The period of the so-called "dirty days" is over

On January 7 the Orthodox Church honors St. John - The Baptist of the Son of God. 

The Bulgarian folk tradition connects the rites and customs of St. Ivan's Day with the purifying power of the water consecrated the day before.

The period of the so-called "dirty days" is over and everyone is looking forward to the future.

On this day 351,856 namesakes celebrate in Bulgaria, according to national statistics, and Ivan and Ivanka are the second most popular names in Bulgaria after Georgi and Maria. There are 53,576 women named Ivanka and 144,024 men named Ivan.