Bracelet March

 

Bracelet "March"

"March" is an ancient custom. It is believed that it comes from Ancient Greece and specifically from the Eleusinian Mysteries where the priets tied a thread, the yolk, on their right hand and their left foot.

According to custom, the March 1, mothers wear on the wrist of their children hand a bracelet made of twisted white and red thread, in March or March, to protect them from the first sun of spring, which is particularly hurtful, according to folklore.  "March" also protects as  it is believed, from mosquitoes and fleas and even removes diseases and other evils.

March bracelet on wrist

It is made on  the last day of February and the wear it on the first day of March, before leaving home. In some areas the March worn big toe like the ring to avoid stumbling the holder.

It is left on the wrist until at the end of the month, or leave it on the roses when  the first swallows come and build their nest or burn it witg the flame of Easter.