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Mărţişor
March 1, 2003
Martisoare, Unirii Square, Bucharest
March 1 is the day of Mărţişor (approx. [muhr-tsi-shore], IPA: [mər.tsi.'ʃor]), a holiday celebrating the arrival of spring as well as what used to be the New Year. On this day women receive flowers as well as small decorative objects known as mărţişoare. These tokens have changed a lot in the past years. In the past certain symbols of good luck predominated, such as the four-leafed clovers, chimney sweeps and horseshoes. Nowadays the amulets can be just about everything. Most of them, however, are still attached to the traditional cord – twisted red and white threads ending in a tassel each. There are various explanations for the colors red and white of the mărţişor, a prevalent one taking white to symbolize spring and red to stand for winter.

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