in this class we will do together souvenirs called MARTENITSA. SImply students need for the session white and red threads and scissors, some beads or bright ribbons will be OK also. I will have the samples and we create similar in class. This is going to be a fun class.
Martenitsa is derived from Bulgarian word for month March or as the legends say from an angry old lady called Grandma March or Baba Marta, she is a harsh old woman who changes her mood very rapidly and it reflects in the changeable March weather that ‘s one day it’s sunny the other day it’s cold and cloudy.
 When Baba Marta is smiling the weather is sunny and warm, but when Baba gets angry the cold will stay for longer and it may even snow.
By wearing the red and white colors of the Martenitsa kids asked Baba Marta for mercy. They hoped that it will make winter pass faster and bring spring, and the new agricultural season will be healthy and abundant.
Every March 1st some peoples on Europe exchange Martenitsi and tie these in a knot to one another’s wrist and wish themselves “Happy grandma Marta”. This is a unique way to wish someone good luck, health and fertility.
Everyone can wear these little ornaments. They can include also animals, made out of threads or flowers.