1st of March in Greece

The ancient Greeks used to celebrate the beginning of the most beautiful season of the year, the spring!
In modern Greece there are many habits related to the beginning of the spring. Their aim is to expel the winter, because it is related to “evil”.
The first day of March the kids use to make bracelets from white and red cotton thread, which is called “martis”, to beware of the intense sunlight. These bracelets use to keep with them till the morning of the Easter Sunday. Then, they use to hang them on a rose tree and they are waiting to see the first swallow, which is spring's messager.

From Fat Thursday to Ash Wednesday - Poland

The end of Carnival and the beginning of Lent are marked by following celebrations in Poland:

a) Fat Thursday - the last Thursday before Lent - on this day we eat lots of doughnuts or sweets called "faworki"

b)"ostatki' (śledź - herring) - Tuesday before Lent - on this day people go out and enjoy themselves on parties which finish before midnight; it's typical to eat herring this day (the presence of herring on this day had a long tradition as peoplke didn't use to eat meat during Lent)

c) Ash Wednesday - many people go to church on this day and ashes are placed on their forehead as a sign of the repentance

Clean Monday or Monday of Lent

Clean Monday In Greece

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