{"id":21205,"date":"2021-02-01T10:26:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T08:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ikaria.ch\/?p=21205"},"modified":"2024-04-01T18:53:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T16:53:28","slug":"bracelets-and-spells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ursula.ikaria.ch\/en\/bracelets-and-spells\/","title":{"rendered":"Bracelets and Spells"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red white bracelets and spells<\/h1><\/span>
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Come March, summer is not far away!<\/h1>\n

“Martakia” is the name of the red and white March ribbons, lucky charms at the beginning of spring, named after the month of March – Martis – \u039c\u03ac\u03c1\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2.<\/p>\n

Of course I wear one too. You never know.<\/p>\n

They are twisted from red and white yarn on the first of March, given as gifts and tied around the wrist.<\/p>\n

Red like red cheeks for good health and white like snow-white hair for a long life – a long life is supposed to be guaranteed to us in Ikaria because of the Blue Zone<\/a> in which we live. After all, I didn’t move here for nothing.<\/p>\n

The March wristbands are intended to protect children, especially children, from the first sunburn, because the March sun makes you overexcited and you can easily catch a cold or even the first sunburn.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The custom with the red and white March ribbons is known throughout the Balkans and, as I have read, it has survived from the depths of the time of the ancient Greeks, the Eleusinian Mysteries, through Byzantium to the present day. There must be something to it!<\/p>\n

Greeks, Bulgarians, Romanians, Macedonians and Albanians all wear the red and white ribbons in March on their wrists, around their fingers, around their big toes or on their collars, as a sign of the beginning of spring, of luck, purity and life energy.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Red stands for life and passion, white symbolizes purity.<\/h2>
The interweaving of the two yarns is the symbolic initiation into the connection of the physical (red) and spiritual world (white) - of life (blood red) and death (white).<\/div>
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The eternal cycle that celebrates the birth of new things and hope with each spring.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Have you seen the wristbands yet?<\/h1>\n

Someone on the subway, train or on the street? Now you know what it’s all about! They are spring charms!<\/p>\n<\/div>

Einfacher N\u00e4hfaden, Garn*<\/a> oder Wolle<\/a>* werden zusammengedreht und ums Handgelenk gebunden.<\/p>\n

So war es bis jetzt, aber inzwischen sind die M\u00e4rzb\u00e4ndchen zu einem Mode-Accessoire geworden und es gibt auch very stylische Versionen mit Glasperlen, Verschluss und einem Auge gegen den b\u00f6sen Blick etc. zu erwerben.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Get your own March ribbon!<\/h2>
Two handmade ribbons per card, one for you and one to give as a gift! Also available in children's sizes.<\/div>
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We ship them to your home.<\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/div>Order here!<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>
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At the end of the month, or as soon as you see the first swallows in the sky, the ribbon is hung loosely in a flowering tree or rose bush…<\/p>\n

so that a bird can find it and put it in its nest…<\/p>\n

How nice! I love magical customs like this! If that doesn’t bring luck!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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By the way, there are also some nice variants on Amazon:<\/p>\n

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\nTHOMAS SABO Armband 925 Sterling Silber<\/a><\/p>\n

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NAMCHE Gl\u00fccksarmband mit Kordelzug<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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The almond trees<\/a> are blooming now, an unmistakable sign of spring. Finally!<\/p>\n

Now I wish you:<\/p>\n

\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03bc\u03ae\u03bd\u03b1! \u2013 Einen guten Monat! – Have a good month!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Book dream accommodation<\/p><\/div>\n

What are you waiting for? Book now! Choose from the best accommodations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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