Wearing martenitsi is Bulgarian folk tradition. Baba Marta is one of the most beloved Bulgarian customs holiday - everyone gives to their loved ones special amulet called martenitza for health .
Martenitsas are made specifically for March 1, when, according to Bulgarian people start the new business year. Decorating martenitzas is one of the oldest and at the same time unique Bulgarian customs, and now people decorate themselves with martenitsi to greet spring. Even today preserved this dear folk custom.
A simple strand of twisted white and red thread - this is the "classic" martenitsa
Bulgarians meet March 1 from time immemorial. Now young people are usually tied martenitsa of the wrist. But this has its roots in tradition. For the modern Bulgarian martenitsa is primarily symbolic tradition and bring health and luck. But ever thought about martenitsais amulet. They believed that protects people from "evil forces" of the outgoing winter.
Baba Marta is notorious for capricious temper. According to legend, Baba Marta is the sister of Sechko Great and Small Sechko (January and February) and is always angry, because her two brothers each year drink wine and do not leave for her.Baba Martas mood strongly influences the time. When laughing, the weather is sunny and warm, but when she is angry, wind and clouds obscured the sun. Again, according to the belief of March 1.
Baba Marta haunt people and crops, dressed in a red dress, wrapped with a red scarf. Martenitsa must be removed when you see blooming fruit or when you see a stork for the first time in the spring.
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