Spring amulets for Rednesday

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This Rednesday I'm sharing some darling charms my mother received from a pen pal friend many years ago to celebrate the Romanian tradition called Martisor. 

You can read about the history here on Wikipedia.  It sounds like such an interesting and fun tradition and celebration of Spring.  The tiny, fragile charms are tied on a red and a white thread, twisted together - red symbolizing good health and white, symbolizing peace and worn on March 1st.