Handmade martisors made by National Ethnography Museum employees for people who walked through the central park of Chisinau
On the first day of spring, over 200 martyrs were given to the Central Park in the Capital. The white and red accessories were manually made by employees of the National Museum of Ethnography and Natural History.
Those who passed through the park today had a surprise. The people were delighted with the initiative of the museum's employees:
"It is very welcome, they are beautiful and make a holiday, it's nice".
"Yes, I have received three more today, it is the symbol of spring, a pleasure in the soul. That's how we did not have marriage anymore, it's beautiful, I enjoy it a lot".
"I received the first marriage from the virgin, the second from my husband. I'm glad we are very good, very good, it's a very good thing".
And if some were impressed by marriage, others refused to accept them:
"-No thanks.
-Hello, we want to congratulate you on March 1. It's busy lady.
-I'm in a hurry".
Employees of the National Ethnographic Museum say they have worked for five days to make the 200 martyrs.
"Research has shown that the first marriages were linked either to the hand or to the throat. The significance was a very simple one to protect us" Since World War II, tradition has changed and marriages have begun to get caught. we return to the beautiful tradition of linking this lanyard to your hand or chest", mentioned Petru Vicol, director of the National Museum of Ethnography and History.
Every year on this day, customs officers and border guards offer the gift of the spring of all those who leave or come to Moldova. Martisorul, which was included in the UNESCO cultural heritage in 2017, is a symbol of the transition from winter to spring and a publisher of the renewal.