Key Bulgarian cultural traditions, festivals, and everyday social etiquette. Front: the Bulgarian word or phrase in Cyrillic with romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.
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- Баба Марта (Baba Marta)
- "Grandma March", the holiday marking the start of spring on March 1
- мартеница (martenitsa)
- A red-and-white ornament worn in March for health and luck
- Сурва (Surva)
- A New Year's Eve custom of blessing people for health and luck
- сурвакница (survaknitsa)
- A decorated dogwood branch used to bless people for the New Year
- хоро (horo)
- A traditional Bulgarian circle dance
- гайда (gayda)
- The Bulgarian bagpipe
- кукери (kukeri)
- Costumed dancers who perform rituals believed to scare away evil spirits
- Никулден (Nikulden)
- St. Nicholas Day, celebrated with fish dishes
- Гергьовден (Gergyovden)
- St. George's Day, celebrated with roasted lamb
- Трифон Зарезан (Trifon Zarezan)
- A winegrowers' holiday celebrating the pruning of vines
- Родопите (Rodopite)
- The Rhodope Mountains, a region famous for its folk traditions
- баница (banitsa)
- A traditional pastry made of layered dough and filling
- шопска салата (shopska salata)
- Bulgaria's iconic tomato, cucumber, and cheese salad
- гостоприемство (gostopriemstvo)
- Hospitality
- поклон (poklon)
- A bow, a gesture of respect
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