Martisorul-romanian tradition

1. Traditional Customs
PESTRIŢU ŞTEFAN ALEXANDRU
Group 8103
Faculty of Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development
University of Agriculture Science and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
Coordinating teacher: Mihai Daniel Frumuşelu
Keywords: spring, red and white, snowdrop
MĂRŢIŞOR
The Martisor, a spring token, a tiny adornment tied with a red and white entwined cord
presented on March 1, is one of the most representative Romanian traditions also adopted
in towns and cities, roots back 8,000 years, when people use to presented each others red
and white pebbles in a string.
Martisor a genuine Romanian holiday celebrates the arrival of spring. Young ladies and
women dear to us are presented these spring tokens on March 1, the Martisor day. It is
believed to bring joy and good luck. In Bukovina (north-eastern Romanian province) there
are men who receive martisor.
In the old times, Mărțișor were made of small river pebbles, colored in white and red,
stringed on a thread and worn around the neck. They were worn, to bring good luck and
good weather, from March 1 until the first trees would bloom. When the first trees were
flowering the Mărțișor were hanged on tree branches.
The red color symbolizes love for all that is beautiful and also the blood of the brave young
man, while white represents purity, good health and the snowdrop, the first flower of
spring.
I think Mărţişor is an opportunity for all the people to show their gratitude to each other and
enjoy the regeneration of nature.
Bibliography: https://mpnewyork.mae.ro/en/romania-news/375
http://romaniatourism.com/martisor.html