by Ronesa Aveela | Apr 17, 2026 | Books, Eastern Europe, Kickstarter, Mythology and Folklore
When the Witch Becomes the One Who Heals In the old stories, Baba Yaga is often introduced as a warning. She’s the witch in the forest. The one with iron teeth. The one whose hut turns on chicken legs. The one children are told to fear. But folklore has always known...
by Ronesa Aveela | Mar 13, 2026 | Holidays, Mythology and Folklore
From the Irish Leprechaun to the Slavic Raskovnik Every year around Saint Patrick’s Day, the world fills with symbols of luck: four-leaf clovers, pots of gold, and mischievous fairies guarding secret treasure. But the idea of luck revealing hidden riches isn’t unique...
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...
by Ronesa Aveela | Oct 24, 2025 | herbs, Holidays, Kickstarter, Mythology and Folklore
October 26 – Dimitrovden As the fields grow quiet and the air turns sharp with the promise of frost, Bulgarians celebrate Dimitrovden, the Day of St. Demetrius, on October 26. It marks the turning of the year, the time when summer’s fire fades and winter’s breath...
