Spring, Green and Seen
Mărțișor-Primăvară fericită (Little March-Happy Spring) Mărțișor is a Romanian tradition celebrated on March 1, marking the beginning of spring with red-and-white talismans symbolizing health, love, and renewal. Mărțișor literally means "little March," as it is the diminutive of the Romanian word for March (Martie) and is celebrated on the first day of the month. The tradition involves giving or wearing a small talisman, usually a trinket tied to two intertwined red and white strings. The red symbolizes vitality, passion, and the warmth of the coming spring, while the white represents purity, the cold of winter, and wisdom. The video is of one of hundreds of vendors throughout the city selling trinkets. Cool tradition! The flowers and shops are returning to every corner. I'm assuming the late snowfall in Bucharest caught them by surprise. Sometimes you just have to take a picture. One of the coolest old trams in the city. Its paint job is all about sc...