On November 21, the day of the Presentation of Virgin Mary (or the Entry of the most Holy Theotokos into the Temple), the Orthodox Bulgarians also celebrate the Day of the Christian Family and the Learning Youth.
The holiday was established by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in 1929 to remind parents of their spiritual obligations to their children.
A holy liturgy is served in all dioceses of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church today on the occasion of the feast.
According to the Holy Scripture, on this day three-year-old Mary was taken to the temple in Jerusalem and was devoted to the service of God. This day has become the symbol of the presentation of young people to the temple and their introduction to faith and values of the Christian family in the face of Virgin Mary and righteous Joseph.
On this day the Church recommends that children should be taken to church.
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