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Calculated Shard: 152 (from laksa029)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa152.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa","crawl_time":1774078501,"first_indexed_time":1425112547,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,wikipedia!en,\/wiki\/Maslenitsa s443","src_root_hash":"17790707453426894952","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Maslenitsa - Wikipedia","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\nMaslenitsa\nMaslenitsa\n,\nBoris Kustodiev\n, 1919 (\nIsaak Brodsky\nMuseum,\nSt. Petersburg\n)\nAlso called\nButter Week, Crepe week, Cheesefare Week, Syropust, Kolodiya, Masnytsia\nObserved by\nEastern Slavs\nMostly Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, as well as Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian diaspora communities\nType\nEthnic\nSignificance\nSeeing off winter, last week before\nGreat Lent\nCelebrations\nMaking\nblini\n(crepes), making visits, sleigh rides, dressing up, bonfires,\nsnowball fights\n, the capture of the Snow Fortress, burning of the Maslenitsa Scarecrow\nIn Ukraine and Belarus: eating\nvarenyky\nwith cottage cheese\n2025 date\n24 February to 2 March\n2026 date\n16 February to 22 February\nDuration\n7 days\nFrequency\nAnnual\nRelated to\nMardi Gras\nMaslenitsa\n(\nBelarusian\n:\nМасленіца\n;\nRussian\n:\nМaсленица\n[ˈmas⁽ʲ⁾lʲɪnʲɪt͡sə]\n;\nRusyn\n:\nПущаня\n;\nUkrainian\n:\nМасниця\n), also known as\nButter Lady\n,\nButter Week\n,\nCrepe week\n, or\nCheesefare Week\n, is an\nEastern Slavic\nreligious and folk holiday which has retained a number of elements of\nSlavic mythology\nin its ritual. It is celebrated during the last week before\nGreat Lent\n; that is, the eighth week before\nEastern Orthodox\nPascha\n, equivalent to the West's\nSexagesima\n.\nThe date of Maslenitsa changes every year, depending on the date of the celebration of Easter. It corresponds to the\nWestern Christian\nCarnival\n, except that Orthodox Lent begins on a\nMonday\ninstead of a\nWednesday\n, and the Orthodox\ndate of Easter\ncan differ greatly from the Western Christian date.\nThe traditional attributes of the Maslenitsa celebration are the Maslenitsa\neffigy\n, sleigh rides, and festivities. Russians bake\nblini\nand\nflatbread\n, while Belarusians and Ukrainians cook\npierogi\nand\nsyrniki\n.\nAccording to archeological evidence from the 2nd century AD, Maslenitsa may be the oldest surviving Slavic holiday.\n[\n1\n]\nIn the\nChristian\ntradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of\nGreat Lent\n.\n[\n2\n]\nDuring the week of Maslenitsa, work is already forbidden to\nOrthodox Christians\n, and it is the last week during which work is permitted, leading to its name of \"work free week\" or \"Freedom week\".\nSince Lent excludes working, parties, secular music, dancing and other distractions from spiritual life, Maslenitsa represents the last chance to take part in social activities that are not appropriate during the more prayerful, sober and introspective Lenten season.\n[\n1\n]\nIn Ukraine Maslenitsa week was also called Babskyi Tyzhden (Women's Week) or Kolodiy. During this week, men humorously followed women’s wishes. Married women gathered to \"birth,\" \"baptize,\" and \"bury\" a wooden log (koloda) throughout the week, symbolizing marriage and family traditions. By the end of the week, unmarried men and women had logs tied to their legs as a playful punishment for not marrying before Maslenitsa. This tradition highlighted the importance of marriage in Ukrainian culture. Though this tradition is no longer widely practiced, Kolodiy still remains a symbolic reminder of festive Slavic customs and the value of strong family bonds.\n[\n3\n]\nIn some regions, each day of Maslenitsa had its traditional activity. Monday may be the welcoming of \"Lady Maslenitsa\". The community builds the Maslenitsa effigy out of straw, decorated with pieces of rags, and fixed to a pole formerly known as\nKostroma\n. It is paraded around, and the first pancakes may be made and offered to the poor. On Tuesday, young men might search for a fiancée to marry after Lent. On Wednesday, sons-in-law may visit their mother-in-law, who has prepared pancakes and invited other guests for a party. Thursday may be devoted to outdoor activities. People may take time off work and spend the day sledding, ice skating, conducting snowball fights and with sleigh rides. On Friday, sons-in-law may invite their mothers-in-law for dinner.  Saturday may be a gathering of a young wife with her sisters-in-law to work on a good relationship.