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mărțișor

mur-tsee-SHOR[mərt͡siˈʃor]

Pronunciation: AdiJapan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

a small token on a red and white string, given on the first of March

Closest in English: token, charm, trinket. None of them covers it.

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The story

Mărțișor comes from martie, March, and on the first of the month Romanians pin a small ornament on a red and white string to the people they are fond of. UNESCO listed the custom in 2017. The nearest English thing is a lucky charm worn for spring.

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  1. Which language is it from?Romanian
  2. When is it given?On the first day of March
  3. Where would you hear it?Red and white cords pinned on every coat
  4. What does it mean?A small gift that welcomes the spring

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