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01.03.2010
In the traditional worldview of people of our nation, in its traditions and legends, Baba Marta is a kind of mythological personification of spring and on the month. Her temperament is very unstable. Old woman is sometimes angry, sometimes smiling and cheerful. Her mood had a strong impact on weather. Motley range of beliefs and ideas, relating to the old woman, harbingers of spring and yield, determines many rituals and customs. Early in the morning the first of March each wife washed the house and his yard. Then he puts on the fence or on any fruit tree in the garden male red belt or red apron. This is done to meet Baba Marta and pure red that she is smiling and well-intentioned. Throughout the day the old women out of their houses and walk the streets, not to see Baba Marta, which does not like old women. Just go outside and young girls brides to enjoy their Baba Marta and warm weather.
On the first of March in the entire territory of ethnic Bulgarians have a custom to tie red and white twisted threads - martenici "or" baynitsi (West Rhodopes). Martenici be tied to the right of children a hand in the shallow of the girls of fruit trees and domestic animals rogtsata. In the Rhodope region martenitsas are colored - blue, green or pink. Everywhere they have to first appearance of the storks, swallows or cuckoo.
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R. Popov "Short people"s holiday calendar"
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"Martuvane, custom parvomartenski - Ilindentsi village, Blagoevgrad - Photo: Christo Yuskeseliev
01.03.2010
Baba Marta
In the traditional worldview of people of our nation, in its traditions and legends, Baba Marta is a kind of mythological personification of spring and on the month. Her temperament is very unstable. Old woman is sometimes angry, sometimes smiling and cheerful. Her mood had a strong impact on weather. Motley range of beliefs and ideas, relating to the old woman, harbingers of spring and yield, determines many rituals and customs. Early in the morning the first of March each wife washed the house and his yard. Then he puts on the fence or on any fruit tree in the garden male red belt or red apron. This is done to meet Baba Marta and pure red that she is smiling and well-intentioned. Throughout the day the old women out of their houses and walk the streets, not to see Baba Marta, which does not like old women. Just go outside and young girls brides to enjoy their Baba Marta and warm weather.
On the first of March in the entire territory of ethnic Bulgarians have a custom to tie red and white twisted threads - martenici "or" baynitsi (West Rhodopes). Martenici be tied to the right of children a hand in the shallow of the girls of fruit trees and domestic animals rogtsata. In the Rhodope region martenitsas are colored - blue, green or pink. Everywhere they have to first appearance of the storks, swallows or cuckoo.
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R. Popov "Short people"s holiday calendar"
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"Martuvane, custom parvomartenski - Ilindentsi village, Blagoevgrad - Photo: Christo Yuskeseliev
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