One word: SPRING! That’s right, warmer weather, lighter evenings and blossoming trees are coming soon to a neighbourhood near you! So it’s time to ditch the gloves and scarves, dust off your Converse and allow your ankles to feel the breeze for the first time in months…
In nismo edini, ki se veselimo prihoda pomladi. Po vsem svetu potekajo festivali, ki obeležujejo začetek nove sezone. Našteli smo štiri praznovanja, ki vam bodo pomagala dodati nekaj več pomlad v tem mesecu (vidite, kaj smo naredili?).
Najboljši del? Gostovanje v EU je z Lebaro brezplačno mobilniČe želite odpotovati in sami doživeti katerega od teh festivalov, boste imeli podatke, ne glede na to, kam greste! Praznujete v Združenem kraljestvu? Naše poceni mednarodni načrti lahko prijateljem in družini pošljete spomladanske želje, ne glede na to, kje se nahajajo!
Mărțișor
This ancient Romanian festival is celebrated every year on the 1st March. The name – if you hadn’t guessed – comes from the Romanian word for March; Martie! Tradicionalno so ljudje praznovali Mărțișor tako, da so na vrata hiše, lopo, okno ali celo na rog goveda obesili rdeče-belo vrvico, da bi odvrnili zle duhove in priklicali začetek pomladi.
Today, the use of red and white threads still exists, except that now, they’re tied in a bow and given with trinkets to friends and family for good luck – cute! Traditionally, men give women the decorated string in white and red as a hope that they will be strong and healthy for the year to come.
Holi
Ta indijski praznik, znan tudi kot festival barv, je prav to: barvit! Vsako leto ga praznujemo dan po polni luni v marcu (2. marca 2018), ko se ljudje zberejo na ulicah in se obmetavajo z barvami, da bi pozdravili pomlad. Festival je simbol zmage dobrega nad zlim. In kot da to ne bi bilo dovolj, so tu še zabave, praznovanja in pojedine!
Marzanna
This medieval Polish tradition sees the downfall of Marzanna – the Slavic goddess of winter, plague and death – on the 21st March each year. Children make a Marzanna doll and decorate her with ribbons and colourful clothing. Then – with the help of a grown up – they take her to the nearest riverbank or bridge, set her alight and then throw her into the water. This signals the end of winter, the arrival of spring and hopefully, a good harvest. Yikes!
Cimburijada
Cimburijada aka the ‘Festival of Scrambled Eggs’ is a cracking Bosnian celebration where people gather in their thousands in Zenica, Bosnia, and eat scrambled eggs for free! The focus of the festival – the egg – is a symbol of new life as the new season begins. *Hastily Googles flight prices to Bosnia on 21st March*. Thank goodness for Lebara’s cheap data plans!
Bosinan
Zakaj ne bi prijateljem in družini doma poslali najboljših želja za začetek pomladi? Ne glede na to, ali jim boste poslali pomladni selfi, premišljen Whatsapp ali umešana jajca (piščančji emoji ali jajčni emoji bo morda manj umazan), Lebarine poceni mednarodni klici, brezplačno Kartica SIM in neverjetne podatkovne ponudbe bodo poskrbele za spomladanski občutek!