▁and ▁red ▁for ▁good ▁health , ▁which ▁means ▁that ▁anyone ▁giving ▁you ▁a ▁Mart en its a ▁is ▁wish ing ▁you ▁both ▁throughout ▁the ▁new ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁these ▁am u lets , ▁worn ▁around ▁one ' s ▁w rist s ▁and ▁on ▁their ▁att ire , ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁almost ▁everywhere ▁in ▁Bulg aria ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁regions . ▁Being ▁a ▁purely ▁pag an ▁rit ual ▁by ▁origin , ▁B aba ▁Mart a ▁Day ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁continu ing ▁trad itions ▁in ▁Christian ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Story ▁of ▁B aba ▁Mart a ▁In ▁fol kl ore , ▁B aba ▁Mart a ▁(" Gr and ma ▁March ") ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁fe ist y ▁and ▁temper amental ▁lady ▁who ▁seems ▁always ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁a ▁bad ▁m ood ▁with ▁her ▁two ▁brothers , ▁January ▁and ▁February ▁- ▁when ▁the ▁sun ▁comes ▁out ▁only ▁when ▁she ▁sm iles . ▁As ▁fol kl ore ▁there ▁are ▁different ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁B aba ▁Mart a ▁tale . ▁One ▁says ▁that ▁on ▁that ▁day ▁she ▁does ▁her ▁pre - spring ▁clean ing ▁and ▁sh akes ▁her ▁mat tr ess ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁before ▁the ▁next ▁winter ▁- ▁all ▁the ▁fe athers ▁that ▁come ▁out ▁of ▁it ▁pour ▁on ▁Earth ▁like ▁snow ▁- ▁the ▁last ▁snow ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁This ▁story ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁German ▁fol kl ore , ▁for ▁instance ▁in ▁the ▁" F ra u ▁Hol le " ▁or ▁Mother ▁H ul da ▁legend