Life in BG mark on 01 Mar 2007 04:02 am
Interlude
We interrupt the regularly scheduled posting about Austria…
Today is a unique celebration here in Bulgaria called Baba Marta day. What happens is this: Everyone carries around these red and white yarn bracelets called martenitsa. They tie them on each other’s wrists to wish each other health and prosperity. Everyone keeps them on until they see the first stork in the air (kind of like the coming of spring), and then they take them off and tie them on to a tree branch. You can see old martenitsa tied to the trees all over town.
It’s kind of fun. And it is especially great today because it is sunny and warm outside, so everyone is out and about and cheerful. So…
Chestita Baba Marta to all of you (Happy Baba Marta Day)!!
Oh, and Happy Birthday to my mom, who would have been 62 years old today. 🙂 Who knew she had such a famous birthday??
Ok, now back to our regularly scheduled posting about Austria…
on 01 Mar 2007 at 7:27 pm # Sunnia
Chestita Baba Marta, Kristy! Came across your (hilarious!) blog doing a Technorati search on Baba Marta. Funny, I have had run-ins with the Mullet in LA and UA customer service in Bombay too… scary stuff!
on 01 Mar 2007 at 11:33 pm # Kathy
Kristy…why can’t I find the gallery?
on 01 Mar 2007 at 11:36 pm # Kristy
The gallery is on the right hand side, it is a picture of a yellow church with microscopic letters that say “Click here for pictures of Bulgaria”. I’ve had other people looking for it, too, so I should post that….good idea!