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Baba Marta Day – Bulgaria
March 1
Baba Marta Day marks the welcoming of spring by exchanging Martenitsi (red-and-white threaded charms symbolizing health, happiness, and fertility) worn until a stork is seen or a tree blooms, then hung on a blossoming branch. The holiday honors the folklore figure “Grandma Marta,” who brings warmer weather, with traditions including exchanging these amulets and wishing “Chestita Baba Marta” (Happy Grandma Marta).