9th Primary school Nea Ionia Greece
March is the custom in which a bracelet made of red and white rope or threads that have been twisted or knitted, is worn on March 1 in Greece, Bulgaria (bul: martenitsa, martenitsa), Romania (Romanian: mărțișor, Northern Macedonia (Slavo-Macedonian: мартинка, Мартинка), Albania (Verore), Moldova (Marchisor) and Cyprus (Martui or March).
Martis or Martia is an ancient custom, with a Balkan diaspora. It is believed to have its roots in Ancient Greece, and specifically in the Eleusinian Mysteries. The mystics of the Eleusinian Mysteries tied a thread, the Crocus, on their right hand and their left foot. From the 1st to the 31st of March, the children wear on their wrist a bracelet, made of twisted white and red thread, in March.
According to popular tradition, March protects the faces of children from the first Sun of Spring, so that they do not burn. They make it on the last day of February and wear it on the first day of March, before leaving the house.
