Martinki

What is a martinki?
What exactly does it mean?

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martinki | f.
Various types of ornaments usually made of white and red thread that, according to tradition, people tie on March 1 as an ornament and for health.

amulet
Noun, feminine
Meaning of amulet:
A small object, with or without an inscription, that is carried with you as protection against misfortune, illness, evil spirits, according to the belief of some. He was convinced that a bullet would not hit him, because the amulet protected him.
from Latin amuletum; means "an object that protects a person from troubles