Today the Bulgarian Orthodox Church pays tribute to one of the most revered Christian saints, St. Nicholas of Myra, Miracle-Worker, with liturgies held across the country.
St. Nicholas Day or Nikulden, 6 December, falls in the period of the Nativity Fast and many Orthodox Christians take Holy Communion. Fish, invariably part of the St. Nicholas Day meal, is taken to church for thurification. St. Nicholas is believed to be the patron saint of bankers, merchants, fishermen and sailors. December 6 is the name day of more than 200,000 Bulgarians named Nikolay, Nikola, Nikolina, Nina, Kolyo, Nikoleta, Nenka, Nenko.
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