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Bulgarian Martenitsa
Честита Баба Марта!
Happy Granny March!
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Bulgarian Martenitsa
The Story About Bulgarian
Martenitsa Мартеница
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A Legend of Martenitsa
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This widespread practice
of wearing of Martenitza
and its exclusive stability
in the Bulgarian folk
culture is explained with
the believed magical
power of the red colour. It
is believed to have the
magic power to chase
away the evil spirits, the
demons and the illneses.
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If you are walking along the
streets in Bulgaria on the 1st of
March you will wittness many
smiling faces. But first of all
your eyes will be captured by
martenitza (martenitsa,
martenica). Everyone has
decorated their clothes with
them. Moreover, you can see
decorated dogs and cats. In
the small villages in the
mountains people decorate
their domestic animals.
Houses have their own
martenitza as well.
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On the 1st of March
everybody could wear
martenitza, especially
young children, just
married couples or newly
born domestic animals.
The kids are the most
enthused when
practicing this traditional
holiday. They accept
Baba Marta as well as
they accept Santa
Clause, but they receive
martenitza instead of a
present.
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We wear martenitsa,
because we believe
that hereon
everything will be
better, we smile
because the winter
is over, the spring is
coming.
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Many of the fabric
threads are quite
like dolls, and are
called Pijo and
Penda.
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Instructions for Making
Martenitsas
The simplest Martenitsa is
the twisted red and white
thread. You have to tie some
red and white thread
together and then two
people twist each end in
opposite directions about 20
times and then put two ends
together and smoothen it.
One can tie beads on it as
well. Different colors for the
sun, trees, blue skies etc.
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Instructions for
Making Martenitsa
The simplest addition to
the twisted thread are
the skeins. Take one
color thread and go
about 30 times around
your hand . Then tie it to
one end of the twisted
thread. Then do the
same with the other
colour.
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Bulgarian Martenitsa
Честита Баба Марта !
Chestita Baba Marta !
Happy Grandma Marta !Пожелавам ви от
сърце здраве и щастие !
I wish you health and happiness !
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