You have The Gift of bringing to Light The Mystery and Fascination of The Old Ways, Weaving together as it were the stories of how they came to be then as well as now, beautifully illustrated in your video, once again well done, and your name makes for an interesting anagram. As always Blessed Be.
Thank you so much! I am moved by your kind words and appreciation, expressed so beautifully. And I wonder if we are thinking of the same anagram. Blessed be!
I remember in 8th grade how I'd help my mom in making martisoare to sell with dried and painted flowers she'd picked the previous summer, and they've kept a special place in my heart. Thank you for covering this fascinating topic! I'd heard at some point that the martisor goes back to Dacian times, given to the men to be protected from harm (the red thread symbolizing the "blood" that would be shed instead of theirs) - interesting observation in which men are the ones giving the martisoare in sign of admiration, not the women. Great work as always Radiana, I'm here since I had seen your comment on a Crecganford vid :D
Thank you so much! And that is so lovely! My favorite mărţişoare in childhood were the ones with dried flowers in resin. They were like spring in a teardrop. And yes, the mărţişor is said to be very old, and it has been suggested that it also served a protective role for men in wars and not only in their agricultural endeavors. There is still so much meaning to be discovered within this tiny little rope. ❤
I can't wait for spring. It truly is a magical time with many dormant spirits that slept through the winter reawakening. You can feel it on the wind. Thanks for a great, informative video.
Thank you for sharing the Lore of The Land Beyond the Forest again. I look forward to to seeing a notification that you have returned. May Good Luck be upon You ~ B.
A wonderful telling of things as they were/are according to how you see things. As a Celt who walks a different path, these tales are interesting and significant. BB.
Interesting in Greece we make a red and white bracelet called a Martis (looks just like yours and can also feature a charm ) on the last day of February we leave it on the first flowering tree we see. There to it's mostly the women who keep the tradition.
That is lovely! I love seeing how these ancestral traditions vary from one culture to another and just how similar they are. It gladdens my heart the Mărţişor/Martis is still surviving with so many of us.
I was surprised to find out that the Scotts have an almost exact myth in their folklore. This leads me to suspect that this myth predates the Celtic exodus from mainkand Europe. 🤔
April is coming. The time is warming up. Seven old women takes the cattle for graze on the mountain. Delighted by the warm weather, the one of the women says: "March , O March (sometimes referred to as winter), you took my bad* (local expression meaning everything connected to bad, bad luck, diseases, misfortune, etc.), I *threw on you* (local expression meaning I survived or I succeeded) this year as well." Mars (Winter) heard her and got angry. He ask April. "April my brother, lend me two days to dry* (kill) the old hags with all they have. April lends the days to Mars and he sends snow and storm, and freezes the old women on top of the mountain with all the cattle. In Albania, after the weather warms up during the mid March, when is also the Albanian traditional new year (March 14th) which is also called "summer day", it gets bad and temperatures deeps around the end of March or beginning of April. We refere to this 1-2 weeks as "the old hags". We also do use the amulet of white and red threads during March, but slightly differently.
Thank you for sharing the Albanian variant! I enjoy learning how the beliefs and traditions for the renewal of spring are observed across European folklore, especially to the South and East, and seeing how similar they are.
The poet and writer Gheorghe Asachi connected in his fiction the legendary Baba Dochia to the historical figure of Decebal in the 19th c. to create a fictional ethnogenesis. Legends, history and fiction are 3 different things and mixing true tradition with historical facts in a fictional way to create a nationalist agenda that later can be used as bases for political ideology is just a bad lie.
Thank you for your insight. Indeed, during the 19th century folk boom, many writers crafted ballads and reconstructed fairy tales inspired by folklore (and one of my favorites must be Alecsandri's take on Baba Cloanța which I talk about in my latest video). I believe that we are responsible for our own poetic sensibility, the ability to read between the lines, think critically, and see the meanings and symbols past creative liberties. The tale of Dochia and Traian is just that - rather than historical figures, the two characters represent the personified forces of the Dacians and the Romans. How some may have used that for politics is beyond me. I have no tolerance for or interest in nationalist and ethnocentric delusions.
You have The Gift of bringing to Light The Mystery and Fascination of The Old Ways, Weaving together as it were the stories of how they came to be then as well as now, beautifully illustrated in your video, once again well done, and your name makes for an interesting anagram. As always Blessed Be.
Thank you so much! I am moved by your kind words and appreciation, expressed so beautifully. And I wonder if we are thinking of the same anagram. Blessed be!
Left you a message on instagram. Blessed be.