\nSunday of Forgiveness\n[\nedit\n]\nBurning of the Maslenitsa effigy, during the Celebration of Forgiveness Sunday in\nBelgorod\n, February 21, 2015\nThe last day of Cheesefare Week is called \"Forgiveness Sunday\" (Прощёное воскресенье). Relatives and friends ask each other for forgiveness and might offer them small presents. As the culmination of the celebration, people gather to \"strip Lady Maslenitsa of her finery\" and burn her in a\nbonfire\n. Left-over pancakes may also be thrown into the fire, and Lady Maslenitsa's ashes are buried in the snow to \"fertilize the crops\".\n[\n4\n]\nAt\nVespers\non Sunday evening, people may make a\npoklon\n(bow) before one another and ask forgiveness. Another name for Forgiveness Sunday is \"Cheesefare Sunday\", because for devout Orthodox Christians it is the last day on which dairy products may be consumed until Easter. Fish, wine and olive oil will also be forbidden on most days of Great Lent. The day following Cheesefare Sunday is called\nClean Monday\n, because people have confessed their sins, asked forgiveness, and begun Great Lent with a clean slate.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nA girl wearing a traditional Russian\nkokoshnik\nhat for Maslenitsa in Slovenia\nDue to cultural factors in the\nRussian Empire\n, large public celebrations of Maslenitsa were no longer as common by the turn of the 20th century. After the\nRussian Revolution\nin 1917 and the following\nstate atheism in the Soviet Union\n, public Maslenitsa celebrations became even less common, although Maslenitsa continued to observed particularly in smaller private celebrations in homes and villages. In the 1960s and 1970s, as the USSR brought back some traditional folk holidays, Maslenitsa was again observed in large public celebrations that retained some of the holiday's secular elements, but with additional \"contemporary socialist elements grafted onto it\".\n[\n5\n]\nAfter the start of\nperestroika\nand\nfall of the Soviet Union\nin the 1980s and 1990s, large outdoor celebrations started up again, and much of the older Maslenitsa traditions began to be revived in a modern context. Since 2002, Moscow has staged a yearly Maslenitsa festival next to the\nRed Square\n, with that and other celebrations attracting around 300,000 visitors in 2011.\n[\n5\n]\nWith increasing secularization, many Russians do not abstain from meat and Maslenitsa celebrations can be accompanied by\nshashlik\nvendors. Nevertheless, \"meat still does not play a major role in the festivities\".\n[\n1\n]\nMany countries with a significant number of Russian immigrants consider Maslenitsa a suitable occasion to celebrate Russian culture, although the celebrations are usually reduced to one day and may not coincide with the date of the religious celebrations.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nVasily Surikov\n. Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891.\nLeonid Solomatkin\n. Maslenitsa, 1878.\nK. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century.\nScenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa\nMaslenitsa celebrations in\nKharkiv\n, 2014\nMaslenitsa festivities in\nSt. Petersburg\n, 2018\nin 2012, Russian-Canadian composer\nAirat Ichmouratov\ncomposed an\nOverture Maslenitsa\n. It was premiered in\nChicoutimi\n,\nCanada\n, on 24 February 2013 by L'Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean under the baton of\nFrench-Canadian\nconductor Jacques Clément.\n[\n6\n]\n[\n7\n]\nCandlemas\nSlavic carnival\nFašiangy\n(in\nSlovakia\n)\nRio Carnival\n(in\nBrazil\n)\nCarnaval\n(in the\nNetherlands\n)\nFat Thursday\n(in\nPoland\n)\nMardi Gras\n(in other countries)\nMărţişor\n(in\nRomania\nand\nMoldova\n)\nMarzanna\n(in\nPoland\n)\nMeteņi\n(in\nLatvia\n)\nPatras Carnival\n(in\nGreece\n)\nTsiknopempti\nShrove Tuesday\nor \"Pancake Day\" (in the\nUnited Kingdom\nand\nIreland\n)\nPetrushka (ballet)\nUžgavėnės\n(in\nLithuania\n)\nFarsang (Hungarian carnival)\n[\n8\n]\n[\ncircular reference\n]\nShrovetide\n^\na\nb\nc\nMaslenitsa, Blin! The Food and Celebration of the Russians\nArchived\n2008-01-09 at the\nWayback Machine\nBy Josh Wilson, Newsletter, The School of Russian and Asian Studies, 9 March 2005.\n^\nMaslenitsa\nArchived\n2013-01-07 at the\nWayback Machine\nby Margaret McKibben, Russian Folk Group of Seattle, WA, Seattle Community Network. undated.\n^\n\"Масляна: історія, традиції та заходи\"\n.\n^\nRuslanguage School Moscow (22 February 2012).\n\"Malenitsa, a Week of Festivities\"\n. Retrieved\n26 February\n2015\n.\n{{\ncite web\n}}\n:  CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (\nlink\n)\n^\na\nb\nHudgins, Sharon (2011). \"Buttering Up the Sun: Russian Maslenitsa from Pagan Practice to Contemporary Celebration\". In McWilliams, Mark (ed.).\nCelebration\n.\nOxford Symposium on Food and Cookery\n.\nISBN\n \n9781903018897\n.\n^\nArthur Kaptainis.\n\"Ichmouratov; Overtures\/Symphony\"\n(PDF)\n.\nwww.eclassical.com\n. Chandos Records Catalogue CHAN 20172- Booklet\n. Retrieved\n20 September\n2023\n.