On August 2, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors the memory of St. Prophet Elijah in the old style - one of the most the great among the Old Testament righteous. The day of the Ilinden-Preobrazhen Uprising is also celebrated. In the Bulgarian national calendar, Ilinden is the biggest summer holiday during harvest and threshing.
According to the folk belief of Ilinden, one should not work because lightning can strike a person, and the sea takes victims on this day. Starting today, the weather is turning, the autumn winds are starting to blow, there are disturbances and dead current.
Name day is celebrated by Ilia, Iliyan, Iliko, Ilina.