Many customs and traditions dedicated to the coming spring are associated with Baba Marta / an old woman, who gives the children martenitsi / and the month of March. On March 1, people and animals wear martenitsi / interwoven white and red threads / for health and wellbeing.

Baba Marta’s assistants

Pictures of Baba Marta

Our beautiful martenitsi

Martenitsi will be warn until around the end of March or the first time an individual sees of stork, a swallow or bidding tree – the first signs that spring has arrived.

Martenitsi white and red