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Russians Burn 30m High Maslenitsa Effigy During Traditional Celebrations

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Maslenitsa is a traditional Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday, celebrated during the last week before Great Lent, which precedes Orthodox Easter. Some... 17.02.2018, Sputnik International

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Russians Burn 30m High Maslenitsa Effigy During Traditional Celebrations

14:05 GMT 17.02.2018 (Updated: 16:46 GMT 17.02.2018)

© Sputnik / Viktor Tolochko / Go to the mediabankParticipants of the folk ensemble burn the scarecrow of the Winter durin the celebration of Maslenitsa on the territory of the Belarussian State Museum of Folk Architecture and Culture in the village of Ozertso outside Minsk

Participants of the folk ensemble burn the scarecrow of the Winter durin the celebration of Maslenitsa on the territory of the Belarussian State Museum of Folk Architecture and Culture in the village of Ozertso outside Minsk - Sputnik International

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Maslenitsa is a traditional Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday, celebrated during the last week before Great Lent, which precedes Orthodox Easter. Some traditional Maslenitsa activities involve eating pancakes, fist fighting, snowball fights, sleigh rides and burning "Lady Maslenitsa" that represents winter.

Residents of the Russia's Kaluga region are saying their farewell to winter this year by burning a 30-meter-high Maslenitsa effigy.