Jordan Day, or Epiphany, is one of the biggest Christian holidays. On this day, John the Baptist baptizes Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. After the sacrament of the Epiphany, people saw with their own eyes the Christian trinity of the Father (voice), the Spirit (dove perched on Christ’s shoulder) and the Son (earthly man) and began to believe, that’s why the day call Epiphany.
The day begins with a festive Epiphany liturgy. The water in the temple is consecrated, and then the reservoirs in every corner of the country. This happens after the priests have thrown the cross into the freezing waters. Popular belief states that whoever catches and pulls the cross out of the water will be in good health for the whole year. Therefore, it has become a tradition on this day for men to dive into the icy waters without fear.
In Plovdiv there will be a lithium procession and a Great Epiphany in front of the Water Palace on the Maritsa River.
On this day they celebrate Jordan, Jordana, Dancho, Danka, Bojidar, Bojidara, Bogolyub, Bogolyuba, Bozhan, Bozhana, Dana, Bictra, Boyan, Bogdan, Bogdana.