\n^\nBeaucage, Réjean.\n\"Orchestre de la Francophonie & Jean-Philippe Tremblay Airat Ichmouratov: Symphony\"\n. panm360.com\n. Retrieved\n20 September\n2023\n.\n^\nBusójárás\nWikimedia Commons has media related to\nMaslenitsa\n.\nLives of the Saints\nThe Orthodox Church in America, undated.\nMarks, Gil (2010).\nEncyclopedia of Jewish Food\n. Wiley. pp. \n56–\n58.\nISBN\n \n9780470943540\n. Retrieved\nApril 18,\n2012\n.\nISBN\n \n9780470391303","attrs_markdown":"[Jump to content](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#bodyContent)\n\nMain menu\n\nMain menu\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\nNavigation\n\n- [Main page](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page \"Visit the main page [z]\")\n- [Contents](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contents \"Guides to browsing Wikipedia\")\n- [Current events](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Current_events \"Articles related to current events\")\n- [Random article](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:Random \"Visit a randomly selected article [x]\")\n- [About Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:About \"Learn about Wikipedia and how it works\")\n- [Contact us](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contact_us \"How to contact Wikipedia\")\n\nContribute\n\n- [Help](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Contents \"Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia\")\n- [Learn to edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Introduction \"Learn how to edit Wikipedia\")\n- [Community portal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Community_portal \"The hub for editors\")\n- [Recent changes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:RecentChanges \"A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]\")\n- [Upload file](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard \"Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia\")\n- [Special pages](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:SpecialPages \"A list of all special pages [q]\")\n\n[![](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/icons\/enwiki-25.svg) ![Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/mobile\/copyright\/wikipedia-wordmark-en-25.svg) ![The Free Encyclopedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/mobile\/copyright\/wikipedia-tagline-en-25.svg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page)\n\n[Search](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:Search \"Search Wikipedia [f]\")\n\nAppearance\n\n- [Donate](https:\/\/donate.wikimedia.org\/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en)\n- [Create account](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Maslenitsa \"You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory\")\n- [Log in](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Maslenitsa \"You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. 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[o]\")\n\n## Contents\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\n- [(Top)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa)\n- [1 Traditions](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#Traditions)\n- [2 Sunday of Forgiveness](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#Sunday_of_Forgiveness)\n- [3 Modern times](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#Modern_times)\n- [4 Gallery](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#Gallery)\n- [5 Adaptations](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#Adaptations)\n- [6 See also](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#See_also)\n- [7 References](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#References)\n- [8 External links](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#External_links)\n\nToggle the table of contents\n\n# Maslenitsa\n49 languages\n\n- [Алтай тил](https:\/\/alt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%88%D1%8B%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B0%D0%BA_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC \"Јылгайак байрам – Southern Altai\")\n- 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data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]\")\n\nAppearance\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n\nSlavic folk and Christian holiday\n\n| Maslenitsa |   |\n|---|---|\n| [![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3c\/Maslenitsa_kustodiev.jpg\/250px-Maslenitsa_kustodiev.