Say goodbye to winter and welcome spring with a Russian-style Mardis Gras celebration of
Maslenitsa-Pancake Day.
Maslenitsa is an ancient
pagan weeklong
Slavic holiday held before the beginning of the Christian season of Lent. Pancakes, the traditional food eaten during this time, are round and hot, representing the sun. "Fat is the key word for Maslenitsa," said Valentina Bakhtina. It is a sort of Mardi Gras without the costumes and with a lot of butter. The central thing is to drink, be merry, and eat - pancakes and more pancakes.
posted by stbalbach
on Mar 4, 2003 -
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