ʚɞ The tradition of Martisor, an ancestral symbol of the renewal of time at the onset of spring, is linked, according to tradition, to the symbolic death and rebirth of a native feminine deity - Baba Dochia. Martisor is also the popular name for the month of March, the beginning of the agricultural year.

ʚɞ In popular belief, Martisor symbolizes the rope of the year that gathers, through the intertwining of two threads, the 365 calendar days. The colours white and red represent the two opposite seasons, winter and summer. In ancient traditional societies, only these two basic seasons were known, with spring and autumn considered transitional seasons. According to beliefs in Bucovina, Martisor is the thread of the days in the year, spun by Baba Dochia while she climbed the mountains with her sheep, similar to the thread of human life spun at birth by the Fates. The white colour represents the cold of ending winter, while the red symbolizes the warmth of the upcoming summer in the natural cycle of the calendar.

ʚɞ Martisor was a symbol worn with great dignity and solemnity by members of traditional society, who avoided any uncivilized behavior during the period when Martisor adorned their clothing.