01/03/2022
This photo has a special meaning for most Easter Europeans, but it is not known in the rest of the world. So here is the story behind it:
This is called “Martisor” in Romanian and it has similar names in other Eastern European Countries.
This is a small detail that is offered to women on the 1st of March in this part of the world as we celebrate the first spring day today and this is a way of wishing health, love and happiness in the new year to come.
It can be weared pinned to your clothes or as a bracelet until end of March.
Even though I have been living in Spain for the last 17 years, my mom sends me Martisor every year and this is one of the traditions I most value and enjoy from my cultural background.
The origins of this tradition are very ancient, dating back in the Roman Empire, where New Year’s Eve was celebrated on March 1st, as the month was called in honor of the God of Mars.
Mars was the God of war and an agricultural guardian, who ensured the nature’s rebirth. Therefore the red and white colors of the string may be explained as colors the war and peace.
Somehow, this year, I feel Martisor has an even more special meaning in the current situation of Eastern Europe.❤️🩹
So, I would like to send a virtual Martisor to all women, as a symbol of my support and solidarity to what they are passing through, with the hope that the nightmare they are living will be over soon and peace will be restored in all our countries, as a new spring in all our hearts!
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