Happy belated Baba Marta! Nice posting about what I consider one of the coolest pagan traditions that have survived to this day. Glad you are spreading the word to the States and beyond ;)

I'm kind of happy you didn't find a Justin Bieber martenitsa. This would be the last straw. The recent arrival of all these plastic fakes really kills the whole meaning behind Pijo and Penda. Justin Bieber will be the final victory of consumerism and plastics over symbolism... OK, I got a bit carried away but you know what I mean.