Baba Marta (or Granny March)
Back at home there is this tradition of exchanging "martenitsa"'s with your friends and family on every 1st March. They are given as a symbol of good health. It's essential that you buy those for your close ones but never for yourself. The martentitsa itself has one very important feature - it should be always red and white. The most traditional and typical versions include a string of red and white yarn that one wears around the wrist or a brooch made of yarn again, shaped like a boy (Pizho) and a girl (Penda). According to the traditions you are supposed to wear your martenitsa's until the first blossoming trees are present.
So happy 1st March!
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