Maslenitza is one of the most favourite holidays in our country.it lasts from monday till sunday.
it comes either at the end of February or at the beginnig of march
This noisy and cheerful folk festivities with fun contests, nursery rhymes, songs and dances. The time of the Maslenitsa changes every year. And it depends on the date of the celebration of Easter. Maslenitsa is an ancient Slavic festival, which came to us from pagan culture. Maslenitsa is called in another way Cheese, Meat-Bread week, as Maslenitsa is held just before the Great Lent. During Pancake week, meat was completely excluded from food, but dairy products and all kinds of fish were still allowed to be consumed.Pancake week is not only a happy holiday, but also the most satisfying. Shrovetide lasts a week. In the old days, the people called it "krasotochka", "sugar mouth", "honest carnival", "merry", "perepelochka", "veduh", "yasochka."The traditional part of the holiday remains to this day riding on horses. And on a horse put on the best and beautiful harness. One of the customs of Maslenitsa is jumping over a fire and taking a snow town.The celebration of Maslenitsa said that winter is about to end, that nature will soon wake up after a long winter sleep.