- Tryphon Zarezan
St. Tryphon Zarezan (Tryphon the Trimmer) (born c. 225 in
Phrygia ) was aChristian healer and is now theEastern Orthodox patron saint ofwine .cite news |title=Plovdiv Region Welcomes Diplomats in Celebration of Day of Saint Tryphon |url=http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Plovdiv/Rodopi/Brestovitsa/News.aspx?690=Plovdiv_Region_Welcomes_Diplomats_in_Celebration_of_Day_of_Saint_Tryphon |work=Guide-Bulgaria |date=2008-02-14 |accessdate=2008-05-14 ]Festival
Tryphon's feast day is officially
1 February , but it it celebrated by Bulgaria vine growers on14 February per theJulian calendar . The celebrations are afertility rite intended to encourage the growth of the vines, and it is also thought that human infertility can be cured on this day. [cite book |title=Bulgarian Folklore, Folk Beliefs, Customs, Folksongs, Personal Names |last=Nicoloff |first=Assen |year=1975 |publisher=A. Nicoloff |pages=p. 22 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Xiw9AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Tryphon+the+trimmer%22&dq=%22Tryphon+the+trimmer%22&num=100&pgis=1 |accessdate=2008-05-14]References
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