tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152532055090335650.post6680191739438333413..comments2024-03-23T07:29:54.230+00:00Comments on A bad witch's blog: Folkloric Dolls: Bulgarian Martenitsa Welcoming SpringBadwitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10548605170878666546noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152532055090335650.post-1277539188689928192020-02-27T15:44:07.535+00:002020-02-27T15:44:07.535+00:00Lana - thank you so much for your comment and for ...Lana - thank you so much for your comment and for all your information on the custom!Badwitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548605170878666546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152532055090335650.post-1138041513121060852020-02-27T12:02:54.332+00:002020-02-27T12:02:54.332+00:00It is I, your local Bulgarian immigrant, here to a...It is I, your local Bulgarian immigrant, here to announce how excited I am that you wrote about this custom!<br />According to our legends, the male and female dolls are called Pizho and Penda, respectively. Some say they were siblings, others - lovers, but in either case the white is meant to symbolise snow, and the red - the setting sun, both in celebration and hope of the warm spring to come. We also see Baba Marta as the personified form of March - a fickle, old lady whose mood changes like the weather of that month (oft because her younger brother Frost/Snezhko likes to steal her drink from her).<br />When I was a child/teen, the most popular martenitsi would be woven red-and-white bracelets. We'd keep all of them on one arm only and see how many we can pile up, haha.Lanahttp://lanasidhe.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com