Trifon Zarezan (Vine-growers' Day)
14 February 2026 — Cheers! May the vineyards bear richly and the cups never run dry!
Trifon Zarezan is a Bulgarian folk holiday of vine-growers and wine. It is celebrated on 14 February, or on 1 February by the old calendar style. The day is linked to Saint Trifon, regarded in folk tradition as a patron of vine-growers. The central custom is the ritual pruning (zaryazvane): growers go out to the vineyard, cut a few vine shoots, pour wine over the pruned spots and wish for a rich harvest. A King of the Vineyards is often chosen, crowned with a wreath of vine twigs and greeted with honour. A shared feast with songs and wine follows. The holiday marks the end of deep winter and the start of the new vine-growing year, when days are already noticeably longer. It shows how the folk calendar follows the rhythm of nature and the sun. Today many wineries and towns celebrate it with festivities, tastings and cultural events.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver star figure made of bright dots and fine lines, like a constellation moving across the sky: a vine-grower with a curved pruning knife, a pair of pruning shears and a round wine flask, with a few vine tendrils of twinkling stars curling behind him
Sources
Positions in Astronativa are astronomically exact. The interpretation is for inspiration. · Glossary · Terms · Privacy · Thank you