Happy baba marta card11/5/2023 It is the oldest woman in the family who prepares them. It is connected with first signs of coming spring and the awakening of nature.People tie martenitsi on their wrists or pin them on their clothes wishing good health, prosperity and luck.Martenitsi are put on the doors of the houses, on the trees in the garden and even on the animals at the farm. This is a tradition with a long, long history with roots in Thracians times that is still alive. Traditions will always be followed.Since ancient times on the 1-st of March all Bulgarians give each other martenitsi - twisted red and white threads. My grandmother is no longer here to give me these gifts, but I make my own cards now and I give them to others so they can feel the same way I felt when receiving them:) And I am going to keep doing it every year. And the same memory visits me in such a vivid way that it feels like it was yesterday- my grandmother gives me a Martenitsa, a bunch of amazing smelling flowers that grow in Bulgaria in March and also a hand-made card, made by a friend of hers containing an inspirational wish. Just like in all the previous years I wear my Martenitsa and give Martenitsas to people around me. Nevertheless the traditions remain the same independently of the location. This year baba Marta finds me in India where the hot and humid weather has nothing to do with the typical cold and often snowy conditions that I am used to experiencing back home in Europe. The thread is worn until we see a stork ( symbolizing the upcoming spring) and is then put on a blossomed tree so it grows healthy and fruitful. On that day, we wear and also gift each a thread in red and white – Martenitsa, with the wish to be healthy and happy. One of the beautiful Bulgarian traditions is the celebration of 1st of March as the day when the winter is coming to an end.Īccording to the legend, on that day grandmother March (‘Baba Marta’ in Bulgarian) scolds her naughty grandchildren -January and February and commands them to put an end to the harsh winter times. I`ll share my favorites recipes as well as recommendations for great places to eat healthy and websites with useful information on the topic. Healthy food that is also delicious is a great interest of mine and something that I hope I`ll get better and better at.
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