{"id":2066,"date":"2019-03-29T16:35:44","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T16:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/?page_id=2066"},"modified":"2024-04-27T14:31:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T14:31:52","slug":"grandmother-marta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/grandmother-marta\/","title":{"rendered":"Baba Marta"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2066\" class=\"elementor elementor-2066\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea896f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aea896f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d810336 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d810336\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8681bde e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8681bde\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bfe6c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bfe6c8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28308d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f28308d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"81\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/CategoryFolklore-VariantDuochrome-ColourColour.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13701 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/CategoryFolklore-VariantDuochrome-ColourColour.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13701 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa3de6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfa3de6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ff671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3ff671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Baba Marta<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b86e5f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b86e5f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to legend, \u201cGrandma Marta\u201d is a woman with erratic behaviour; you can see her cheerful, sad, or angry. The month of March in Bulgaria is very similar to her behaviour. She also represents the arrival of spring and the blooming of nature after a long winter in which white predominates owing to snow. People all over the world welcome spring with great enthusiasm and excitement, but Bulgaria is one of the few countries that celebrates its arrival with such a big festival, full of customs that have their roots in our town\u2019s distant past.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca949da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca949da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0a019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb0a019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martenitsa_Gustav_Flickr.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5909 lazyload\" alt=\"Baba Marta Martenitsa tradition\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martenitsa_Gustav_Flickr.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martenitsa_Gustav_Flickr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martenitsa_Gustav_Flickr-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martenitsa_Gustav_Flickr-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martenitsa_Gustav_Flickr.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5909 lazyload\" alt=\"Baba Marta Martenitsa tradition\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martenitsa_Gustav_Flickr.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martenitsa_Gustav_Flickr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martenitsa_Gustav_Flickr-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Martenitsa_Gustav_Flickr-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d382e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d382e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a4301 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8a4301\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b1ad1 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial e-transform elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d9b1ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M400 64h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v352c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V112c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-6 400H54c-3.3 0-6-2.7-6-6V160h352v298c0 3.3-2.7 6-6 6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBulgarians gift Martenitsas to friends and relatives on March 1.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-search-location\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M505.04 442.66l-99.71-99.69c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7h-16.3c27.6-35.3 44-79.69 44-127.99C416.03 93.09 322.92 0 208.02 0S0 93.09 0 207.98s93.11 207.98 208.02 207.98c48.3 0 92.71-16.4 128.01-44v16.3c0 6.4 2.5 12.5 7 17l99.71 99.69c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l28.3-28.3c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.59.1-33.99zm-297.02-90.7c-79.54 0-144-64.34-144-143.98 0-79.53 64.35-143.98 144-143.98 79.54 0 144 64.34 144 143.98 0 79.53-64.35 143.98-144 143.98zm.02-239.96c-40.78 0-73.84 33.05-73.84 73.83 0 32.96 48.26 93.05 66.75 114.86a9.24 9.24 0 0 0 14.18 0c18.49-21.81 66.75-81.89 66.75-114.86 0-40.78-33.06-73.83-73.84-73.83zm0 96c-13.26 0-24-10.75-24-24 0-13.26 10.75-24 24-24s24 10.74 24 24c0 13.25-10.75 24-24 24z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhere\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThey are worn by all Bulgarians, no matter where they are in the world.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db6b3e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db6b3e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a40dc elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial e-transform elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"b7a40dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.0100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-info\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M20 424.229h20V279.771H20c-11.046 0-20-8.954-20-20V212c0-11.046 8.954-20 20-20h112c11.046 0 20 8.954 20 20v212.229h20c11.046 0 20 8.954 20 20V492c0 11.046-8.954 20-20 20H20c-11.046 0-20-8.954-20-20v-47.771c0-11.046 8.954-20 20-20zM96 0C56.235 0 24 32.235 24 72s32.235 72 72 72 72-32.235 72-72S135.764 0 96 0z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdditional information\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch the video at the bottom for a short tutorial for \"How to make\"\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a17682 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a17682\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-164f711 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"164f711\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-664ad9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"664ad9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On March 1st, you will see that every Bulgarian in the country is wearing a \u201cMartenitsa.\u201d You\u2019re probably wondering what Martenitsa is. It is a particular amulet constructed of white and red twisted thread, primarily wool or cotton.<\/p><blockquote><p>Why are only white and red used? The colour red represents health and abundance, whereas the colour white represents purity and long life. These twisted threads have long represented two boyfriends: Posh and Penda.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>Today, it\u2019s not just the silhouettes of the two lovers, but also bracelets, necklaces, rings, and anything else artistic you can think of. The martenitsa guards against illness and bad luck. Friends and relatives exchange martenitsas for good health and fortune throughout the year.<\/p><p>Bulgarians used to hang their martenitsas on all areas of their bodies, including the neck and legs, and this was sometimes associated with a person\u2019s social position. Unmarried females, for example, hung their martenitsas on the left side of their garment, unmarried boys, on the little finger of their left hand, and married men, on their right sock.<\/p><p>The martenitsa is traditionally worn until one sees a stork or a blossoming tree. When this happens, you must separate from your martenitsa and hang it on a blossoming tree. As a result, it is expected that you will have a prosperous year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3877ddd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3877ddd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e7d9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-video-box\" data-id=\"51e7d9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;219&quot;,&quot;premium_video_box_video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-video-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-video-box-container-51e7d9b\" class=\"premium-video-box-container\" data-overlay=\"false\" data-type=\"youtube\" data-thumbnail=\"1\" data-hover=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t<div  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-video-box-inner-wrap\" data-video-animation=\" animated-\" data-delay-animation=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JbmC7pqJgIY?feature=oembed&amp;rel=0&amp;mute=0&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0\" class=\"premium-video-box-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/JbmC7pqJgIY\/maxresdefault.jpg&#039;)\" class=\"premium-video-box-image-container none\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-video-box-play-icon-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"premium-video-box-play-icon fa fa-play fa-lg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-video-box-description-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"premium-video-box-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA brief video of Martenitsa's handiwork.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fb2eae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6fb2eae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3c473 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d3c473\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac5b01 premium-header-block premium-lq__none premium-box-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-dual-header\" data-id=\"eac5b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-dual-header.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"premium-dual-header-first-header \"><span class=\"premium-dual-header-first-span\">Have a look at our popular <\/span><span class=\"premium-dual-header-second-header \">ARTICLES<\/span><\/h2> \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbb791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edbb791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check out some of our most recent articles for tips or new and interesting information on Bulgarian tourism. 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