Europe's Diplomatic Elite Get Martenitsas

Society | February 28, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00

Martenitsa, the unique Bulgarian spring amulets, will surprise the European Union's diplomatic hotshots.

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivaylo Kalfin has sent such knitworks to his colleagues from the bloc, as well as to the diplomatic representatives of member states to Sofia.

In case the addressees are aware of Bulgarian tradition, they will wear the amulets until they see the first storks flying back from the south, or until trees blossom.

In return the martenitsas are believed to bring health and a long life.

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