In Bulgarian folklore, the first day of March is regarded as the beginning of spring. March is imagined in the shape of the mythical grumpy old lady Baba Marta Ãâðñð ÃÅðÃâ¬Ãâð, ââ¬ÅGranny Marchââ¬Â and deeply associated with the red-and-white yarn adornment called Martenitsa. On 1 March every year, Bulgarians give a Martenitsa to each of their friends to congratulate them on the beginning of spring.
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