A Very Bulgarian Tradition for the Welcoming of Spring ❤️ Баба Марта 🤍 1 Март ❤️ (Grandma March)
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- Happy “Baba Marta” ( Баба Марта, 1 Март) and with it the coming of spring! 🌸 🐰 🌺 🐣
In today’s video I will be sharing one of Bulgaria’s biggest and most traditional holidays- “Grandma March”.
“Baba Marta” or “Grandma March” is celebrated on the 1st of March and is intended to bring us into the Spring season with health and happiness.
Bulgarians all across the globe hand out “Martenitsi” ( Мартеници ) to their loved ones, which we wear until we find the first blooming tree. At that point we remove the “martenitsa” and hang it on the flowering tree. In doing so we shed ourselves of all sickness and unhappiness and are now ready to enter spring!
Let’s celebrate this beautiful Bulgarian holiday together- traditions, legends and all!
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ABOUT ME:
My name is Laurie and I swapped city life (Manhattan, New York) for a simple life in a semi-abandoned village (Село) in the Balkan Mountains (Eastern Europe).
I literally woke up one morning and realized NYC wasn’t for me. I booked a ticket (the same day!), packed a little suitcase, and moved to my beloved teeny-tiny Bulgarian farm… lost in time. And when I say lost in time I mean LOST-IN-TIME. No time-crunching jobs, no watching the clock, hardly any internet service at all, really. Imagine a village from the Middle Ages… that’s pretty much what you get here. And I’m loving every second of it!
I went from living in a city of 8 million to living on an old, historic farm… population: under 40. From skyscrapers to crumbling abandoned houses. From fast food takeout to barrel grill cooking. The advantages of village life are endless…
Update: My boyfriend and I have saved up and begun renovating our abandoned ancestral homestead (farmhouse). It hasn’t been easy but definitely interesting and extremely rewarding. There is nothing better than farming, harvesting and foraging for our own food… and keeping tradition alive. 🌱
ЗА МЕН:
Здравейте!
Аз съм Лори, на която всички се чудят как замени градския живот (Манхатън, Ню Йорк) със спокоен живот в малко полуизоставено село в България.
Събудих се една сутрин и осъзнах, че Ню Йорк не е за мен. Купих си билет (същият ден!), стегнах си малкото куфарче, и се завърнах в България… в бащиното ми селце, там, където животът е спрял, и там, където разбираш кои неща наистина имат смисъл! Забравих какво е стрес, напрежение и нареждане на деня спрямо часовника! Часовник, какво е това? За да ползваш телефона си, отиваш до специално място, където има обхват, и така говориш! Чувстваш се така, сякаш живееш в годините от Възрожденския ни период! Обожавам и ценя всеки миг, прекаран тук!
Всички се чудят не е ли трудно да живееш в село с по-малко от 40 души, отчитайки, че идвам от град с 8 милиона жители! От небостъргачи до рушащи се изоставени къщи…От доставки на бързи храни до готвене на жар и весели чевермета! Предимствата да живееш на село са безкрайни... На първо място трябва да осъзнаеш какво дава то на душата ти, защото тя е най-важна! След това да забравиш за клишето, че няма реализация!
В момента: Моят приятел и аз обновихме изоставената къща на предците ни! Пригодихме я така, че да не ни липсва каквото и да е удобство! Не беше лесно, но определено интересно и изключително възнаграждаващо. Няма нищо по-добро от земеделието, отглеждането и търсенето на собствена храна... и поддържането на традицията жива. 🌱
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We have the same holiday in Poland, a bit later though, on the first day of spring and we call these dolls Marzanna, from the Polish word for March which is Marzec. We make a bit bigger doll and throw it to a river on the 1st day of spring. We call it: topienie Marzanny. I like Bulgaria very much. My first international trip back in the day was to Varna by car from Poland. 2 day trip, no less. I was just 7 and the sea was great and people were nice. I picked up Bulgarian very quickly since I am a Slav and have fond memories of the holidays. Then I went to school and learned Russian and the cirylic alphabet and now I can understand and read Bulgaian much better. I really want to return to Bulgaria soon. My cusin was there in Zlote Piaski just 3 weeks ago and said it was great.
Fascinating! Thank you for sharing! Absolutely love your channel and we always look forward to a new video. We have blooming trees now (in the North Georgia mountains, U.S.A.) and the migratory birds have been heading north from Florida for weeks now, so Spring is moving north! Happy Spring to you and your family. 🥀🌻🐦🐝🐞
Thank you so much John! Hearing that you guys are looking forward to my videos makes me so happy! 😊
The footage I used in this video is a mix from this year and last year (just so I can show the full experience of hanging the Martenichki up on a blooming tree). We don’t have any blooming trees around here just yet but good to hear spring is on the way!! 🌸🌺🌹
Честита баба Марта Lori 😊 Thank you for the information around this day
Честита Баба Марта и на теб! Много здраве, щастие и любов!!
Thank you so much for watching! ❤️🤍🌹
хихи честита баба Марта и честит 3 ти март,здраве и щастие :)
Честита Баба Марта! Да си бял и червен, и много споделен! 😃
🇧🇬 ЧЕСТИТ 3-ТИ МАРТ!!! 🇧🇬
Много здраве и щастие на теб и твоето семейство!!
Very interesting stories thanks for sharing.
Happy springtime to you , your boyfriend 😅 and your entire family 😊.
