Comments on: What is Martenitsa? And Who is Baba Marta?

By: Wrishi- Ghosal

Wrishi- Ghosal — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:19:33 +0000

This is something very new and amazing to me…!!
I met yesterday a Bulgarian traveller who seems to be my other brother here in my country India..
He tied martenitsa in my hands given by his father for protection and joy and now I wish to make one for his and his brother as we do not get the same in India

By: Amy L Smardz

Amy L Smardz — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 23:59:03 +0000

Wearing mine now

By: Haris Manou

Haris Manou — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 04:34:00 +0000

This is an ancient Greek costume used in Ancient Athens, to the Helidoneia , Eleusinian connected to many other festivals and has continued present in many parts of Greece since the ancient years. It was preserved in the Byzantine years by people even though Chrysostomus and many other fathers of the church were writing against it and spread out to Bulgaria Albania Romania etc at the same period.

Bulgarians have the biggest worry to be presented as indigenous so they always emphasize and stress things like that, for geopolitical reasons similarly to the smaller Bulgarian country that tries to be presented as Macedonian.

By: VM

VM — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 10:05:00 +0000

Thank you! Happy March 1st! Yes, my grandmother and aunt would send Martenitsa to my family every spring and I wore the red and white through my childhood! My father is Bulgarian and came to the states in 1967. I love Bulgaria and I love Baba Marta:)

By: Edinbulgarin

Edinbulgarin — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 09:27:00 +0000

In reply to Marius Cirsta. Why would you be surprised by that fact? Romania shares pretty much common history with Bulgaria,

By: Marius Cirsta

Marius Cirsta — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 23:13:00 +0000

I have read on a website that this is strictly a Bulgarian custom and I can confirm that as you said we have it in Romania too.
It is actually very much alive in Romania and called very similarly, martsishor. The month also has a very similar name being called Martie.
Every first of March a man in Romania should get a martsishor for the important women in his life. They are only given by men to women in Romania.
In recent years they have evolved into more complex pieces of jewelry and artwork but they always have the red and white yarn.
Living in Bulgaria now I find it surprising how we have such things in common and can’t wait to celebrate this here like I have done at home.

By: barbara d

barbara d — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:39:00 +0000

I have Bulgarian friends so we’ve celebrated for quite a few years. Happy Baba Marta!