REEECxEEI Martenitsa Crafternoon
- Event Type
- Social/Informal Event
- Sponsor
- REEEC; Eastern European Illini
- Location
- 1000 Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820)
- Date
- Mar 1, 2025 11:15 am - 1:00 pm
- Cost
- Free and open to the public.
- Contact
- Danielle Sekel
- dsekel2@illinois.edu
- Views
- 100
- Originating Calendar
- Russian, E. European & Eurasian Center: Outreach
Please join us on Saturday, March 1 from 11:15 am to 1:00 pm for a REEECxEEI Crafternoon event! We will enjoy festive snacks as we celebrate Baba Marta and make our own martenitsi. On March 1 all across Southeast Europe, people celebrate the martenitsa/martisor/martinka, the known symbol of spring. Participants exchange small red and white adornments that symbolize health, prosperity, and the triumph of life over a cold and dark winter. These tokens are worn as bracelets, pins, or charms until the first signs of spring emerge, whereupon they are tied to blossoming trees.
Честита Баба Марта!