On the first of March and few days afterwards, Bulgarians exchange and wear white and red little bracelets, tassels or small dolls called Pizho and Penda . In Bulgarian folklore the name Baba Marta ( in English баба Марта means Grandma March) is related to a grumy old lady whose swings change vary rapidly.
This Bulgarian tradition was created 1500 years ago from Khan Kubrat and his sons.
Martenitsa
The martenitsa is something like small bracelet, made of red and white yarn. The Martenitsa is always given as a gift. Bulgarians wear it from 1 March until the first time an individual sees a stork, swallow or budding tree. But the ritual of finally taking off the martenitsas is different in the different parts of Bulgaria. Some people would tie their martenitsason a branch of a fruit tree, thus giving the tree health and luck. Others would put their martenitsas under a stone with the idea that the kind of the insect closest to the token the next day will determine the person`s health for the rest of the year.
Symbolic
The red and white tassels aren`t just decorations. They symbolize the wish for good health, happiness, love. They simbolize the new life and the spring too. White as a colour symbolize the cycle of life and death, the balance of good and bad in human life.
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