" Martişor, marţiguş and marţiguş are all names for the red and white string with hanging tassel customarily given on 1st day of March. In olden times, the string could also be black and white or blue and white. Giving this talisman to people is an old custom, and it is believed that the wearer will be strong and healthy for the year to come. It is also a symbol of the coming spring. Usually, both women and men wear it pinned to their clothes, close to the heart, until the last day of March, when they tie it to a fruit-tree twig. In some regions, a gold or silver coin hangs on the string and is worn around the neck. After wearing it for a certain length of time, they buy red wine and sweet cheese with the coin, according to the belief that their faces would remain beautiful and white as cheese and rubicund as the wine all year.
In modern times, and especially in urban areas, the Mărțișor lost most of its talisman properties and became more a symbol of friendship, love, appreciation and respect. The black threads were replaced by red, but the delicate wool string is still a ‘cottage industry’ among people in the countryside, who comb out the wool, dye the floss, and twist it into thousands of tassels. In some areas, the amulets are still made with black and white string, to ward off evil. Related to Martisor and also symbol for spring in Romania is the snowdrop flower. "
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Today is the first day of spring...When I got to school a girl waited and gave me this Mărţişor, I did not think I will get one this year too :D
On Mărţişor writes: "A happy spring!". For me it is a beautiful gesture from a person, I like that on the first day of spring in Romania the girls give the boys a Mărţişor :D
I love spring, and I love good people :)
I hope you will not be bored with this Romanian tradition, but I also wanted to show you to those from different parts of the world how to celebrate the first spring day in Romania ;)
Thank you for your attention
