March 5, 2026

Thursday of the First Week of Great Lent

Knezha, Bulgaria

The air inside the church felt too thick.

Natasha had noticed it as soon as she stepped inside the small parish. The smell of beeswax, incense, damp stone — things she had known all her life — suddenly pressed against her chest like a weight.

March 4, 2026

Clean Wednesday — First Week of Great Lent

Knezha, Bulgaria

The church in Knezha was dimmer during Great Lent.

Not physically — the same candles burned — but the light felt quieter, as if even flame observed the fast.

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