Celebrating the start of March

@Fleura (29128)
United Kingdom
March 7, 2021 4:10pm CST
I have several Romanian friends and they tell me that in Romania the first of March is a day for celebrating the start of spring. One year one friend gave me this fabulous ‘spring’ cake, and another time another friend made little ‘spring brooches’ for us all to wear. I had never heard of this tradition elsewhere - do other countries celebrate like this? All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2021.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
7 Mar 21
No such tradition at the beginning of March in Germany. Is the cake made of marzipan?
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
7 Mar 21
The cake was made of layers of fruit mousse and chocolate cake but all the decoration was fondant icing I think. The red and white 'string' is traditional decoration and also was a key decoration attached to the little brooch.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
7 Mar 21
@Fleura Thank you. --- So you didn't eat the cake?
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
7 Mar 21
@MALUSE Of course we ate it!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
7 Mar 21
That was a beautiful cake. I'm not sure I would have been willing to cut into it for a few days after getting it, though. Although, I'm sure Pretty would have insisted before the day was out. I haven't heard of anything like that in the US.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
8 Mar 21
@Fleura So, did you cook a feast for March 1st? (Yes, I had to look that up. )
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
I've not heard of it anywhere else either. In Wales (my home country) March 1st is St David's day, the patron saint of Wales. But that is not celebrated in the same way.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
@DaddyEvil No I'm afraid I didn't do anything at all this year, not even buy myself a bunch of daffodils (there are one or two in the garden, but I didn't want to pick those). Since living in England it has really become a non-event. Chinese new year gets more attention! I should really make more effort, at least at home.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458179)
• Switzerland
8 Mar 21
We do not have this tradition, but this cake is simply beautiful.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458179)
• Switzerland
8 Mar 21
@Fleura It is so pretty that it is a shame to eat, but a cake is made to be eaten.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
It is lovely isn't it? She makes some beautiful cakes - delicious too! They are not at all like the sort of cake we are used to - more like a mousse.
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Reine25
@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
8 Mar 21
we just have two seasons here, dry(summer) and wet(rainy )
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
What months are which?
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
@Lucky15 So is it wet most of the year then?
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Reine25
@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
8 Mar 21
@Fleura it is around march that dry season starts and July for wet :)
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Rashna Gandhi
@Rashnag (30598)
• Surat, India
8 Mar 21
Good to know. No we in India don't celebrate the 1st March. Have a good day. Take care
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
We don't either, at least not in that way. In Wales (my home country) March 1st is St David's day, the patron saint of Wales.
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Rashna Gandhi
@Rashnag (30598)
• Surat, India
8 Mar 21
@Fleura good to know. Take care
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Mar 21
What a pretty cake. Spring will be here in a couple of weeks officially.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
7 Mar 21
Beautiful isn't it? This particular friend has now made baking her 'job'.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Mar 21
@Fleura Yes I love the cake. I wish I was so talented.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
@CarolDM Me too. The last time I attempted a fancy cake the results were hilarious!
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
8 Mar 21
No such tradition here but I can make one, just to find excuse to eat the cake
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
Good idea!
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111178)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Mar 21
This is the first I have heard of that tradition. I hope you enjoy your cake.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
I hadn't heard of it before either, seems to be just a Romanian thing.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (48958)
• United States
7 Mar 21
This is new to me.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
Me too, I haven't heard of it anywhere else. Of course Wikipedia has some info about it (I just found); it does seem to be peculiar to Romanians
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%83r%C8%9Bi%C8%99or
en.wikipedia.org
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%83r%C8%9Bi%C8%99or
rakski
@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
8 Mar 21
No tradition here. the spring cake looks lovely
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rakski
@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
8 Mar 21
@Fleura yes, it does!
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
It looks amazing doesn't it?
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Mar 21
I have not heard about this tradition but I am very much waiting for spring
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
It's definitely on the way!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 21
I haven't heard of this but what a great cake. Sugar overload though, perhaps.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
Yes I think so! Luckily between all of us over about three days it was manageable : )
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325809)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Mar 21
@Fleura I"m sure you were all doing your best!
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No One
@Chellezhere (5363)
• United States
7 Mar 21
I don't know about other countries having pastry or brooch traditions for spring. But, I do know that meteorological spring begins March 1. I can ask my sister-in-law. She is from Romania.
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/whats-the-difference-between-meteorological-and-astronomical-spring/335725
www.accuweather.com
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/whats-the-difference-between-meteorological-and-astronomical-spring/335725
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
7 Mar 21
Meteorological spring begins on 1st March everywhere, not only in Romania.
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No One
@Chellezhere (5363)
• United States
7 Mar 21
@MALUSE Yep.
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rhuenz
@rhuenz (10646)
•
7 Mar 21
Is that really a cake? How does it taste?so colorful. Well we don't celebrate such tradition.
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Fleur
@Fleura (29128)
• United Kingdom
8 Mar 21
It's amazing isn't it? This friend has changed careers (she had two sons, one of whom has autism so it is difficult for her to leave him anywhere and she needed to stay at home) so she has started work baking cakes instead. She has a real talent.
George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (94552)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Mar 21
In America these kinds of celebrations are not used.
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