Price: Located behind the former wire enclosures ( border facility ) , very close to the Turkish border , deep in the recesses of Strandja in the area Likudi . It is from the village Slivarovo about 12 km to the east . Access is also available from the village of Kosti by jeep along the old dirt road in Rezovsko before.
In this cave is connected and very ancient tradition of origin - in the hole in the eastern part or the icon to leave a miniature made of tin or silver , images of diseased organ or of a human figure ( votives ) . It was believed that the disease will remain on the image in the cave.
The day of the saint ( July 30 Old Style , 17 July new style ) was a great celebration for boys and girls in pre-nuptial age , so in Strandja called " lefterski panagir ."
Feast of St. Marina for a night . Pilgrims and feast and spend the night outside the cave in the hope of being cured or sleep - sign , waiting for a sign from the saint what to do to alleviate their sufferings .
Sacred places of St. Marina are complexes of a small monastery ( spring ) , tree (or several trees) , which are attached thread , garment or part of it in the belief that the disease over there, will destroy itself , and man would come home completely healed . These sacred complexes are located outside the settlements in low dank places , mostly in a cave or deep dollars. So going to these sacred places is always a continuous descent .
Unique spring located in the eponymous cave - water dripping from the cave walls is collected in containers placed on the floor and is considered to be curative. Sanctuary was the largest religious center of sanctuaries in Southeastern Thrace in the past attracted pilgrims from as far as Constantinople. People from near and distant villages come here to worship and " ridicule " with curative intent . In Strandja St. Mary is honored as a healer of childless women .
The cave is located in a rocky dank , overgrown with ivy. Not the typical deep cave closed - on the contrary , it is small and half open . The entrance is to the south and the east end has an opening for passage , which is a serious challenge for believers to narrow your height and size. Access to it is slippery due to dripping water on the walls . According to legend, during panagiri of St. Marina young men and women squeeze for healthy. Married can not squeeze .
After the construction of border facility , the cave of St. Marina remains behind honoring the woman devotees started visiting the holy spring in the village Gramatikovo .
Furthermore Slivarovskata in Strandja is known Stoilova cave of St. Marina .
In 2005 pilgrimage procession to the cave - shrine St. Marina on July 30 ( Old Style ) was recovered from Slivarovo residents and their descendants .
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