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Maslenitsa_kustodiev.jpg)*Maslenitsa*, [Boris Kustodiev](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boris_Kustodiev \"Boris Kustodiev\"), 1919 ([Isaak Brodsky](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isaak_Brodsky \"Isaak Brodsky\") Museum, [St. Petersburg](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Petersburg \"St. Petersburg\")) |   |\n| Also called | Butter Week, Crepe week, Cheesefare Week, Syropust, Kolodiya, Masnytsia |\n| Observed by | [Eastern Slavs](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Slavs \"Eastern Slavs\")  Mostly Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, as well as Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian diaspora communities |\n| Type | Ethnic |\n| Significance | Seeing off winter, last week before [Great Lent](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Lent \"Great Lent\") |\n| Celebrations | Making [blini](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blini \"Blini\") (crepes), making visits, sleigh rides, dressing up, bonfires, [snowball fights](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Snowball_fight \"Snowball fight\"), the capture of the Snow Fortress, burning of the Maslenitsa Scarecrow  In Ukraine and Belarus: eating [varenyky](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Varenyky \"Varenyky\") with cottage cheese |\n| 2025 date | 24 February to 2 March |\n| 2026 date | 16 February to 22 February |\n| Duration | 7 days |\n| Frequency | Annual |\n| Related to | [Mardi Gras](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mardi_Gras \"Mardi Gras\") |\n\n**Maslenitsa** ([Belarusian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belarusian_language \"Belarusian language\"): Масленіца; [Russian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_language \"Russian language\"): Мaсленица [\\[ˈmas⁽ʲ⁾lʲɪnʲɪt͡sə\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/Russian \"Help:IPA\/Russian\"); [Rusyn](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rusyn_language \"Rusyn language\"): Пущаня; [Ukrainian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ukrainian_language \"Ukrainian language\"): Масниця), also known as **Butter Lady**, **Butter Week**, **Crepe week**, or **Cheesefare Week**, is an [Eastern Slavic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_Slavs \"East Slavs\") religious and folk holiday which has retained a number of elements of [Slavic mythology](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavic_mythology \"Slavic mythology\") in its ritual. It is celebrated during the last week before [Great Lent](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Lent \"Great Lent\"); that is, the eighth week before [Eastern Orthodox](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Orthodox_Church \"Eastern Orthodox Church\") [Pascha](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter \"Easter\"), equivalent to the West's [Sexagesima](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sexagesima \"Sexagesima\").\n\nThe date of Maslenitsa changes every year, depending on the date of the celebration of Easter. It corresponds to the [Western Christian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Christianity \"Western Christianity\") [Carnival](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival \"Carnival\"), except that Orthodox Lent begins on a [Monday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clean_Monday \"Clean Monday\") instead of a [Wednesday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ash_Wednesday \"Ash Wednesday\"), and the Orthodox [date of Easter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter#Date \"Easter\") can differ greatly from the Western Christian date.\n\nThe traditional attributes of the Maslenitsa celebration are the Maslenitsa [effigy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Effigy \"Effigy\"), sleigh rides, and festivities. Russians bake [blini](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blini \"Blini\") and [flatbread](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flatbread \"Flatbread\"), while Belarusians and Ukrainians cook [pierogi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierogi \"Pierogi\") and [syrniki](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syrniki \"Syrniki\").\n\n## Traditions\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=1 \"Edit section: Traditions\")\\]\n\nAccording to archeological evidence from the 2nd century AD, Maslenitsa may be the oldest surviving Slavic holiday.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-wilson-1) In the [Christian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christianity \"Christianity\") tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of [Great Lent](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Lent \"Great Lent\").