Happy Baba Marta. Честита Баба Марта

Martenitsa tied to a branch of a fruit tree, giving the tree health and luck.

Traditionally on the first day of March Bulgarians exchange and wear ‘Martenitsas’ which are white and red tassels or small dolls called ‘Pizho and Penda’. These are usually worn pinned on the clothes or tied around the wrist until the wearer sees a blossoming tree.

In folklore, Baba Marta (or Grandma March) is a grumpy old lady whose moods change rapidly and that by wearing the red and white colours of the Martenitsa people ask Baba Marta for mercy. The hope is that winter will pass faster and bring spring.

The colours of the Martenitsa are interpreted as symbols of purity and life, as well as the need for harmony in Nature and in people’s lives.

Some people tie their Martenitsa on a branch of a fruit tree, thus giving the tree health and luck, which the person wearing the Martenitsa has enjoyed.

This old pagan tradition remains almost unchanged today.

Building of the Year Award 2012

Rob Downham and Julian Georgiev receiving their awards.

The official presentation ceremony of the eleventh edition of the 'Building of the Year' awards took place at the Kempinski Hotel Zografski in Sofia, Bulgaria.

At the gala-dinner prestigious statuettes were presented to investors, architects and builders of the most remarkable new and reconstructed buildings in Bulgaria during 2012.

We are pleased to announce that Geshaview has been voted the best building in Bulgaria in the 'Hotels and Holiday Complexes' category.

Music gets started at Geshaview

The Geshaview Courtyard Theatre starts its musical life with a music and sound test by the band STOM.

The Courtyard at Geshaview in bloom

After 3 weeks of continuous rain (unusual for Bulgaria at this time of year) we are seeing the colours of Geshaview starting to explode on to the scene...

For more of the recent pictures of Geshaview in the spring have a look at our gallery on the Geshaview website: www.geshaview.eu

The Courtyard at Geshaview

The Courtyard at the Geshaview village in Bulgaria is nearing completion.
This gallery of pictures gives an up-to-date view of progress so far.



To discover more about what is planned for the Geshaview Courtyard visit
our website: www.geshaview.eu

Spring comes to Geshaview...

Although Bulgaria had a very harsh winter with temperatures of -20ºC the spring sunshine brings out the greens of the trees coming into leaf.
This gallery of pictures was taken by Julian on the 29 April 2012.



To see a gallery of pictures of Geshaview in the spring (and summer, autumn and winter) visit our website: www.geshaview.eu

Good health and luck for the coming year!

On the first day of March and for a while afterwards, Bulgarians exchange and wear white and red tassels or small dolls called "Pizho and Penda". In Bulgarian folklore, Baba Marta (or Grandma March) is a grumpy old lady whose moods change rapidly.

This is an old pagan tradition that remains almost unchanged today. The common belief is that by wearing the red and white colours of the martenitsa people ask Baba Marta for mercy.
The hope is that winter will pass faster and bring spring. A Martenitsa is usually worn pinned on the clothes or tied around the wrist. The tradition calls for wearing the martenitsa until the person sees a blossoming tree.

Some people tie their martenitsa on a branch of a fruit tree, thus giving the tree health and luck, which the person wearing the martenitsa has enjoyed himself while wearing it.

The colours of the martenitsa are interpreted as symbols of purity and life, as well as the need for harmony in Nature and in people's lives.