BABA MARTA 1stMarch 2008.

Today the first day of March is it seems a special day,Baba Marta on this day young and old in Bulgaria put on a Martenitsa (made of white and red threads)on their jackets or wrists to bring them health and to keep them from evil spirits.As tradition goes,you are to take the martenitsa off only after seeing a stork.then you have to put it under a stone or hang it on a tree branch.the person who gave name to this day is Baba Marta(Grandma March).People believe her to be a old grumpy woman,who comes every March to expel Winter.Her unpredictable swings of mood account for the frequent weather changes during this certain month,which may be the reason why men call it the women's month!"Charming"

(Sorry no pictures of this event so I have just picked random March pictures)