Spring Festival

Once the sun came down to earth in the form of a beautiful girl.In Romania, there is a beautiful spring custom: on the first of March, people give their loved ones, relatives and friends a small gift - Marcisor. This is a red and white wicker ornament, which is worn on the chest all March, and in April it is tied to a flowering fruit tree and make a cherished wish. This is how people celebrate the arrival of spring.

A poetic legend is associated with this tradition. One day the sun came down to earth in the form of a beautiful girl. The sun wanted to dance and have fun at the dance. The Evil Serpent stole it and locked it in his palace. The birds stopped singing, the children forgot what fun and laughter were. The world plunged into sadness and despondency. A brave young man volunteered to save the sun. For a whole year he searched for the palace of the Serpent, found and summoned the Serpent to fight.

They fought all day and the young man defeated the Serpent. He freed the beautiful Sun. It went up to heaven, lighting up the whole world. Nature revived, people rejoiced, but the brave young man did not have time to see spring. His warm blood dripped into the snow. The last drop of blood fell. A courageous young man has died. Where the snow melted, white flowers grew - snowdrops, heralds of spring and flowers, the white petals of which were dotted with red spots like blood.

Since then, in honor of the liberator of the world from darkness and sadness, young people weave two thin laces with brushes: one white and one red.