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Maslenitsa: Russian Pancake Week and the Farewell to Winter
谢肉节：俄罗斯薄饼周与冬日告别仪式
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Maslenitsa is a vibrant, week-long Russian tradition that marks the end of winter and welcomes the coming of spring.
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Families gather in city squares and village courtyards to eat stacks of golden blini—thin, buttery pancakes symbolizing the sun’s return.
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People wear colorful scarves and felt hats while dancing to accordion music, building snow forts, and sliding down icy hills for good luck.
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On the final Sunday, crowds burn an effigy of Lady Maslenitsa to release winter’s grip and purify the land for new growth.
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Church bells ring softly as Orthodox priests bless the first spring wheat fields near rural monasteries.
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Children receive small gifts wrapped in red cloth, echoing ancient Slavic customs tied to fertility and renewal.
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Unlike Western carnivals, Maslenitsa blends pagan sun worship with Orthodox Christian preparation for Lent’s solemnity.
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Street vendors sell honey-drizzled blini, smoked fish, and sour cream while storytellers recite folktales about Frost and Spring’s duel.
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In Moscow’s Red Square, thousands join hands in a giant circle dance called the khorovod, chanting rhythmic songs passed down for centuries.
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Though modern life rushes on, many Russians still pause each March to taste blini, laugh loudly, and honor time’s turning with warmth and memory.