Sunday it was a bit overcast and beginning to get cold again, but the flowers on the trees were beautiful! In Bulgaria, they have a tradition that celebrates the coming of spring. On March 1st, friends give each other martinitsi, or red and white figures or bracelets. Like typical spring celebrations, these colors and figures represent health and fertility. The tradition is that when the first sign of spring is spotted (a stork or a tree blooming) you tie the martinitsi to the tree. This tree was covered!
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