Tradition , myth , celebration and life !

Start Spring ! We are already in 6th of march , but today I want to talk about about a tradition from Romania , my country !
In the first of march , here in Romania , boys give to girls the "martisor" a symbolic object with a red and white strings that means the spring starts and the winter goes away . The archaeologists belive that this tradition has thousands of years .
Initially, the "Mărțișor" string was called the Year's Rope , made by black and white wool threads, representing the 365 days of the year. The Year's Rope was the link between summer and winter, black and white representing the opposition and the unity of opposites: light and dark, warm and cold, life and death.
It`s a sign of appreciation for women and about this little thing are some fairy tales , here is one I know from my mother:

The legend says that the Sun descended in a village, at the village dance, taking the shape of a lovely girl. A dragon watched her and abducted her from the crowd and trapped her in a dungeon. The world was so sad. Birds stopped singing, rivers stopped flowing and children stopped laughing. Nobody dared to confront the dragon. But one day, a brave young man decided to go save the Sun. Many people led him and gave them from their powers to help him overcome the dragon and release the sun.His adventure lasted three seasons : summer , autumn and winter and they faught for many days but in the end the young man defeated the mighty dragon in his castle .
Wounded , weak , the young man released the sun chearing up people. It revived nature, people have rejoiced, but the brave young man never got to see spring again. The hot blood from his wounds drained in the snow. While the snow was melting, white flowers were blooming, Snowdrops, the messengers of spring. Even the last drop of blood dripped in the snow. He died. Since then, young people knit two tassels together: one white and one red. They offer them to the girls they love or to their loved ones. Red means love for all that is beautiful, reminiscent of the color of the brave man’s blood. White symbolizes the health and the purity of the snowdrop, the first flower of spring.

Hope you will like my little story and here are some "martisoare" that my mother recived :

This one is from me :

And here are two more :

Hope you enjoyed my little post , sorry for mistakes in writing , now I`m improving my english skills !
See you at the next post!