Before revision: In its very similar forms, Martenitsais celebrated by Bulgarians, and Martinka by Macedonians, while other communities such as Albanians, Turks form Ohrid region, Greeks from Northern Greece, the isles of Rhodes, Dodecanese , and Karpathos, Gagauz people, and various minor communities spread around the world descended from the ones mentioned above also practice local variations of the custom.
After revision: Similar customs include the Martenitsa, celebrated by Bulgarians, and Martinka by Macedonians, while other communities such as Albanians, Turks from the Ohrid region, Greeks from Northern Greece, the isles of Rhodes, Dodecanese , and Karpathos, Gagauz people, and the Diaspora of these populationsthe also practice local variations of the custom.