CULTURAL– HISTORIC HERITAGE

The story is associated with the Thracian that had formed, on our lands with the ancientness as the kin community in 11-millennium bc. and had entered actively in the policy biography to the european southeast until the close of the antiquity
The ancient history brought to these lands the scars of newstone, stone-cupric, bronze and iron epoch. Nearly 100 Thracian and other burial mounds are in the region situated. From the discovered Thracian wreckage-settlement burial mounds can made the decision about the epoch in which here had bloomed stable life with the high degree of the exploitation of the productive personnel can be taken. To one kilometer west of a town of Saedinenie in country "Starite lozia" and todays there are wreckages of one such colony, even though for one later epoch as well, if he is processed the more ample historic memorial, discovered in it.
At processing of field in the "Chamashki visini" country near city Saedinenie is excavated clay pot housing 104 silver and bilon of the coins. The larger part are cutted from during the roman emperor Antonin Pee /138 – 161/ and Alexander North / in 222 – 235/. The corporate discovery housed as well coins from the Septimian North, Gordian, Maximin – Thracian, Geta, July the Meuse, July Plava as well other.
Another rich bed in archaeological memorials is that in the "Kumata" country in the top outskirt of the city, to the high bank of a river Potoka. The discovered wreckages from family animals and objects of ancient inhabitants have been on the river. The original bronze figurine is found here namely  that impersonate a cantering raw horseman by as being summary the hinted leashes and the leashes, nourishing the saddle of the horse, /the picture of Thracian heros / . The height of the figurine is 10-15 centimeters.
In 1958 in the "Kalvacheva mogila" country the flower of the clone and the funeral of the warrior by the horse is determined.
Since the time of 1968, 140 coins in the country "Razkopanitza" are determined, cutted in 161 in time of emperor Lucius Ver . In the country "Iovchevica" 353 copper coins, cutted in XII century are found on the other hand.
The interesting finding is discovered in the most senior in the town Saedinenie from the new history its a cemetery in the country "Cherkovitza" tombstone. The text spelled out from Professor Gerasimov, reads: "Koliu and Angel, 1800, 18 June . . . Obituary-clerics of Stoiu Papkov, a slave Divine".

THE RELIGION

            The traditionally religion is the east orthodoxy in the territoryof Saedinenie municipality . This is confirmed by the architectonics and the fact that the churches built during the Ottoman rule are diged. They exist to the territory to the municipality in small sizes and another religions and namely the catholicism and the islam.
In 23 august 1838 sultan Mahmud 11 allows to  the residents of Golyamo Konare  reconstruct the church "st. George" without the sizes to the temple to stray though and leave for repair to the destroyed old church is given and the historic sources indicate that new is built in 1839. The thing with the new name- st. Atanasii, name symbol, name confidence in the future in the freedom .
The residents of Golyamo Konare: priest -Ivan Genov and Vassil Buhalski - name with the biggest desert for signing the Firman.
The church is finished at the beginning in april 1839 and ‘officially santifyed’ at the south official entrance is built in the marble flag with the inscription:"in the unanimously glory and integral Trinity is built temple “st. Atanasii” in summer 1839 April on 12”.
The church "st. st. Kiril and Metodii" is built 1887 in Tsarimir village. The belfry is built on 14 October 1904. The decoration is decorated in 1984 by sign painter designer Mihail Minkov.
In Pravishte village was located the"St. Troica" church that is santifyed on 23 October 1898 year.
In MalakChardak village the"st. George Pobedonosec" church is built in 1928. The church is higher from the other churches that are found of the municipal territory. It is not diged in the ground because she is built after the liberation from Ottoman rule.
The church "st.Dimitar" temple was located in Dragomir village. In data to the architect to the metropolitan in Plovdiv town the church is built up on the grounds to old church that had existed still from the time on Ottoman rule. In 2005 year, it uses the grounds of the already existing temple"St.Dimitar" patriotic residents of Dragomir  with own contributions and the contributions revived the temple again that was santifyed to 08. 05. 2005 from the metropolitan Arsenii of Plovdiv.
The church "st. st.Petar and Pavel" temple is built in Nayden Gerovo village in 1939 year. The church is raised largely from contributions to the locals.
The temple "st. Dimitrii"-Tseretelevo village is built in 1865-1867 year. In the 14 indiction is santifyed in 1875 year from Stobiyskiat bishop Sinesii.
The church "St.Petka" in Golyam Chardak village is built in 1850. The iconostasis to the temple and icons are decorated from actor from Levochevo in the same year. In 2000 year due to active committee the underlying repair of the temple and "Petkov den” as well was resantifyed personally from his highly the metropolitan Arsenii of Plovdiv.

