Flower's Day

Flower's Day, also called Vrubnitsa, Floriile (in romanian) or "Willow Day", is one of Bulgaria's most celebrated holidays.^[1] The holiday takes place on the Sunday before orthodox Easter Sunday to commemorate Jesus Christ’s entry into Jerusalem through a crowd waving palm branches.^[2] Bulgarians also celebrate this holiday to welcome spring and close the cycle of adolescent girls’ vernal rites.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "VRUBNITSA ( TSVETNITSA , KUKLINDEN ) - BULGARIA". Sulekha.com. 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
^ "Cvetnitsa (The flowers day)". Inew Travel. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
^ "Flowers Day". Child's Friend. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
^ "Bulgarian Traditions & Name Days". Ploudiv. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[1] "VRUBNITSA ( TSVETNITSA , KUKLINDEN ) - BULGARIA". Sulekha.com. 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[2] "Cvetnitsa (The flowers day)". Inew Travel. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[3] "Flowers Day". Child's Friend. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[4] "Bulgarian Traditions & Name Days". Ploudiv. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

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