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Maslenitsa and Sirni Zagovezni 2024 in Kazashko

On Forgiveness Day Kazashko celebrated Sirni Zagovezni and Maslenitsa. Winter was chased away by burning the Baba Zima effigy.

KAZASHKO · 18 March 2024 · retold here on 27 September 2026

On Forgiveness Day, Kazashko celebrated Sirni Zagovezni (Cheesefare Sunday) and Maslenitsa, as is the tradition. The festival falls on the eve of Great Lent.

The villagers chased away winter and evil spirits by burning the effigy of Baba Zima (Grandmother Winter), with noise, dancing, songs and games. Now “humbled”, they await the coming of spring and Easter.

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Cossacks who settled near Varna 100 years ago sing and danceMaslenitsa and Sirni Zagovezni (Cheesefare Sunday) in Kazashko: songs, dances and traditional costumes.Bulgaria 24 · 24 September 2024 · YouTube ↗

This item is retold in English from a Bulgarian-language post on the “Kazashko - Varna” Facebook page ↗.

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