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The two threads twisted together, red and white or red and black, symbolized the unity of opposing forces: summer-winter, heat-cold, fertility-barrenness, light-dark, but also fierce, tumultuous life, youth, passionate love (red) twisted around purity, candid, clean, and new, virginal light (white). On this day, and even until March 8, men offer women martisoare - small symbolic items tied with a red and white entwined cord, as a sign of respect and love. However, everything can become a martisor if you don’t forget to tie the red and white string to it.

Initially made just from two twisted threads of wool, one coloured red and one white, the mărțișor has evolved, incorporating a small piece of jewellery or something handcrafted tied with a red and white entwined cord. Also, some say that, because of its crescent shape, the horseshoe has the ability to ward off the evil eye. So he turned himself, changed himself, just like that, using only a wink of its energy, into a girl. Next in March, the Romanians celebrate Women’s Day on March 8, the tradition of Babele (old ladies) between March 1 and March 9, and 40 de Mucenici (40 Martyrs) on March 9. Options are plentiful, ranging from simple red and white cord bracelets to precious stones and luxurious jewelry pieces.If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review. Everything went sad: birds did not sing anymore, springs were not flowing, children did not laugh anymore. If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.

The word Martisor is the diminutive of martie, the old folk name for March ( Martie, in modern Romanian), and thus literally means “little March”. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The tradition is placed along with other spring celebrations marking the year's cycle: agricultural communities associated it with the end of winter and start of spring. Giving this talisman to people is an old custom and it is believed that the wearer will be strong and healthy for the year to come. It was the way it’s always been, the way his father honored the tradition, as did his father before him.Ethnographers say that the “old ladies” myth is one of the most important in the Romanian tradition. When Dochia sees the fruits she believes that spring has come and leaves for the mountains with her son and her flock. And Dragon took the beautiful maiden who frolicked in the waters, had garlands of flowers in her hair and over her bosom, and chased rainbows. The first day of March brings with it a host of customs and traditions of Martisor -(trinket ) , a festival dedicated to the brink of spring renewal time. The maiden was released and she ran back into the sky, almost instantly (had she thanked her saviour?