This date is celebrated in Bulgaria as Бабинден (Day of the Baba). Baba is the traditional word for midwife in Bulgarian, the same word as grandmother. The baba holds a particularly exalted place in the traditional family life, and the Бабинден rituals are quite involved. Children also hold a special place in the Bulgarian culture. A traditional saying is, "The child is bigger than a king." Read more about the traditional beliefs around pregnancy and delivery: Source: https://w.wiki/HPFi I've been riding consistently, around 330 miles since November. But I haven't been posting them to Strava, because I often spend too much time writing a little story like the one above, and I don't want to bore you with just a map and stats! I'll post my rides back to November as I have time to find a story for each. Thursday was a harder workout than I expected: The L.A. weather has been quite variable, and yesterday there were some strong headwinds. It was chilly, but lots of sun. This is the first time lately I've gone to the top of Westridge, where the last quarter mile is up to 18%. I rode that bit very slowly, but without stopping or S-turns, so I'm happy. I finished the ride at the shop to pick up a family car. I've registered for this year's Climate Ride Green Fondo Norcal, May 15-17. Here's my fundraising page: https://support.climateride.org/participants/sbw I'm hoping to work up to do the Century route on Saturday and the 56-mile route on Sunday. We'll see whether I get there. Please consider joining me on the Bike Santa Cruz County team: https://support.climateride.org/teams/6632