Nestinarstvo / Anastenaria Date in the current year: May 23, 2025
In some Bulgarian and Greek villages, people still perform an old fire-walking ritual. This originally pagan tradition is now associated with the feast day of Saint Constantine and Saint Helen. It is called the nestinarstvo in Bulgaria and the anastenaria in Greece.- Category
- Folk Festivals
- Country
- Bulgaria, Greece
- Tags
- nestinarstvo, anastenaria, folk festivals, festivals in Greece, festivals in Bulgaria