Today's the first of march

[Against_the_current]

Can't believe it. Also in Bulgaria it's a traditional holiday where we put on traditional red and white threads like these. The red symbolises health and white purity. 3rd of march is Bulgaria's Independence Day. And 8th is Women's day. Do you have any interesting holidays?

[kenster1]

today in Wales it`s ST David`s day we have ST Andrews day England have ST Georges day we also have burns night famous all around the world with America being it`s biggest outside Scotland.

[Hidden in reply to kenster1]

Is burns night Guy Fawkes'?

[Arymretep in reply to Hidden]

lol 👍

[Against_the_current in reply to kenster1]

Interesting. Do you have namedays? Like if someone is named after the saint like David, they have a nameday.

[MaggieSylvie in reply to Against_the_current]

It is mostly a Catholic custom in the UK. But I haven't heard of anyone celebrating it in recent times; we do, of course, celebrate birthdays. Since mine falls on Christmas Eve, which is really hopeless for celebrating the day I was born, I am getting used to the idea of celebrating the day I was expected instead, which is 6th January - I know - that's Christmas too in some parts of the world.

[Against_the_current in reply to MaggieSylvie]

Yeah, in old style calendar. I guess catholic and orthodox Europe has namedays. My cousin is also born on Christmas Eve and aunt called her Christa. Poor Christa gets all year round of the gifts(Christmas, birthday and nameday) in one day lol

[Agora1]

I had to look it up for the U.S. and apparently today is

National Peanut Butter Day~ xx

[Hidden in reply to Agora1]

Ah yes! That is a huge one!(Never heard of it....)

[Agora1 in reply to Hidden]

Me either Norw lol

But the jar is out along with the jam. xx

[Rachmaninov2 in reply to Agora1]

I haven’t heard of of it but still enjoyed some peanut butter on toast today.

[Against_the_current in reply to Agora1]

Hah, Happy Peanut butter day! xx

[Agora1 in reply to Against_the_current]

And to you my friend, Happy Health & Purity Day!

Beautifully displayed on your wrist. xx

[Against_the_current in reply to Agora1]

Thank youuuu xx

[Thankfulforhelp22]

Happy Independence Day!

[Against_the_current in reply to Thankfulforhelp22]

Thanks

[SoporRose]

What do you do to celebrate these holidays?

[Against_the_current in reply to SoporRose]

Gift (or buy ourselves like i did) these red and white accessories called martenici (marthens)

[SoporRose in reply to Against_the_current]

What about for Independence Day? Are there fun celebrations for that?

[Against_the_current in reply to SoporRose]

Actually celebrations here be like funerals. Our independence is from Turkey which enslaved us for 5 centuries, kinda like the conquest in Spain but worse because it brought out natural development backwards. The rest of Europe was discovering the new world, science, industry while we were stuck in a fanatic foreign relighious slavery. And independence be like "historical figures died 200 years ago for liberation"

[SoporRose in reply to Against_the_current]

Good grief. How awful. It's time to reclaim those celebrations and turn them into joyous occasions!

[Dansing]

Hi, I was born in Romania. We have the same first March with red a d white ribbon. The gentlemans are offering this to ladies, wife's, girlfriends, moms , etc..

March 8 is Mother's Day

Happy Indepe dance Day !

Stay healthy!

[Against_the_current in reply to Dansing]

Hi, neighbour! Interesting to find you celebrate it in Romania. Here everyone gifts to everyone. I was alone all day so i bought these myself for myself. I can buy myself martenicii, write my name in the sand

[Trainchaser]

Thanks for you post. Very interesting who people celebrate holiday and special days.

[Against_the_current in reply to Trainchaser]

Thanks ❤️

[Against_the_current]

I felt that. Here we have earthquakes south and wars north

[Against_the_current]

Sounds really cool. I think we in South Europe have a lot of common traditions, maybe because of the Roman empire. Like a lot the old roman gods' days were turned into Saints' days after baptising the empire and some of the old rituals were kept so the transition would go smooth without the citizens rioting. Even Christmas isn't in December but is celebrated then because of the old Roman winter solstice celebrations and the Calendi. Basically the day starts growing therefore the sun is born therefore The Saviour is born. And St. George's day. Here we say he had a brother Dimitrius who is basically the Christian variant of the greek goddess Demetris

[Against_the_current]

Oh St Patrick. He's famous even here 🍀

[Against_the_current]

It's been wild since 2020. Parents divorced, pandemic, online university, dad had a baby, mom drinking, wars near our south border, wars near our north border, earthquakes near our south border, earthquakes near our north border, phynansical crisis, getting kicked out of my accommodation and living in a worse place for triple the price, graduating and not knowing what to do with my psychology degree when im too traumatized to work as a therapist

[Against_the_current]

Tbh we don't even put Christmas decorations anymore

[Against_the_current]

Yeah it is. And now i have to graduate and choose master's 🤯