels during springtime, don't rush calling the loony house. They're probably Bulgarians, celebrating Easter.

Or Romanians even if it's about the majority - Orthodoxs or the minority - Catholics.
We do the same

Quote :

Some keep those candles and light them on special occasions like Albena Denkova's mother, who always has last Easter's candle burning in the house when her daughter and Maxim Staviiski are competing.

I find it very beautiful and thoughtful

In Romania, it is said that if you light the candle when there is a storm or a disaster, nothing bad will happen. You are protected and not harmed by anyone or anything. Supposedly, the burning candle make the bad things, thoughts or moments go away faster.

Actually, in Russia we do quite the same )))

In Poland as well

Actually, I realized that this year the orthodoxe and the catholic Easter are on the same date So, we are going to circle the church at the same time (me and Alex for example )

Vania wrote:

Actually, I realized that this year the orthodoxe and the catholic Easter are on the same date So, we are going to circle the church at the same time (me and Alex for example )

Hehe...yes, true

Although we might circle it just once because if the access to one facade is blocked than the 'journey' would be too long

But, yes. Both, Catholics and Orthodoxs celebrate Easter this week. So, we're all in the same time

alexandra wrote:

Vania wrote:

Actually, I realized that this year the orthodoxe and the catholic Easter are on the same date So, we are going to circle the church at the same time (me and Alex for example )

Hehe...yes, true

Although we might circle it just once because if the access to one facade is blocked than the 'journey' would be too long

But, yes. Both, Catholics and Orthodoxs celebrate Easter this week. So, we're all in the same time

And that's a very rare case they say