Day on which St. Stephen's honor is noted on the third day after Christmas - December 27.

St. Stephen is the creator of the first Christian community in Jerusalem. It includes different people - rich and poor. However Stefina been slandered, that does not honor God and the law of Moses. He was taken out of the city where he began throwing stones. The saint knelt and perish before, he turned to the sky with the words: "God, forgive them". According to legend the Virgin Mary and prayed for him.

In 415 the relics of the saint were discovered through the vision of a priest. They were moved to Zion Temple in Jerusalem.


St. Stephen is the third day of Christmas and the last holiday of the year. Him to prepare dishes of meat around the table and collect the whole family. On this day is the custom Laduvane. Girls gather together and predict for marriage. All single women immersed flower tied with a ring or any other personal object in a container filled with water. The next morning one of the girls, dressed as a bride, pulls the flower from the court and called for marriage and happy family life. Barley girls put under your pillow and hope to dream of their future husbands in noshtta.V some parts of Bulgaria on St. Stephen's younger go to visit their older relatives.

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On this day people celebrate and named after Stephen, Sarah, Stephanie, Stefcho, Stefanka, Stefania, Fanny, Ventsislav, Ventsislava, Stamen, Stancho, Stanimira, Stanislav, Stanislav, Stoyan, stand, etc. Stoichko.

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On behalf of St. Stephen was called and the Bulgarian church in Istanbul, known as the Iron Church. St. Stephen is the only Orthodox church iron. It is a three-aisled basilica with a cruciform shape and beautiful ornaments. The altar facing the Golden Horn, and over the narthex rises 40 meter bell tower. The temple was established in the late 19 th century.

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