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It is practiced in Romania and Moldova, [1] and very similar to Martenitsa tradition in Bulgaria, Martinka in North Macedonia and traditions of other populations from Southeastern Europe. [2] The word Mărțișor is the diminutive of marț, the old folk name for March (martie, in modern Romanian), and literally means "little March". [3]
March 1 is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 305 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 509 BC ...
March 1 In ancient Roman religion , the Matronalia (or Matronales Feriae ) was a festival celebrating Juno Lucina , the goddess of childbirth (" Juno who brings children into the light"), and of motherhood ( mater is "mother" in Latin ) and women in general.
Martie co-wrote the song, "Cowboy Take Me Away" on the Chicks' album Fly for her sister Emily. It was a tribute to Emily's courtship with country music writer/singer Charlie Robison. [3] Martie was singled out by BMI in 2000, and awarded Songwriter of the Year for writing and/or co-writing "Cowboy Take Me Away", "Ready To Run" and "You Were ...
The March First Movement [a] was a series of protests against Japanese colonial rule that was held throughout Korea and internationally by the Korean diaspora beginning on March 1, 1919. Protests were largely concentrated in March and April of that year, [1] although related protests continued until 1921. [7]
Grandma Marta Day (or simply Baba Marta, Bulgarian: Баба Марта, "Grandma Marta") is a holiday celebrated in Bulgaria, on March 1. Martenitsas, usually in the form of a wrist band, small yarn dolls, or tassels, are created by combining red and white colored threads and are worn on that day and throughout March.
Martie is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Martie Cook, American screenwriter; Martie Cordaro, American businessman; Martie Duncan (born 1961 or 1962), American chef, blogger and party planner; Martie Maguire (born 1969), American musician
March 1 began the numbered year in Russia until the end of the 15th century. Great Britain and its colonies continued to use March 25 until 1752, when they finally adopted the Gregorian calendar (the fiscal year in the UK continues to begin on 6 April, initially identical to 25 March in the former Julian calendar).