[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-mckibben-2)\n\nDuring the week of Maslenitsa, work is already forbidden to [Orthodox Christians](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Orthodox_Church \"Eastern Orthodox Church\"), and it is the last week during which work is permitted, leading to its name of \"work free week\" or \"Freedom week\".\n\nSince Lent excludes working, parties, secular music, dancing and other distractions from spiritual life, Maslenitsa represents the last chance to take part in social activities that are not appropriate during the more prayerful, sober and introspective Lenten season.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-wilson-1)\n\nIn Ukraine Maslenitsa week was also called Babskyi Tyzhden (Women's Week) or Kolodiy. During this week, men humorously followed women’s wishes. Married women gathered to \"birth,\" \"baptize,\" and \"bury\" a wooden log (koloda) throughout the week, symbolizing marriage and family traditions. By the end of the week, unmarried men and women had logs tied to their legs as a playful punishment for not marrying before Maslenitsa. This tradition highlighted the importance of marriage in Ukrainian culture. Though this tradition is no longer widely practiced, Kolodiy still remains a symbolic reminder of festive Slavic customs and the value of strong family bonds.[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-3)\n\nIn some regions, each day of Maslenitsa had its traditional activity. Monday may be the welcoming of \"Lady Maslenitsa\". The community builds the Maslenitsa effigy out of straw, decorated with pieces of rags, and fixed to a pole formerly known as [Kostroma](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kostroma_\\(tradition\\) \"Kostroma (tradition)\"). It is paraded around, and the first pancakes may be made and offered to the poor. On Tuesday, young men might search for a fiancée to marry after Lent. On Wednesday, sons-in-law may visit their mother-in-law, who has prepared pancakes and invited other guests for a party. Thursday may be devoted to outdoor activities. People may take time off work and spend the day sledding, ice skating, conducting snowball fights and with sleigh rides. On Friday, sons-in-law may invite their mothers-in-law for dinner. Saturday may be a gathering of a young wife with her sisters-in-law to work on a good relationship.\n\n## Sunday of Forgiveness\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section: Sunday of Forgiveness\")\\]\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4f\/Maslenitsa_in_Belgorod_2015_28.JPG\/250px-Maslenitsa_in_Belgorod_2015_28.JPG)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Maslenitsa_in_Belgorod_2015_28.JPG)\n\nBurning of the Maslenitsa effigy, during the Celebration of Forgiveness Sunday in [Belgorod](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgorod \"Belgorod\"), February 21, 2015\n\nThe last day of Cheesefare Week is called \"Forgiveness Sunday\" (Прощёное воскресенье). Relatives and friends ask each other for forgiveness and might offer them small presents. As the culmination of the celebration, people gather to \"strip Lady Maslenitsa of her finery\" and burn her in a [bonfire](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bonfire \"Bonfire\"). Left-over pancakes may also be thrown into the fire, and Lady Maslenitsa's ashes are buried in the snow to \"fertilize the crops\".[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-Rusla-4)\n\nAt [Vespers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vespers \"Vespers\") on Sunday evening, people may make a *[poklon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poklon \"Poklon\")* (bow) before one another and ask forgiveness. Another name for Forgiveness Sunday is \"Cheesefare Sunday\", because for devout Orthodox Christians it is the last day on which dairy products may be consumed until Easter. Fish, wine and olive oil will also be forbidden on most days of Great Lent. The day following Cheesefare Sunday is called [Clean Monday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clean_Monday \"Clean Monday\"), because people have confessed their sins, asked forgiveness, and begun Great Lent with a clean slate.