Bulgarian Folk Art: Martenitsi
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This web site is created as an opportunity for Bulgarians abroad to obtain martenitsi (martenitzi / martenici / martenizi) and show on March 1, the day of BABA MARTA, properly adorned; or for Americans and other foreigners who have Bulgarian friends or loved ones and want to surprise them with this beautiful traditional decoration. Since not everyone has relatives and friends in Bulgaria who may send them martenitsi, we provide you with the next resort: buy them online! The martenitsi in this online store are created by Bulgarian martenitsi artists Irina and Mila from Stara Zagora. We are based in the United States and we ship our products within the U.S., to Canada, and to Europe.
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here to open the Martenitsi store! Information about the Bulgarian tradition of martenitsa and Baba Marta is available on our product page (look in the Links section). In short, Bulgarians decorate their sweaters and coats with martenitsi on March 1 for good health and good spirit, until they spot a stork (storks do show up in Bulgaria!); then they hang their martenitsi on trees. But you don't need a stork to decorate a tree with your martenitsa...
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