From the 1st to the 31st of March, it is customary to wear on the wrist a bracelet, made of twisted white and red thread, which symbolizes purity and joy, " March " or " March ". In some traditions a golden thread is mentioned to symbolize abundance.According to popular tradition, "Martis" is worn mainly by children to protect their faces from the first sun of Spring, so they do not burn. But dark
ness also meant ugliness, especially for the girls that tradition wanted white and rosy cheeks: "The daughter is expensive, in March the sun does not see her". So to prevent the effect of the sun, they made and wore the "march", to protect the faces of children from the sun and not to burn. The "March" is made on the last day of February and is worn either as a ring on the fingers or on the wrist as a bracelet. Sometimes it is even worn on the big toe, so that its holder does not stumble. "March" was not only worn by people. In some parts of the country the thread was hung all night on the branches of a rose to give it a flower, while in other parts it was placed around the pitchers to protect the water from the sun and to keep it cold. In other areas they wore it until the first swallows appeared, when they left it on roses, so that the birds could take it to build their nest. Elsewhere they wear it until the Resurrection, when they tie it to the candles of Lambra to burn with it. In other areas the bracelet is burned in the fires that are lit to burn Judah. "March is a scumbag and a bad woodcutter , he burns the old sticks, he uproots the new ones" ... to which he owes the nicknames skunk and woodcutter. For its great frosts they say: "In March snow butter, but as if frozen marble". while for dealing with the cold other proverbs advise:
"Leaves wood for March not to burn the sticks." "In March, do not lose the couple." "My shepherd, take care of your cape in March." "August for the sails and March for the wood."