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\n## Modern times\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=3 \"Edit section: Modern times\")\\]\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/65\/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.jpg\/250px-%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.jpg)\n\nA girl wearing a traditional Russian [kokoshnik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kokoshnik \"Kokoshnik\") hat for Maslenitsa in Slovenia\n\nDue to cultural factors in the [Russian Empire](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_Empire \"Russian Empire\"), large public celebrations of Maslenitsa were no longer as common by the turn of the 20th century. After the [Russian Revolution](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_Revolution \"Russian Revolution\") in 1917 and the following [state atheism in the Soviet Union](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_anti-religious_legislation \"Soviet anti-religious legislation\"), public Maslenitsa celebrations became even less common, although Maslenitsa continued to observed particularly in smaller private celebrations in homes and villages. In the 1960s and 1970s, as the USSR brought back some traditional folk holidays, Maslenitsa was again observed in large public celebrations that retained some of the holiday's secular elements, but with additional \"contemporary socialist elements grafted onto it\".[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-Celebration-5)\n\nAfter the start of *[perestroika](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perestroika \"Perestroika\")* and [fall of the Soviet Union](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fall_of_the_Soviet_Union \"Fall of the Soviet Union\") in the 1980s and 1990s, large outdoor celebrations started up again, and much of the older Maslenitsa traditions began to be revived in a modern context. Since 2002, Moscow has staged a yearly Maslenitsa festival next to the [Red Square](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Square \"Red Square\"), with that and other celebrations attracting around 300,000 visitors in 2011.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-Celebration-5)\n\nWith increasing secularization, many Russians do not abstain from meat and Maslenitsa celebrations can be accompanied by [shashlik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shashlik \"Shashlik\") vendors. Nevertheless, \"meat still does not play a major role in the festivities\".[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-wilson-1) Many countries with a significant number of Russian immigrants consider Maslenitsa a suitable occasion to celebrate Russian culture, although the celebrations are usually reduced to one day and may not coincide with the date of the religious celebrations.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\n## Gallery\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=4 \"Edit section: Gallery\")\\]\n\n- [![Vasily Surikov. Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891.](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/34\/SurikovSnowFortress.jpg\/250px-SurikovSnowFortress.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:SurikovSnowFortress.jpg \"Vasily Surikov. Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891.\")\n  [Vasily Surikov](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vasily_Surikov \"Vasily Surikov\"). Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891.\n- [![Leonid Solomatkin. Maslenitsa, 1878.](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/66\/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_1878.jpg\/250px-%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_1878.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_1878.jpg \"Leonid Solomatkin. Maslenitsa, 1878.\")\n  [Leonid Solomatkin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonid_Solomatkin \"Leonid Solomatkin\"). Maslenitsa, 1878.\n- [![K. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century.](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/44\/%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C.jpg\/250px-%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C.jpg \"K. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century.\")\n  K. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century.\n- [![Scenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/db\/Scenery_at_Celebration_of_Maslenitsa_01.jpg\/250px-Scenery_at_Celebration_of_Maslenitsa_01.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Scenery_at_Celebration_of_Maslenitsa_01.jpg \"Scenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa\")\n  Scenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa\n- [![Maslenitsa celebrations in Kharkiv, 2014](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a0\/2014._%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_062.jpg\/250px-2014._%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_062.