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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Shrovetide

                                                                       Maslenitsa
                                                          What is it ?
The Russian tradishional holidays is very interesting and cheerful. Shrovetide or “Maslenitsa” is one of such holidays. Fun and joy always reign during Maslenitsa. It is not just a holiday, it’s change of holidays , which commemorates good beginning of a year, because in ancient times most nationality celebrated New Year in the beginning of spring. /Probadly/ Probably people have been celebrating  it since paganism . 


 

                                               What do people do?
At this time people made pancakes, go to folk festivals national walking, and take part in interesting competitions. Except this people made and burn  a scarecrow of Muslinica. For them this is the last week /weak/, when they can sinlessly eat  food such as fish, meet, milk, eggs, white bread, fruit and even tea.
Honestly Shrovetide is my favourite holiday not including New Year In /next my/ my next letter I will write about other Russian traditional holidays.

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