The day of April 24 was celebrated under the name Hranipole in Medven, Kotlensko, Ranipole — in Panagyurishte, Polerani — in Yablanitsa, and Ranopolia — in Western Bulgaria. The holiday, as can be seen, was not connected with the name of any Christian saint or saint; it remained completely pagan. And this would have been due to some deeper reason that did not allow or facilitate such a connection. But its deeply pagan nature also sheds light on the nature of the holiday celebrated on April 23, because a folk song clearly indicates that it was understood as St. George's Day.
Old information about the holiday is also given to us by P. R. Slaveykov, from which it can be concluded that a very strong tradition imposed the celebration of this day despite the clear awareness that it was pagan and unrelated to the church-established holidays. On this day, the feast from St. George's Day continued, preceded again by bathing, which in the past would have had a ritual character.
We liked the meaning of the word:
FieldWounds – The field (feeds) people, people feed the field