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:2014._%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_062.jpg \"Maslenitsa celebrations in Kharkiv, 2014\")\n  Maslenitsa celebrations in [Kharkiv](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kharkiv \"Kharkiv\"), 2014\n- [![Maslenitsa festivities in St. Petersburg, 2018](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/20\/St._Petersburg%2C_Russia%2C_IMG_8506_%2840616996172%29.jpg\/250px-St._Petersburg%2C_Russia%2C_IMG_8506_%2840616996172%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:St._Petersburg,_Russia,_IMG_8506_\\(40616996172\\).jpg \"Maslenitsa festivities in St. Petersburg, 2018\")\n  Maslenitsa festivities in [St. Petersburg](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Petersburg \"St. Petersburg\"), 2018\n\n## Adaptations\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=5 \"Edit section: Adaptations\")\\]\n\nin 2012, Russian-Canadian composer [Airat Ichmouratov](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airat_Ichmouratov \"Airat Ichmouratov\") composed an [Overture Maslenitsa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa_Overture_\\(Ichmouratov\\) \"Maslenitsa Overture (Ichmouratov)\"). It was premiered in [Chicoutimi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicoutimi \"Chicoutimi\"), [Canada](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canada \"Canada\"), on 24 February 2013 by L'Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean under the baton of [French-Canadian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Canadians \"French Canadians\") conductor Jacques Clément.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-:0-6)[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-7)\n\n## See also\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=6 \"Edit section: See also\")\\]\n\n- [Candlemas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Candlemas \"Candlemas\")\n- [Slavic carnival](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavic_carnival \"Slavic carnival\")\n- [Fašiangy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fa%C5%A1iangy \"Fašiangy\") (in [Slovakia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slovakia \"Slovakia\"))\n- [Rio Carnival](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rio_Carnival \"Rio Carnival\") (in [Brazil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil \"Brazil\"))\n- [Carnaval](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_the_Netherlands \"Carnival in the Netherlands\") (in the [Netherlands](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands \"Netherlands\"))\n- [Fat Thursday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fat_Thursday \"Fat Thursday\") (in [Poland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poland \"Poland\"))\n- [Mardi Gras](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mardi_Gras \"Mardi Gras\") (in other countries)\n- [Mărţişor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C4%83r%C5%A3i%C5%9For \"Mărţişor\") (in [Romania](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romania \"Romania\") and [Moldova](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moldova \"Moldova\"))\n- [Marzanna](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marzanna \"Marzanna\") (in [Poland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poland \"Poland\"))\n- [Meteņi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mete%C5%86i \"Meteņi\") (in [Latvia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Latvia \"Latvia\"))\n- [Patras Carnival](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patras_Carnival \"Patras Carnival\") (in [Greece](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greece \"Greece\"))\n- [Tsiknopempti](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tsiknopempti \"Tsiknopempti\")\n- [Shrove Tuesday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shrove_Tuesday \"Shrove Tuesday\") or \"Pancake Day\" (in the [United Kingdom](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom \"United Kingdom\") and [Ireland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Ireland \"Republic of Ireland\"))\n- [Petrushka (ballet)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Petrushka_\\(ballet\\) \"Petrushka (ballet)\")\n- [Užgavėnės](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U%C5%BEgav%C4%97n%C4%97s \"Užgavėnės\") (in [Lithuania](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lithuania \"Lithuania\"))\n- [Farsang (Hungarian carnival)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Farsang_\\(Hungarian_carnival\\) \"Farsang (Hungarian carnival)\")[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-8)\\[*[circular reference](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it \"Wikipedia:Verifiability\")*\\]\n- [Shrovetide](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shrovetide \"Shrovetide\")\n\n## References\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=7 \"Edit section: References\")\\]\n\n1. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-wilson_1-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-wilson_1-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-wilson_1-2) [Maslenitsa, Blin! The Food and Celebration of the Russians](http:\/\/www.sras.org\/maslenitsa_blin) [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080109033440\/http:\/\/www.sras.org\/Maslenitsa_blin) 2008-01-09 at the [Wayback Machine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine \"Wayback Machine\") By Josh Wilson, Newsletter, The School of Russian and Asian Studies, 9 March 2005.