Baba Marta is a traditional Bulgarian holiday, and translated it literally means ‘’ Gandma Marta’’. On this day we celebrate the beginning of Spring, and it is well known that this Baba Marta actually ‘’sends away’’ the winter. To celebrate it, we put on our wrists little bracelets/ bands called martenitsa , woven by the combination between red and white colored threads. We wear those bans until the day when we see a stork or a bloomed tree, symbols of warmer weather and spring.
We also say
to each other ´´ Честита Баба Марта!’’ (Chestita Baba Marta), which means ‘’ Happy Baba
Marta’’ and we wish each other health and happiness.
Usually,
you can buy the martenitsa from everywhere around the country- from
supermarkets to little street corners and the prices varies also. But as I live
in Moscow, I cannot buy it from anywhere, that is why I have to make my own
ones. I also prepare some for my relatives.
Here is a
video showing how you could make your own martenitsa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP168PuhfVY
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