http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1
March 1 is
the 60th day of the year.
March 1 marks the beginning of spring in Romania,
Bulgaria and Moldavia
Holidays and Observances
- Mărțișor (Romania and Moldova) It is a symbol of the coming spring. Usually, both women and men wear it pinned to their clothes, close to the heart, until the last day of March. The first 9 days of March are called Baba Dochia's Days, Baba Dochia being an image of the Great Earth Goddess. The tradition says that you must pick a day from 1 to 9 March, and how the weather on that day will be, so it will be for you all year long.
- Martenitsa (Bulgaria) On the first day of March
and for a few days afterwards, Bulgarians exchange and wear white and red
tassels or the Pizho and Penda dolls. In Bulgarian folklore the name Baba
Marta (in Bulgarian баба Марта meaning Grandma March) is
related to a grumpy old lady whose mood swings very rapidly.
- Saint David's Day
or Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant (Wales and Welsh communities)
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