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On Easter Day people tap eggs against each other; whoever ends up with an unbroken egg is the "борец"
(fighter) and will be healthy all year. The table also has sweet Easter bread, "козунак"
. The greeting is "Христос воскресе!"
(Christ is risen!), and the answer "Воистина воскресе!"
(Truly He is risen!). Orthodox Easter often falls on a different date from Western Easter.
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Easter eggs
For "Великден"
(Easter) Bulgarians dye eggs on Holy Thursday or Saturday — the first one is always red.
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History of Bulgaria
An illustrated history of Bulgaria
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Coffee culture
In Bulgaria "едно кафе"
means an espresso — short and strong.
Handshakes, hugs and kisses
Strangers and business contacts shake hands and say "Здравейте!"
or "Добър ден!"
.
Tipping
In restaurants a tip, "бакшиш"
, of about 10% is usual if you liked the service; in a café, rounding up is enough.