Russian Holiday: Maslenitsa - Russian Pancake Week 2019 | Maslenitsa Festival 2019 | масленица

Maslenitsa - Pancake Week 2019 is a famous russian holiday. Each year before springtime Pancake Week is celebrated. The festival says good bye to the long Russian winter and has lots of customs and traditions. For example, burning a sculpture made of straw or wood. This symobolizes the start of the fasting period - free from evil spirits and sin. What do you think about the Maslenitsa? Write us in the comments...

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