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Around these backwards, uncivilised parts, full of strange people and strange customs (not to mention strange oaths  Angel ), we celebrate the first of March and the approach of spring by giving each other martentsas:

"The martenitsa, a Bulgarian tradition, related to welcoming spring, is a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn and worn from March 1 until around the end of March (or the first time a person sees a stork, swallow, or budding tree). The red and white woven threads symbolize the wish for good health. They are the heralds of the coming of spring in Bulgaria and life in general."

Here's some red and white origami blossoms I made to celebrate March 1st this year, photographed on snow and on new wildflowers and grasses.

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And the origami martenitsas I made last year (with a real one between them).

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What a lovely tradition.  I don't mind little traditions like this because they are based on nature not on woo-hoo religion.   Those are so beautiful.  Very nice work, Vera.   Smile
Happy Martisor!

Yes, i seem to have a romanian (moldavian) gf lately  Angel
There, i said it.   girl blushing
For the record: Fuck Corona and travel limitations  Angry  Aggravated

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(03-01-2021, 03:58 PM)Dancefortwo Wrote: [ -> ]What a lovely tradition.  I don't mind little traditions like this because they are based on nature not on woo-hoo religion.   

Yeah, I’m one of those for whom “tradition” is almost a dirty word (I don’t mean crafts and music and things like this, obviously) but I rather like this one. It’s creative and has to do with nature and spring. What’s not to like.

Plus, martenitsas can be pretty much whatever your imagination can conceive (much like origami).

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Also, I can’t wait for the storks to come back and everything to start blooming again!  Sun

Quote:Those are so beautiful.  Very nice work, Vera. 

Thanks  girl blushing I started making origami to take my mind off nasty memories with nasty people in them... the memories and people no longer mean anything to me but I'm totally hooked now (I lost some great papers I bought because of freaking Brexit though Dodgy Well, I got my money back but I really liked the patterns of the paper...)
For the Welsh contingent (just me, I'm guessing) March 1st is Saint David's Day.

So all the males pin a leek or daffodil to your lapel and all you females dress up in "traditional" Welsh costume. Being non binary I'm exempt from this nonsense so will sit here watching TV and drinking Somerset cider. "Iechyd da!".
I'm just waiting for my vaccine. Dodgy
It's the 1st of March again but the coming of spring feels... wrong...

"I feel the spring far off, far off,
   The faint, far scent of bud and leaf --
Oh, how can spring take heart to come
   To a world in grief,
   Deep grief?

The sun turns north, the days grow long,
   Later the evening star grows bright --
How can the daylight linger on
   For men to fight,
   Still fight?"
Sara Teasdale, excerpt from Spring in War Time

Still, here are my origami martenitsas:

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And those from previous years (as I shouldn't've linked to facebook, I guess)






And this gorgeous crocus model which I folded recently:




Here's hoping spring brings new life and not new deaths...
I'm a slow learner, I'm still in December.
Nice!
but
its called "martisoare" girl blushing
(03-01-2022, 05:50 PM)Deesse23 Wrote: [ -> ]Nice!
but
its called "martisoare"  girl blushing

Potayto, potahto Tongue We're such good chums, we don't mind sharing (even the word "yes" we've happily loaned them and that one's definitely ours Tongue)

Some claim it might be of Thracian origin (the martenitsa, not "yes" ;-)) but who knows exactly. Let's just call it Balkan (which, coincidentally, *is* in Bulgaria, the Balkan mountain, that is.

Saw these balloons in front of a local grocery store but by the time I snapped a photo (from my bike), the red one had lost his head  hobo

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(One of the most common ones are Pizho and Penda - a man and woman martenitsa:

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Only 9-10 months to winter.
March 1st means fuck all to Aussies.    Sorry.     Tongue