A Martenitsa (Bulgarian: мартеница, pronounced [ˈmartɛnit͡sa]; Macedonian: мартинка, romanized: martinka; Greek: μάρτης, romanized: mártis; Romanian: mărțișor;...

white strings with hanging tassel in Romania and Moldova, very similar to Martenitsa tradition in Bulgaria and Martinka in North Macedonia and traditions of...

Tryphon Zarezan which is dedicated to Saint Tryphon of Campsada, Kukeri and Martenitsa are to this day kept alive in the modern Bulgarian culture. The oldest...

survived and are still practised, most notably kukeri and survakari. Martenitsa is also widely celebrated. Nestinarstvo, a ritual fire-dance of Thracian...

conception and birth. In ancient times women’s wedding dresses were red. The martenitsa comes in all shapes and sizes - from building packages to strings on a...

(2007). Apotropaic magic Hamsa Practical Kabbalah Kautuka Raksha Bandhan Martenitsa Genesis 38:27 Holzer, Zecharia (2015). "Etz Chaim Journal (Volume 24)"...

Марта, "Grandma Marta") is a holiday celebrated in Bulgaria, on March 1. Martenitsas, usually in the form of a wrist band, small yarn dolls, or tassels, are...

one can take off the martenitsa earlier if one sees a stork (considered a harbinger of spring). One can then tie the martenitsa to the blossoming branch...

carbon dated to around 40,000 BP. In Bulgaria, there is a tradition called martenitsa, which sometimes involves tying a red and white string around the wrist...

character in Bulgarian folklore, associated with the month of March. Martenitsa) Božić (Christmas holiday near the southern Slavs) Dodola (in the Balkan...

related to Morana. Böögg in Switzerland Māra Mara (Hindu goddess) Jarilo Martenitsa Maslenitsa Dhumavati Santa Muerte Szyjewski, Andrzej (2003). Religia Słowian...

Europe) and they were also nominated in 2006 (Sorella) and along with the Martenitsa Choir in 1997 (Sezoni). Paul Cutlan - clarinets, saxophones Lloyd Swanton...

Chiprovtsi carpet Surva, Masquerade games Koprivshtitsa folklore fair Martenitsa The Bulgarian cultural heritage has many faces and manifestations - archaeological...

was about 8 years old, making the Bulgarian yarn folk art dolls called martenitsas, worn beginning on the first of March where Popova describes selling...

Back, Peter Gabriel, 2010 Serious Tam, Telek, 2000 Sezoni, Mara! with Martenitsa Choir, 1999 (original release on Rufus Records, 1997) Songs for the Poor...

Canticle (2002) with Clarion Fracture Zone and featuring Paul Cutlan and Martenitsa Choir. The Edge of Pleasure (2009) Sandy Evans Trio. When the Sky Cries...

hermit Ivan of Rila (876 - 946 AD). Adornment A Martenitsa (Bulgarian: мартеница, pronounced [ˈmartɛnit͡sa]) is a small piece of adornment, made of white...

Elements Released: 1996 Format: CD Label: Rufus Records (RF020) Canticle (with the Martenitsa Choir) Released: 2001 Format: CD Label: Rufus Records (RF060)...

Surva, Masquerade games, Bulgaria Koprivshtitsa folklore fair, Bulgaria Martenitsa, Bulgaria Petrykivka decorative painting, Ukraine A traditional Kraków...

Year Association five times (2001, 2002, 2010 г, 2011, 2012), Zlatna Martenitsa from the Made in Bulgaria – Small and Medium Business Union in the financial...

Nominated The Barkers The Black Joke Nominated Equa Equa Nominated Mara! & Martenitsa Choir Sezoni Nominated Producer of the Year Producer Musical artist Release...

It featured Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Youssou N'Dour, Trio Bulgarka and Martenitsa, Archie Roach, Crowded House & Penguin Café Orchestra 23 January – Spotswood...

Ashok Roy The Night Ragas The Barkers The Black Joke Equa Equa Mara! & Martenitsa Choir Sezoni 1998 (12th) Kavisha Mazzella Fisherman's Daughter Lisa Gerrard...