Red and white color my thoughts well ahead of 1st of March. In the Romanian tradition, on the first day of spring (in the Northern hemisphere), twined together, threads of red and white spring forward on Mărțișor day, quiet yet insistent. Unassumingly simple. Deceptively small. A charm no heavier than Spring’s first breath.
But red and white are never accidental. They’ve followed humanity across centuries and continents like faithful companions.
So why do red and white spell Spring?
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