Bulgarian months
Encyclopedia
The months of the year used with the Gregorian calendar
by Bulgarians
bear names derived from the Latin
month names and these are used by the Bulgarian population. However, there is also a set of original Bulgarian
names for the twelve months of Bulgar-Slavic origin that differ from the Latin month names, although their usage is archaized and largely restricted to folk literature and religious calendars issued by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
.
The origin of the Bulgarian month names is closely related to the agricultural activities that occur in the corresponding period, or to the weather condition common for that period. Some months have alternative names in different regions. The usage of modern Latin month names among Bulgarians
started towards the end of the 19th century, as a result of mass education.
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar, also known as the Western calendar, or Christian calendar, is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter...
by Bulgarians
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
bear names derived from the Latin
Latin
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month names and these are used by the Bulgarian population. However, there is also a set of original Bulgarian
Bulgarian language
Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
names for the twelve months of Bulgar-Slavic origin that differ from the Latin month names, although their usage is archaized and largely restricted to folk literature and religious calendars issued by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Bulgarian Patriarchate is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with some 6.5 million members in the Republic of Bulgaria and between 1.5 and 2.0 million members in a number of European countries, the Americas and Australia...
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The origin of the Bulgarian month names is closely related to the agricultural activities that occur in the corresponding period, or to the weather condition common for that period. Some months have alternative names in different regions. The usage of modern Latin month names among Bulgarians
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
started towards the end of the 19th century, as a result of mass education.
| No. | English name | Bulgarian name | Bulgarian name (Transliteration) | Old Bulgarian Names | Old Bulgarian name (Transliteration) | Old Bulgarian name - Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | Януари | Yanuari | Просинец, Колог, Коложег, Голям сечко | Prosinets , Kolog , Kolozheg , Golyam sechko | Month of burning trunks |
| 2 | February | Февруари | Fevruari | Съчен, Сечко, Малък сечко | Sachen , Sechko , Malak sechko | Month of dreadful ice |
| 3 | March | Март | Mart | Сух | Suh | Dry month |
| 4 | April | Април | April | Брязок | Bryazok | Colorful month |
| 5 | May | Май | May | Тръвен | Traven | Grass month |
| 6 | June | Юни | Yuni | Изок , Червеник | Izok , Chervenik | Red month |
| 7 | July | Юли | Yuli | Чръвенъ, жетар, жътвар, сърпен | Chraven , Zhetar , Zhatvar , Sarpen | Harvesting month |
| 8 | August | Август | Avgust | Орач , Зарев | Orach , Zarev | Tillage month |
| 9 | September | Септември | Septemvri | Руен , Руй | Ruen , Ruy | Bounteous month |
| 10 | October | Октомври | Oktomvri | Листопад | Listopad | Month of falling leaves |
| 11 | November | Ноември | Noemvri | Груден | Gruden | Month of tubers |
| 12 | December | Декември | Dekemvri | Студен | Studen | Cold month |
See also
- Belarusian monthsBelarusian monthsThe months of the year used with the Gregorian calendar in the Belarusian language differ from the original Latin month names:-See also:*Croatian months*Czech months*Macedonian months*Polish months*Bulgarian months-External links:...
- Croatian monthsCroatian monthsThe Croatian months used with the Gregorian calendar by Croats differ from the original Latin month names:Some names are derived from archaic Croatian-Slavic words that are no longer found in standard Croatian dictionaries...
- Czech monthsCzech monthsThe names of Czech months are, as in Polish, Croatian, Ukrainian and Belarusian not based on the Latin names used in most European languages.The suffix -en is added to most of the months' names.* January -- leden...
- Polish monthsPolish monthsThe Polish language is one of the Slavic languages that do not use Latin-derived month names .-See also:* Belarusian months* Bulgarian months* Croatian months* Czech months* Macedonian months* Slovenian months* Ukrainian months...
- Macedonian months
- Ukrainian monthsUkrainian monthsThe months of the year used with the Gregorian calendar in the Ukrainian language differ from the original Latin month names:-See also:*Croatian months*Czech months*Macedonian months*Polish months*Bulgarian months*Belarusian months...
External links
- http://projetbabel.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7222 A comprehensive table of Slavic and Baltic month names, explanation in French.