On November 30, we celebrate Andrew's Day. Everyone has a name day related to Saint Andrew the First - Andrei, Andreiana, Andreia, Andrian, Andro, Hrabar, Hrabrin, Cilen, Deshka, Parvan.
Bulgarian folklore tells about Saint Andrew the jeweler, who lived in the mountains. He had a level that gave him all earthly goods. Once, however, a bear ate the only ox that plowed the hard ground. Andrei ate and harnessed the bear to the plow, and from then on the flower became the owner of the bears.
That's why the old Bulgarians also celebrated Mechkinden on November 30.
On the holiday, which mostly marks the transition from autumn to winter, women were not supposed to work in the house.
On the eve of St. Andrew's Day, the women boiled corn, beans, barley, sheep - everything the cat ate and called it " As the boiled grains thicken, so should the potatoes thicken.
Early in the morning, the oldest woman in the house washed her eyes and took ten kernels from the boiled corn, threw them up and said "You bear boiled corn, don't you you eat the monster!". The whole household began to habitually throw a few grains into the chimney, "to make the blind cries" - they ate, and the woman distributed the stew to the neighbors - to have a fruitful year. Young virgins also celebrated, expecting fertility and health.
With these spells, the Bulgarian aimed to appease the bear, believing that it would be healthy at night. The bear was revered because it is the enemy of the wolves that attacked people and their herds.
It is believed that on Andreevden, the day begins to grow as large as a milled grain, that is why the dream is also called Edrinden or Edrei.
On the table he puts pies and eggs from some kind of grain - corn, bulgur, beans, lentils, proco. Since it's Christmas mail, it's mail on the mat.