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Grandma March Day (or simply Baba Marta) is a holiday celebrated in Bulgaria
Bulgaria

The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
. It is celebrated on the first of March. Martenitsa
Martenitsa

Martenitsa is a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn and worn from March 1 until around the end of March . The name of the holiday is Baba Marta Day....
 are worn on that day to symbolize warmer weather and well being. Old Bulgarians call it Birch Month, because it was around the time when birch trees
Birch

Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula , in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae....
 start to grow leaves and give sap. There is a large amount of folklore connected with Grandma March Day and the character of Baba Marta
Baba Marta

Baba Marta is the name of a mythical figure who brings with her the end of the cold winter and the beginning of the spring. Baba Marta Day of the same name is celebrated in Bulgaria on March 1 with the exchange and wearing of martenitsas....
 herself.






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Grandma March Day (or simply Baba Marta) is a holiday celebrated in Bulgaria
Bulgaria

The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
. It is celebrated on the first of March. Martenitsa
Martenitsa

Martenitsa is a small piece of adornment, made of white and red yarn and worn from March 1 until around the end of March . The name of the holiday is Baba Marta Day....
 are worn on that day to symbolize warmer weather and well being. Old Bulgarians call it Birch Month, because it was around the time when birch trees
Birch

Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula , in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae....
 start to grow leaves and give sap. There is a large amount of folklore connected with Grandma March Day and the character of Baba Marta
Baba Marta

Baba Marta is the name of a mythical figure who brings with her the end of the cold winter and the beginning of the spring. Baba Marta Day of the same name is celebrated in Bulgaria on March 1 with the exchange and wearing of martenitsas....
 herself. The greeting exchanged on this day is Chestita Baba Marta (??????? ???? ????? – Happy Baba Marta, often shortened to ??? on greetings cards).