by Ronesa Aveela | Oct 17, 2025 | Entertainment, Food, herbs, Mythology and Folklore
October is a month woven with mystery. The air turns crisp, the veils between worlds grow thin, and magic dances in every shadow. From the first golden leaves to the night of Halloween, this is the season when the unseen becomes visible, a time when witches, dragons,...
by Ronesa Aveela | Feb 1, 2023 | Books, Bulgaria, Food, Kickstarter, Rituals and Traditions
February is the month for lovers! Did you know that among the Bulgarians, the main tree for love and marriage is the apple? This is one reason it’s part of wedding rituals. The fruit is an ancient symbol of abundance, health, and fertility, and apples are said to have...
by Ronesa Aveela | Dec 10, 2021 | Books, Bulgaria, Food, Holidays, Rituals and Traditions
The year 2021 is coming to a close. After the world-shaking events of 2020, many people hoped that 2021 would be better. For some, it may have, but for many, the trials afflicting the word continued on. But still, each new year brings hope, as if somehow the turning...
by Ronesa Aveela | Sep 10, 2021 | Food, Mythology and Folklore
Tomorrow will be 20 years since the tragedy of 9/11. It’s hard to believe that a new generation has made their way to adulthood since the horrific day. This is a solemn time in our country, a time to honor the lives of the thousands of people lost in New York, D.C.,...
by Ronesa Aveela | Aug 13, 2021 | Books, Bulgaria, Food
We recently donated copies of our cookbook to the “Health & Home Cooking” class at Augustine Christian Academy, an interdenominational classical school in Oklahoma, to give them a taste of Bulgaria. At the end of the 2021 school year, close to a dozen thirteen-...
by Ronesa Aveela | May 29, 2021 | Books, Bulgaria, Bulgarian Art, Entertainment, Food, Holidays, Mythology and Folklore, Rituals and Traditions
Learning about your heritage and preserving your traditions in your own family is a great way to teach your children about the family’s cultural and religious history and to add to their personal identity. Observing, preserving, and creating new traditions are ways of...