CULTURE

The only cultural institutions of Saedinenie municipality are community centres. On 10 community centres and one museum collection that is located in Saedinenie town function in the municipality. Their goal is they to fulfill the needs of the population relevant With :

In 1927 year in Malak Chardak village the National community centre "Hristo Smirnenski" of initiative to educator-Ivan Kisyakov is founded. The holiday is the local fair that is commemorated in the village in St. George's Day. The local authentic folklore is stored by senior humans that execute complex folk songs during the local reviews and customs.
The National community centre “Napredak” is founded in 1927 year in Lyuben village. The library is made. The community centre participated at holding to the fair the village and another holidays with local meaning.
The National community centre “Arh. Andonov” is founded in 1928 year in Tsarimir village. At the beginning the community centre has been holding theater activity and the library board took a public circulating library now and it participates actively in holding the local "Mufkanica" and"Todor’s Day" customs.
The National community centre “Hristo Smirnenski” in Nayden Gerovo village features circulating library and subserves for continuing the traditions to the local customs and holidays.

LOCAL TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS

Local custom "KUMATA" happens in Saedinenie town in 23 and 24 april- there are “St. Lazar's Day” and “Palm Sunday” over 100 year tradition. It is unique and is distinguished from leftover “St. Lazar's Day” customs with their costumes and their way to happening.
The costumes are wholly authentic and submit from generation to generation. Only leader "KUMA" differs from remainder with different costume alone.     
"KUMATA" is spring female custom reflecting the relation on the young girls to the beauty and the diligence showed with the clothings in the songs that sing out . The custom happens in visiting to the homes where the girls sing in accompaniment for a good health and rich. The songs are authentic merry and playful. The girls convoke to “Todor’s Day” and vote "KUMATA" by lot and the round dance is done each sunday so on nearest meadow until her home. After visiting “St. Lazar's Day” and “Palm Sunday”  was made the big round dance to the square. On it which chap to which lass is himself takes is looked. The custom is changed so in holiday for the entire town.
The custom"KUDI" is the winter man's custom, it reflects the relation on young man to the diligence. The only custom happens in visiting at the homes the girls that is done to surface the dressed lads, healthy and strong, ready for labor and retaliation to the turkish oppressor. So it had become possible and the young the family visits to the dear girl, he to meet together with her close and shows his regard for her with outplaying as well young badinages.
The custom "KUDI" continues two days as starting the visiting the evening previously “Vassil’s Day” is, it continues in the entire night and finishes out to another day late for afternoon with peoples and funs for the entire population.
Due to the kept in the centuries folk art and customs, the bulgarian people has made to keep its nationality and originality. One of the senior national custom that is celebrated in Tsarimir village is "Mufkanica", called "Vlasov’s Day"still. That custom is expression of honoring to the cows and the bullocks, the best helpers with the last of agricultural workers. It is being called still"day of the bullock good health" therefore. It is being called still "Day of the bullock health" therefore. It celebrate on 11 feb. Start with lighting large fire from the biggest men in the village. To this day the women knead loafs, the lasses make pies and the all meet together around the fire. The young males hop the fire for health. In heat to the games and the people around the fire, the prettiest village lass is stolen. They grab the lass from the round dance, mount her on cart with beautiful horse and takes her in the home of lad. The bulgarian holiday "Todor’s Day" that is the traditional holiday for the residents of Saedinenie town and Tsarimir village was commemorated on the bound of the winter and the spring.
In the notion of the people "Todor’s Day” connects with “st. Todor"- one of the three great fighter to dragons that he hops to beautiful white horse with pike in hand dispels the black forces in the winter.
The are horse-races with put horses in attractive disciplines are carry out. The greatest interest provokes the horses races. The ritual breads and the loafs for the good health of  horses and for the rich in the year are served on “Todor’s Day”.