Thanks for watching! I passed on your kind words and they all send you and your family health and happiness in the new spring season 😊 🌸
Cestita baba Martha to you and all your loved ones ,Happy Spring❤
Thank you so much Antonia!! Chestita Baba Marta to you and your loved ones as well! Best wishes and happy spring!! ❤️🌸❤️🌸
Честита баба Марта Lori 😊
Мерси!! Честита Баба Марта и на теб!! ❤️🤍❤️🤍
Happy Springtime to you all! 🌱🌄
I think that we are unusual in the UK in that we don't have much folklore
We call a piece of tapestry created whilst training/experimenting, a sampler
Always interesting to see, thanks Laurie 🙏
Happy Spring! 🌸 🌺 🌹
Oh, wow.. and here I am wishing we had more tapestries in Bulgaria. Sadly, the Ottomans destroyed pretty much all of our castles, palaces and works of art so we don’t have much left as far as tapestries and such go. The first thing I do when I visit my mom and sister in the US is go to the Cloisters to see the beautiful Unicorn In Captivity tapestries. I absolutely adore tapestries. You may not have much folklore but you do have beautiful works of art ❤️
chestita baba marta :)
Thank you!!
Chestita Baba Marta to you too!!
I wish I could send you a Martenitza 😃
Hello sister I am Sonu form India like your vlog ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hi again Sonu!! Thank you so much! You make me really happy each time I hear from you 😊. If I ever come visit beautiful India I will message you for advice on where to go and what to eat! 😃😊
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Thank you for sharing these stories. I can't believe you don't have blooming trees but your mallow is in bloom. It's the other way around here 😂 unless that was an old shot at the end.
Happy baba marta weekend, and liberation day
Happy Baba Marta and Liberation Day (на патерици 😃) to you too!
These clips are mixed between this year and last year. We don’t have too much blooming yet either. I wanted to show the full tradition but still haven’t found a tree to hang my Martenichka on this year, so I used last year’s clips. My martenichka is still on my jacket and arm 😃
Those kitties are so sweet! My cats always like to plop themselves right in the center of everything I'm doing, too. Love them. Interesting to hear the old dark tale. Very similar to our own stories growing up (e.g. Hansel and Gretel)
Awww thank you so much for saying that about our kitties!! They are our babiessss 😻😻😻. Haha your cats sound sooo adorable! Curious and playful. I’m so happy you enjoyed the tale! I thought it was pretty interesting when I first heard it. Your right! Similar to the fairytales of the Grimm Brothers.
Great story about Pijo and Penda, I really enjoyed it, thank you Laurie! You're a true shining light in dark times, 🙏
Oh wow, thank you so much Michel! I have to say you really made my day with this comment 😊. I even called my mom and told her what you said haha 😃. I am very happy you enjoyed the story!!
What a nice reminder of an old custom. My Baba and mother used to get letters, yes there used to be only mail in days gone by, and for Springtime they would get the Martinitzi in the letters. Hopefully Baba Marta is not angry this year…
Oooo our grandparents do the same for us! Now that I’m in Bulgaria my Baba’s just give them to me but they still send my mom and sister Martenichki in the mail ❤️🤍❤️🤍
Problem is the mail is terrible and always late. My mom and sister still didn’t get the card that Baba sent in December!
Fingers crossed for a warm and bright Baba Marta!
@@sistersofbulgaria9396 well I guess some things never changed especially the mail. Used to take months and in those days during the Cold War, the mail was most likely opened…Here in the Midwest USA Baba Marta must be happy since weather on some days is like Springtime but it’s just not right. Keep doing what your doing and enjoying the better more natural life. Next thing is they will take you to a hot springs with the belief that…maybe you already know…stay happy and healthy!
WOW spring is so much more advanced where you are than here in Burgas...!!! Oh and the bird is a Stork not a Crane in English - very similar
Ooo these clips are mixed between this year and last year 😃 I just wanted to show the full experience of hanging up the Martenichki. Otherwise we still don’t have blooming trees where I am either. My Martenichki is still on my jacket and wrist 😃
Thank you for the correction on the bird! I will remember that! 😊
@@sistersofbulgaria9396AH - I was super jealous of all the green and the blossom 😀We have a few white blossom, just a few , but no pink and no green shoots.
Laurie, you will find that leaving NYC was the best decision of your life, bar. none. [Returning to Giuliani days of law and order may never happen again at current pace]
Super impressive is your pursuit of tradition and culture, at an almost Japanese level, I haven't seen this from a European in so long, maybe ever......This is what sustains and maintains us despite any external attempts to disrupt. Japan is an excellent example...
Thank you so much for this encouragement. You honestly made me feel so good with everything you said that you made my day! The comparison to Japanese culture is beautiful and so true. I just hope we as Europeans appreciate the beautiful nature we have here and that more of us look to a wholesome life. 🌱
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craft school was called "Home Economics" in the '80s, I sewed a Pac-Man ghost pillow and one other thing can't remember....2 diff. classes of same in two different schools, 1 in 7th, and 1 in 10th grade.
Nice! We had a sad excuse of “craft” class when I was little. Never made anything worth saving 🫤
Happy liberation day 🇧🇬
Thank you so much!! 🇧🇬❤️
Happy Liberation to you too!! 😊😊
Is this the time of year when the Kukeri come around? I've seen videos of them and I find the whole thing fascinating.
Yes! How awesome that you know about Kukeri!!! Some parts of Bulgaria (many parts really) also have Kukeri around Christmas. They are meant to chase away evil spirits so that we can enter the new season with health.
Hmm, cranes sound like storks to me.
Yes, you are right! I found that out later 😃
Щъркел на английски е stork, а crane e жерав
Благодаря! Ще го запомня 😊