Bulgarian Gifts All MEPs Martenitsa for Health

Politics » BULGARIA IN EU | March 1, 2007, Thursday // 00:00

Bulgarian MEP Martin Dimitrov had prepared a martenitsa for each of his 784 colleagues in the European Parliament.

Made by students from Bulgaria's second city of Plovdiv, the red and white interwoven threads that are exchanged every year on March 1 for health and luck, were distributed among the MEPs along with an explanation of the holiday.

Baba Marta is a traditional Bulgarian holiday that marks the anticipation of spring.

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