6-year-old Martin caught the cross this year in the icy waters of Tunja. Martin is 6 years old. Last year’s recipient of the cross, Theodore, is 2 years and 6 months old, he also participated in the ritual today, as well as 4-5 other children, reported BGNES. By tradition, the cross is given to one of the small participants in the Men’s Choir in Kalofer.
Exactly 5 minutes before 8 o’clock in the morning, young boys and older men – over 250 people – stepped into the waters of the Tundzha River. For the annual ritual, people from almost all of Bulgaria have come to the town of Botev.
Hundreds are the spectators of the ritual. Before entering the waters, the participants in the choir were traditionally blessed, from there the procession with drums and folk choirs went to the Church Bridge on the Tundzha River.
The men sing the song “Zalubiela e Vasilka”.
Traditionally, the locals enter the icy waters of the river first, followed by guests.
There is no ice or snow this year either, but the waters of the river are cold enough to cleanse and temper the brave.
Here “rescue” of the cross on Yordanovden is not carried out as in other parts of Bulgaria, but that’s why Kaloferci pass the cross to the youngest member of the choir.
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