Show seek churchs churche blessing on all undertakings the slav people throughout the th world hold more to religious customs than any of 0 the peoples of western europe many of these beautiful old customs were created and preserved by the bulgarians Bulga rians during the five cen luries furl es sun ader der turkish rule the people as a rule also call upon the clergy to perform a ceremony for what would appear in western europe most trivial things in addition to the ceremony performed in tile the case of marriages births and deaths the cutting of nf the first sod and the laying of 0 a foundation tor for 1 new house or public building the opening ot of a new streets street building public garden or a factory etc without a religious religions ceremony la is considered as an aa ill owea immell abely the root roof Is placed on oa a new house or building a cross blessed by the priest with a wreath of 0 flowers attached Is hoisted and remains until tile the work is Is finally completed la in the villages certain ideas are carried to extreme limits and the parish arle priest is called upon to perform all sorts of of ceremonies such as blessing the land prayers for rain storms and the harest etc detroit news |