This is how we celebrate EASTER
Easter is the day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. It is the most important religious feast in the Christian liturgical year and has also become one of the most joyful holidays in Bulgaria as the Bulgarian name “Velikden” (Great day) implies. In tune with worldwide Orthodox traditions, bright red colored eggs and Easter breads known as "kolache" or "kozunak" are the prominent symbols of Easter in Bulgaria and preparing them is one of the funniest most favourite to little children part of the holiday.
At midnight on the Saturday before Easter Sunday, people gather at the church with red painted eggs and bread. The priest proclaims three times "Christos voskrese" (Christ has risen) and the congregation replies "Vo istina voskrese" (Indeed he has risen).
The Bulgarian good luck crack is a unique Easter tradition in Bulgaria. Eggs are cracked after the midnight service and over the next few days. People take turns in tapping their eggs against the eggs of others, and the person who ends up with the last unbroken egg called “Borec” ( Winner) is believed to have a year of good luck.