▁is ▁an ▁ancient ▁practice ▁possibly ▁related ▁to ▁S lav ic ▁pag an ▁sacrific ial ▁trad itions ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁St . ▁George ▁is ▁the ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁she ph erd s . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁mag ical ▁day ▁when ▁all ▁evil ▁sp ells ▁can ▁be ▁broken . ▁It ▁was ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁saint ▁helps ▁the ▁cro ps ▁to ▁grow ▁and ▁bl esses ▁the ▁morning ▁de w , ▁so ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁they ▁walked ▁in ▁the ▁past ures ▁and ▁me adows ▁and ▁collected ▁de w , ▁was hed ▁their ▁face , ▁hands ▁and ▁feet ▁in ▁it ▁for ▁good ▁luck ▁and ▁even ▁in ▁some ▁rural ▁parts ▁of ▁Bulg aria ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁custom ▁to ▁roll ▁in ▁it ▁n aked . ▁ ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁is ▁also ▁Bulgar ian ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁Day , ▁made ▁official ▁with ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁Prince ▁Alexander ▁of ▁B atten berg ▁on ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁Par ades ▁are ▁organ ised ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁Sof ia ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁equipment ▁and ▁man power ▁of ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁military , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁major ▁cities ▁nation wide . ▁ ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁ Đ ur đ ev dan ▁and ▁is ▁celebrated ▁by ▁Bos n ian ▁Ser bs ▁and ▁Roman i ▁( both ▁Orth odox ▁and ▁Muslim ), ▁but ▁also ▁has ▁been ▁celebrated ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