For another year, representatives of the Bulgarian Embassy in Armenia handed over to the students of 131 "Peyo Yavorov" school in Yerevan martenits handmade by Plovdiv children from the Armenian community on the initiative of the Arax Foundation.

Bulgarians celebrate on March 1 a centuries-old tradition and exchange martenitsi on what is called the day of BABA MARTA. In Bulgarian folklore Baba Marta is a grumpy old woman who changes her mood very rapidly and it reflects in the changeable March weather. When she is smiling the weather is sunny and warm, but if she gets angry the cold will stay longer and it may even snow. By wearing red and white colors of the Martenitsa our forefathers celebrated nature’s rebirth and wished for a healthy and prosperous year ahead.