Leider einen Tag zu spät, eben gefunden via Facebook European Commission. Im nächsten Jahr dann hoffentlich pünktlich.






Chestita Baba Marta, Happy Grandmother March! On 1 March, the whole of Bulgaria is decked with red and white martinitsi (red and white tassels or twists of threads) to welcome Baba Marta and the advent of spring. They are like magical amulets to bring health and happiness.




In Bulgarian folklore Baba Marta is the mythical mistress of the month of March and the bringer of spring. She is usually portrayed as a hunched old woman, but sometimes as a young woman, whose unpredictable temper is reflected in the changeable March weather. She loves the colour red.





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Die Bilder sind schon ein bisschen merkwürdig. Oder? Ich verweise noch mal auf den Begriff "Abgesunkenes Kulturgut".







A Martenitsa (Bulgarian: мартеница, pronounced [ˈmartɛnit͡sa], Macedonian: мартинка, Greek: μάρτης, Romanian: mărțișor) is a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn and usually in the form of two dolls, a male and a female. Martenitsi are worn from Baba Marta Day (March 1) until the wearer first sees a stork, swallow, or blossoming tree (or until late March). The name of the holiday means "Grandma March" in Bulgarian and the holiday and the wearing of Martenitsi are a Bulgarian tradition related to welcoming the spring, which according to Bulgarian folklore begins in March.[1] Inscribed in 2017 on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. [2]




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martenitsa