Martenitsa
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martenitsa-171-17854361
title:
Martenitsa
text:
A Martenitsa is a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn and usually in the form of two dolls, a white male and a red female. Martenitsi are worn from Baba Marta Day until the wearer first sees a stork, swallow, or blossoming tree. The name of the holiday means "Grandma March" in Bulgarian and Macedonian, the holiday and the wearing of Martenitsi are a Bulgarian and Macedonian tradition related to welcoming the spring, which according to Bulgarian and Macedonian folklore begins in
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Balkanic tradition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martenitsa
date created:
2004-04-14T23:57:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T16:18:07Z
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