martenitsa
Martenitsa tree
A martenitsa tree. Rare species, found only in Bulgaria. Well, a similar one grows in Romania, but this is Bulgarian-specific :)
martenitsa
A martenitsa tree. Rare species, found only in Bulgaria. Well, a similar one grows in Romania, but this is Bulgarian-specific :)
red
When March comes to it's end, the parks in Bulgaria start to shine in the red and white of the martenitsas. It's an old custom and there are different legends of it's origin, so any verbalists out there please take your time in Wikipedia