#marț sara

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Marțolea is a demonic entity in Romanian mythology. Its gender is unknown, and it can change its shape at will, though it often appears as a goat with a human-like head.

Marțolea dwells high in the mountains, but descends every Tuesday to punish women caught working. It will lure them in with a song, and either disembowel them or kill their husband or child if they have one. Marțolea will reward women who keep Tuesday sacred by leaving eggs and flowers on their doorsteps.

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Demon Of Tuesday

Marțolea, also known as The Demon of Tuesday, represents a demonic entity who lives in the mountains and descends on Tuesday nights, luring people with its singing. Due to the fact that it can shape-shit in any form (mostly a handsome man, full of charm or a crone dressed in long white clothes) its gender is unclear.

It is also called Marț Sara which means Tuesday evening (marț ➡ marți: Tuesday; sara ➡ seară: evening) and demands people to respect the semi-holy day of Tuesday and forbids four women's chores on a Tuesday: spinning of the wool, sowing, boiling laundry and baking bread.

Being a demonic entity, its punishment for females who don't show him respect is harsh: for the unmarried women is killing by ripping, hanging the guts on nails to the wall and around the dishes and for the married ones is killing or possessing their baby or their husband.

Even though its apprence changes constantly, it is said that its original form is one of a goat with human like head, hornes and hooves. To married women it shows as an old woman, to married men as a virgin and to unmarried women as a young charming man.

In Bucovina, it is believed that Marțolea pays respect to women who keep the Tuesday day sacred by leaving eggs or flowers at their doorstep. On March 1st, women who wear Mărțișoare (March Trinkets) will receive a silver coin from Marțolea, which they will have to keep the whole year.