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On November 8, the Orthodox Church celebrates the day of St.
Archangel Mihail. This is the second most important autumn holiday
for the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, after St. Dimitar’s day. According
to traditional beliefs, St. Archangel Mihail is the leader of all
heavenly
powers and a fighter against the dark ghosts on earth. He is a
symbol of the victory of good and justice against the evil. In the
Christian icon tradition Archangel Mihail is portrayed as a saint
holding a bloody knife in his hands, or scales, which he uses to
measure the human sins. That is why he is also called “the one who
takes out the souls”. The Saint leads the souls of the dead to the
world of the dead where together with his brother St. Peter he
determines how sinful the dead were and sends their souls either to
Heaven or to Hell. In Bulgarian national beliefs, the day of St.
Archangel Mihail is respected in honour of all dead. The Saturday
before the feast is the Big All Soul’s Day. It is also celebrated as the
day of the souls of all dead soldiers, whose memory is honoured by
the people on this day. | |||
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