by Ronesa Aveela | Jan 30, 2026 | Holidays, Mythology and Folklore
When Winter Turns Its Back As Groundhog Day approaches in the West, many people watch closely for signs that winter is loosening its grip. In Bulgaria, however, this moment of seasonal suspense has long had a different name and a different figure at its center....
by Ronesa Aveela | Jan 16, 2026 | Books, Kickstarter, Mythology and Folklore, Rituals and Traditions
News First! It seems like ages ago we said we were working on a web store. Well, now we’re getting back to that. We have a Shopify store in progress and are busily adding books and other goodies. It’s much more complex than I’d anticipated, so it may take us a few...
by Ronesa Aveela | Jan 2, 2026 | Books, Mythology and Folklore, Rituals and Traditions
Between Christmas (Koleda) and Epiphany (Yordanovden) lies a dangerous stretch of time known in Bulgarian folklore as the Dirty Days—Мръсни дни, Погани дни, or Караконджови дни. These are not merely days of winter celebration and feasting, but a liminal period when...