I'm curious what this anagram is?
“The old hag who defied the god of war” I am, enthralled so deeply
I remember in 8th grade how I'd help my mom in making martisoare to sell with dried and painted flowers she'd picked the previous summer, and they've kept a special place in my heart. Thank you for covering this fascinating topic!
I'd heard at some point that the martisor goes back to Dacian times, given to the men to be protected from harm (the red thread symbolizing the "blood" that would be shed instead of theirs) - interesting observation in which men are the ones giving the martisoare in sign of admiration, not the women. Great work as always Radiana, I'm here since I had seen your comment on a Crecganford vid :D
Thank you so much! And that is so lovely! My favorite mărţişoare in childhood were the ones with dried flowers in resin. They were like spring in a teardrop.
And yes, the mărţişor is said to be very old, and it has been suggested that it also served a protective role for men in wars and not only in their agricultural endeavors. There is still so much meaning to be discovered within this tiny little rope. ❤
I can't wait for spring. It truly is a magical time with many dormant spirits that slept through the winter reawakening. You can feel it on the wind. Thanks for a great, informative video.
Oh yes! Spring reawakens all, magical and natural. I am very much looking forward to it as well. ♥️
Wow, this is so well done.
Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing the Lore of The Land Beyond the Forest again. I look forward to to seeing a notification that you have returned. May Good Luck be upon You ~ B.
My pleasure! I am very happy that you continue to enjoy these. Much love your way! ♥️
A wonderful telling of things as they were/are according to how you see things. As a Celt who walks a different path, these tales are interesting and significant. BB.
very informative and beautiful video as always ❤
Thank you, dear! Very pleased you enjoyed it. ♥️
Interesting in Greece we make a red and white bracelet called a Martis (looks just like yours and can also feature a charm ) on the last day of February we leave it on the first flowering tree we see. There to it's mostly the women who keep the tradition.
That is lovely! I love seeing how these ancestral traditions vary from one culture to another and just how similar they are. It gladdens my heart the Mărţişor/Martis is still surviving with so many of us.
So beautiful!!:) Good job, Radiana!
Mulțumesc frumos!
Thank you 🙏
You’re welcome! 😊
I was surprised to find out that the Scotts have an almost exact myth in their folklore. This leads me to suspect that this myth predates the Celtic exodus from mainkand Europe. 🤔
In Ireland we have a similar story of March borrowing days from February
Strada Baba Dochia
Timişoara 😊
April is coming. The time is warming up. Seven old women takes the cattle for graze on the mountain.
Delighted by the warm weather, the one of the women says: "March , O March (sometimes referred to as winter), you took my bad* (local expression meaning everything connected to bad, bad luck, diseases, misfortune, etc.), I *threw on you* (local expression meaning I survived or I succeeded) this year as well."
Mars (Winter) heard her and got angry. He ask April. "April my brother, lend me two days to dry* (kill) the old hags with all they have. April lends the days to Mars and he sends snow and storm, and freezes the old women on top of the mountain with all the cattle.
In Albania, after the weather warms up during the mid March, when is also the Albanian traditional new year (March 14th) which is also called "summer day", it gets bad and temperatures deeps around the end of March or beginning of April. We refere to this 1-2 weeks as "the old hags". We also do use the amulet of white and red threads during March, but slightly differently.
Thank you for sharing the Albanian variant! I enjoy learning how the beliefs and traditions for the renewal of spring are observed across European folklore, especially to the South and East, and seeing how similar they are.
@@Crowhag likewise!
The poet and writer Gheorghe Asachi connected in his fiction the legendary Baba Dochia to the historical figure of Decebal in the 19th c. to create a fictional ethnogenesis. Legends, history and fiction are 3 different things and mixing true tradition with historical facts in a fictional way to create a nationalist agenda that later can be used as bases for political ideology is just a bad lie.
Thank you for your insight. Indeed, during the 19th century folk boom, many writers crafted ballads and reconstructed fairy tales inspired by folklore (and one of my favorites must be Alecsandri's take on Baba Cloanța which I talk about in my latest video). I believe that we are responsible for our own poetic sensibility, the ability to read between the lines, think critically, and see the meanings and symbols past creative liberties. The tale of Dochia and Traian is just that - rather than historical figures, the two characters represent the personified forces of the Dacians and the Romans. How some may have used that for politics is beyond me. I have no tolerance for or interest in nationalist and ethnocentric delusions.
I couldn't wait for this one and I am simply spellbound. Thank you, Radiana! 🤍❤
I am pleased you are happy with it, dear! Much love your way! ♥️