Every year on 1st of March, Bulgarian people celebrate a centuries-old tradition called the day of Baba Marta (baba means ‘Grandma’ and Marta means ‘March’), related to sending off the winter and welcoming the approaching spring. On that day and a few days afterwards, Bulgarians exchange and wear the so-called “Martenitsas” – decorative pieces of red and white twisted threads, symbolising health and happiness and a lucky charm against evil spirits. Martenitsas come in a variety of shapes and sizes: bracelets, necklaces, tassels, pompoms and balls.The white is a symbol of purity, innocence, beauty and joy. The red is associated with health, vitality, fertility and bravery. The custom of wearing Martenitsa is probably one of the most interesting Bulgarian traditions. According to one of the many legends, this tradition is associated with the founding of the Bulgarian state in 681 AD. The first martenitsa was made by Ahinora, the wife of Khan Asparuh (the founder of Bulgaria) in the second half of the seventh century, when Asparuh crossed the Danube and found the Bulgarian lands. Ahinora, while waiting for her husband, decided to send him wishes for good health and prosperity. She tied a twisted white and red thread to the leg of a swallow and send the bird to deliver the message for health and love.

Cheers to our global gang! 🌍🌟 As the year draws to a close, we're giving a shoutout to the 13,000 amazing contributors on our platform. By leveraging Byron, the exchange within our company becomes more seamless, paving the way for new projects and strengthening our unity within Bayer. 🚀 Presenting this exclusive POAP as a massive thank you, because without you, this platform wouldn't be what it is. 🙌 Byron, an acronym for Bayer Open Network, is our Skills database for Bayer employees, including speed networking. We kicked off in 2018 as a True North grassroots side initiative, going live in 2020. Created by over 40 students and programming enthusiasts with the help of EY Croatia. Today, we have 13,000 registered users from 89 countries, in 293 cities. People have searched for something in Byron at least 25,000 times and engaged in 31,000 1:1 Speed network meetings. http://go/byron Looking ahead, we're thrilled about the future and the prospect of our community growing even larger. Can't wait for more collaborations and successes together in the coming year! 🎉✨ Art created by Lena Schermer

With the aim of protecting more and more Greek patients, a new product in Cardiovascular Medicine is launched. KERENDIA is now available for patients with CKD & Type 2 Diabetes. Welcome to Bayer Hellas internal Kerendia launch event, focusing on educating & preparing the Sales Team for a successful product promotion in the Greek market. In this event, you familiarized yourselves with the promotional materials & the role plays. This is the first POAP related to a pharmaceutical product. If you received this POAP, you are a True Pioneer in the Web3 space. Bayer is proudly promoting innovative practices. https://www.bayer.com/en/poap-tc

Moving to our new office, is a change for all of us. Agile collaboration and F2F interaction is the key value now and this new work environment supports this. We welcome you all to our new vibrant community where we feel nurtured, with a sense of belonging. Focus rooms, phone booths, meeting rooms & collaboration corners, are available now for you. Create your ideal hybrid work schedule and be part of the community. Let’s create, collaborate & celebrate! Bayer terms & conditions: https://www.bayer.com/en/poap-tc