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Transliteration of Latin Rosalia (festival of the roses). Doublet of the personal name Роза́лия (Rozálija).

By folk-etymology, the term has gained semantic nuances related to Bulgarian роса́ (rosá, dew)

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руса́лия (rusálijaf

  1. (folklore) festival/ritual game performed in the Pentecost week
  2. (by extension) feminine spirit, nymph (bringers of dew and fertility)

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