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The red is associated with health, vitality, fertility and bravery. According to the tradition, people wear Martenitsas for a certain period, the end of which is usually associated with the first signs of spring — seeing a stork or a fruit tree in blossom.
After that people can tie them on a blossoming tree for fertility thus giving the tree health and luck, which the person wearing the Martenitsa enjoyed while wearing it. In Bulgarian folklore, Baba Marta is a mythical figure who brings with her the end of the cold winter and the beginning of spring. Baba Marta is believed to be a grumpy old lady whose moods swing very quickly and it reflects in the changeable March weather.
The belief was that when she was smiling the weather was sunny and warm, but if she got angry the cold would stay longer. By wearing the red and white colours of the Martenitsa, our predecessors asked Baba Marta for mercy. They hoped that it would make winter pass faster and bring spring. Baba Marta tables may also be decked out with a variety of cold cuts which include Elenski but, Pastarma and sujak; soups and stews which include Bob chorba, Ribena chorba and Zelenchukova supa; and grilled foods such as pork steak, chicken or grill fish.
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