![]() Out of twined red and white threads are also made bracelets, necklaces, tassels, pompons, balls, squares, human or animal figures. There are many other variations and forms. Penda is the female doll, usually dominating in red color and distinguished by her skirt. Pizho is the male doll, usually dominating in white color. The most typical Martenitsa represents two small wool dolls - Pizho and Penda. The red is associated with health, blood, conception, and fertility. The white is a symbol of strength, purity and happiness. The Martenitsa is made of twined red and white threads - woollen, silk, or cotton. They hoped that it will make winter pass faster and bring spring. By wearing the red and white colors of the Martenitsa our predecessors asked Baba Marta for mercy. When she is smiling the weather is sunny and warm, but if she gets angry the cold will stay for longer and it may even snow. In Bulgarian folklore Baba Marta is a grumpy old woman who changes her mood very rapidly and it reflects in the changeable March weather. The name "Martenitsa" is taken from the Bulgarian word for March, or, as a legend tells, an angry old lady called Grandma Marta - Baba Marta in Bulgarian ("baba" means grandmother and Marta comes from word "mart", which means March in Bulgarian). ![]() This custom is essentially to wish great health, good luck, and happiness to family and friends. On that day, Bulgarians exchange, so called "Martenitsi" ("Martenitsa" - singular, "Martenitsi" - plural) and tell each other, "Chestita Baba Marta!" (Happy Grandma Marta!). ![]() Peolpe all over the world meet spring with joy and new hopes but in Bulgaria it is saved as an ancient tradition. On the 1st of March Bulgarian people celebrate a traditional holiday called Baba Marta (or Grandma Marta in English) and it is related to welcoming the approaching spring. ![]()
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