Religiously, The Red Represents The Blood Of Christ That He Spilled On The Cross, While The White Represents New Life And The Resurrection.
These birds are believed to use the bracelet in building their nests. It is a twisted thread of wool, one red and one white, whose main purpose is protection and good luck. The “marti bracelet” or just “marti” is an ancient custom for the beginning of spring.
On March 1, The Little Ones Would Make A Swallow Doll, Sing The Appropriate Song, And Go From House To House Collecting Eggs.
These bracelets are called ‘martis’. Own a piece of magic history! Read this article in greek.
The Name Is Derived From The Greek Word For The Month Of March, “Martios”!
Moreover, one could gift martinki to their friends, as a friendship bracelet. Martinka bracelet (red & white wool) starting the first day of march, usually, elderly women and mothers, make this woven string amulets, typically wool, for their kids and relatives. Check out our marti bracelet selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our bracelets shops.
According to custom, from march 1 to 31, children wear on the wrist a bracelet of twisted white and red thread, martis. In macedonia it’s мартинка (martinka), in bulgaria. It has both a secular and religious significance.
It Is Even Believed To Have Its Roots In Ancient Greece, And Specifically In The Eleusinian Mysteries.
* march 1st these bracelets are exchanged in europe between friends and family. It is believed it dates back to ancient greece and it is known all over the balkans. Folk superstition has it that people wear these bracelets so that the sun of early spring does not burn their cheeks.
