Months in Bulgarian Trivia Quiz

Answer: January

Bulgarians also call the first day of the New Year with the names "Souroka", "Vassilitza" or "Sourozdru". On the eve of the holiday the family gathers round the table, which is piled with various dishes, everything that the family wishes to have during the year.

Answer: Mart

On the 1st of March there is a holiday celebrated only in Bulgaria. It's called Baba Marta and on that day everybody gets the so-called "martenitza"- twisted red and white thread, as a symbol of health and vitality.

Answer: December

December is the twelfth month in the Roman calendar and according to the Bulgarian calendar the twelfth month bears the beautiful name of 'prosinetz'. This Old Bulgarian word is derived from the Indo-European 'bherat': shining, glowing. Legends tell that during this month the day begins to "glow", to become brighter and to grow.

In some regions of Bulgaria this month is called Nikulden's month.

Answer: Iuni

In the Roman calendar Junius is a month dedicated to the goddess Junona, wife of Jupiter. The Bulgarians call this month "red" and believe that like June, like December.

Answer: August

In the ancient Roman solar calendar, the last month of summer is the sixth month of the year and was called sextilis. In the 1st c. BC it became the eighth month and by decision of the Senate was renamed in honor of Emperor Guy Octavian (63 BC - 14 AD), who received the title of August ('dignified by the gods'). This name is preserved until now. The Bulgarians call it "glowing" month.

Answer: Mai

In Latin, 'Maius' is the month of the goddess Maya, daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury, the messenger of the gods and god of trade, eloquence and cunning. People call the month of May "grassy".

Answer: February

"Malak Sechko". This is how elderly people call the month for repentance, dedicated to the god of death - Februus.

Answer: Oktomvri

October in the Roman calendar is the eighth month of the year. Old people call it "Mitro's month" or "fall of the leaf". In Thrace the autumn till St. Demetrius' Day is called "Grandmother's summer" which is harvest time. This is the reason why the holidays are not so many.

Answer: November

The ninth month of the year was called by the Romans November, proto-Bulgarians called it Month of the monkey, Slavs gave it the name "the cold month", and today's Bulgarians call it Rangel's month. The forty days between St. Demetrius' Day and St. Nicholas Day are called Poor man's summer.

Answer: April

The Latin Aprilis comes from aperire 'open', meaning that April opens the doors for spring. For that reason folk lexicon also has the name "colorful" for April.