Sunday 23 May 2010
Got out of the city today, and went up to a popular working monastery. (We saw a miraculous icon! We don't know what it did, but it was miraculous!) After visiting the church and whatnot, we went for a walk on the nature trail through the neighboring hills and woods. It was gorgeous.
We saw a lot of these red and white bracelets tied to the trees and bushes. I think they must be for prayers, but I'll ask around and keep you updated!
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteThis tradition you can see in Bulgaria and some parts of Romania. The bracelet is called martenitsa, here is a link for it in Wikipedia.
We give it to every person we love, we are friends with, or just someone close to us. It is a symbol of the spring and people are wearing it for health.
Take care.