The document discusses the Bulgarian tradition of Martenitsa, where people give each other white and red strings or bracelets starting on March 1st to please Baba Marta and make winter end sooner. People wear the Martenitsa until they see the first stork of the season, as the stork signals spring has come and Baba Marta is pleased. The tradition aims to bring health and luck through the new year.
Baba Marta Day celebrates the mythical old woman Baba Marta who brings the end of winter and the beginning of spring. People wear small adornments called Martenitsas made of twisted white and red wool threads to wish for Baba Marta's good mood and the arrival of spring. The white color represents melting snow and the red color represents the intensifying setting sun as spring comes. Martenitsas are worn until the first stork is seen, signaling the arrival of spring, and then hung on flowering trees for health and fertility.
The document discusses the Bulgarian tradition of Martenitsa, where people give each other white and red strings or bracelets starting on March 1st to please Baba Marta and make winter end sooner. People wear the Martenitsa until they see the first stork of the season, as the stork signals spring has come and Baba Marta is pleased. The tradition aims to bring health and luck through the new year.
Baba Marta Day celebrates the mythical old woman Baba Marta who brings the end of winter and the beginning of spring. People wear small adornments called Martenitsas made of twisted white and red wool threads to wish for Baba Marta's good mood and the arrival of spring. The white color represents melting snow and the red color represents the intensifying setting sun as spring comes. Martenitsas are worn until the first stork is seen, signaling the arrival of spring, and then hung on flowering trees for health and fertility.
The document summarizes the Bulgarian tradition of Baba Marta's Day and martenitsas celebrated on March 1st. The tradition originated from a story where a swallow delivered a message to the Bulgarian people with a white string tied to its leg that had been bloodied, symbolizing new life. Now on March 1st, Bulgarians make and give martenitsas, which are red and white strings representing life and hope, to family and friends. People wear them until the first signs of spring and believe martenitsas bring health, happiness and luck for the new year. The tradition helps mark the end of winter and beginning of spring.
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Bulgarians celebrate Baba Marta (Grandma Marta) on March 1st to welcome the spring. As part of the tradition, they exchange Martenitsi, which are braided red and white threads symbolizing health and fertility. According to folklore, Baba Marta is an old woman whose mood reflects the changeable March weather. Wearing the Martenitsa's colors of red and white was believed to appease Baba Marta and make winter pass more quickly.
2. БАБА МАРТА
Баба Марта е митичен персонаж в
българския фолклор. В народните вярвания,
представени в пословици и приказки, името ѝ
е свързано с името на месец "март". Три са
месеците, които са персонифицирани в
българските митични представи -
януари, февруари и март. Януари и
февруари са представени като братя с лют
характер - Голям Сечко и Малък Сечко. Баба
Марта се смята за тяхна сестра, която ту е
усмихната и добронамерена, ту
непредвидимо зла.
3. БАБА МАРТА
С Баба Марта и месец март се свързват много
обичаи и празници, посветени на идващата
пролет. Най-известният обичай, свързан с Баба
Марта, е закичването на хора и млади животни
с Мартеница на 1 март - деня на пристигането на
Баба Марта. През целия месец се извършват
обреди за гонене на змии и гущери, както и
гадания, свързани с някои прелетни птици.
