18/02/2026
The Marti bracelet is one of the oldest spring rituals in Greece. Two threads, one red, one white, twisted together on the last night of February and tied around the wrist before you step outside on March 1st.
The tradition traces back to the Eleusinian Mysteries, where initiates tied thread around their hands and feet during secret springtime rites dedicated to Demeter and Persephone. Thousands of years later, Greek kids still knot string around their wrists and run out the door on the first morning of March.
We wrote about where the tradition comes from, what the colours mean, why no two regions in Greece agree on when to take it off, and how to make your own.
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