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Martenitsa
***** Location: Bulgaria
***** Season: Spring
***** Category: Observance
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Explanation
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Martenitsa (Bulgarian: мартеница, pronounced [ˈmartɛnit͡sa]; plural мартеници martenitsi)
is a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn and worn from March 1 until around the end of March (or the first time an individual sees a stork, swallow, or budding tree).
The name of the holiday is Baba Marta. "Baba" (баба) is the Bulgarian word for "grandmother" and Mart (март) is the Bulgarian word for the month of March.
Baba Marta is a Bulgarian tradition related to welcoming the upcoming spring. The month of March, according to Bulgarian folklore, marks the beginning of springtime. Therefore, the first day of March is a traditional holiday associated with sending off winter and welcoming spring.
The same tradition is also held by those in the Republic of Macedonia, as well as in Greek Macedonia and Patras in the Peloponnese.
Romanians also have a similar but not identical holiday on March 1, called "Mărţişor". If and how these two holidays are related is still a matter of debate between ethnologists.
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HAIKU
back from a meeting --
on my keybord waits
a martenitsa
comparing
our martenitsa --
office fun
photos and haiku by
Isabelle Prondzynski
March 2012
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Related words
***** . Martisor (the amulet) .
Romania
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Martenitsa
***** Location: Bulgaria
***** Season: Spring
***** Category: Observance
*****************************
Explanation
quote
Martenitsa (Bulgarian: мартеница, pronounced [ˈmartɛnit͡sa]; plural мартеници martenitsi)
is a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn and worn from March 1 until around the end of March (or the first time an individual sees a stork, swallow, or budding tree).
The name of the holiday is Baba Marta. "Baba" (баба) is the Bulgarian word for "grandmother" and Mart (март) is the Bulgarian word for the month of March.
Baba Marta is a Bulgarian tradition related to welcoming the upcoming spring. The month of March, according to Bulgarian folklore, marks the beginning of springtime. Therefore, the first day of March is a traditional holiday associated with sending off winter and welcoming spring.
The same tradition is also held by those in the Republic of Macedonia, as well as in Greek Macedonia and Patras in the Peloponnese.
Romanians also have a similar but not identical holiday on March 1, called "Mărţişor". If and how these two holidays are related is still a matter of debate between ethnologists.
© More in the WIKIPEDIA !
- MORE on flickr photos -
*****************************
Worldwide use
*****************************
Things found on the way
*****************************
HAIKU
back from a meeting --
on my keybord waits
a martenitsa
comparing
our martenitsa --
office fun
photos and haiku by
Isabelle Prondzynski
March 2012
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Related words
***** . Martisor (the amulet) .
Romania
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EUROPE SAIJIKI ... TOP
. BULGARIA SAIJIKI .
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