\n2. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-mckibben_2-0)** [*Maslenitsa*](http:\/\/www.scn.org\/arts\/russfolk\/maslenitsa.htm) [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130107082859\/http:\/\/www.scn.org\/arts\/russfolk\/maslenitsa.htm) 2013-01-07 at the [Wayback Machine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine \"Wayback Machine\") by Margaret McKibben, Russian Folk Group of Seattle, WA, Seattle Community Network. undated.\n3. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-3)**\n   [\"Масляна: історія, традиції та заходи\"](https:\/\/etnoxata.com.ua\/statti\/traditsiji\/masljana-istorija-traditsiji-ta-zahodi\/).\n4. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-Rusla_4-0)**\n   Ruslanguage School Moscow (22 February 2012). [\"Malenitsa, a Week of Festivities\"](http:\/\/www.russian-moscow.com\/maslenitsa-a-week-of-festivities\/). Retrieved 26 February 2015.\n   \n   `{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service \"Category:CS1 maint: deprecated archival service\"))\n5. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-Celebration_5-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-Celebration_5-1)\n   Hudgins, Sharon (2011). \"Buttering Up the Sun: Russian Maslenitsa from Pagan Practice to Contemporary Celebration\". In McWilliams, Mark (ed.). *Celebration*. [Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oxford_Symposium_on_Food_and_Cookery \"Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery\"). [ISBN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_\\(identifier\\) \"ISBN (identifier)\")\n   \n   [9781903018897](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/9781903018897 \"Special:BookSources\/9781903018897\")\n   \n   .\n6. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-:0_6-0)**\n   Arthur Kaptainis. [\"Ichmouratov; Overtures\/Symphony\"](https:\/\/www.eclassical.com\/shop\/17115\/art86\/5054586-49a268-095115217221.pdf) (PDF). *www.eclassical.com*. Chandos Records Catalogue CHAN 20172- Booklet. Retrieved 20 September 2023.\n7. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-7)**\n   Beaucage, Réjean. [\"Orchestre de la Francophonie & Jean-Philippe Tremblay Airat Ichmouratov: Symphony\"](https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/airat-ichmouratov-symphony\/). panm360.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.\n8. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-8)** [Busójárás](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bus%C3%B3j%C3%A1r%C3%A1s \"Busójárás\")\n\n## External links\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=8 \"Edit section: External links\")\\]\n\n[![logo](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/4\/4a\/Commons-logo.svg\/40px-Commons-logo.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Commons-logo.svg)\n\nWikimedia Commons has media related to [Maslenitsa](https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Maslenitsa \"commons:Category:Maslenitsa\").\n\n- [Lives of the Saints](http:\/\/oca.org\/saints\/lives) The Orthodox Church in America, undated.\n- Marks, Gil (2010). [*Encyclopedia of Jewish Food*](https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=ojc4Uker_V0C&q=food+encyclopedia%2C+blintz&pg=PA57). Wiley. pp. 56–58\\. [ISBN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_\\(identifier\\) \"ISBN (identifier)\")\n  \n  [9780470943540](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/9780470943540 \"Special:BookSources\/9780470943540\")\n  \n  . Retrieved April 18, 2012.\n  [ISBN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_\\(identifier\\) \"ISBN (identifier)\")\n  [9780470391303](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/9780470391303 \"Special:BookSources\/9780470391303\")\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Easter \"Template:Easter\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Easter \"Template talk:Easter\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Easter \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Easter\")[Easter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter \"Easter\") and [its cycle](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_cycle \"Easter cycle\") |   |\n|---|---|\n| [Lent](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lent \"Lent\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Pre-Lent](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pre-Lent \"Pre-Lent\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Septuagesima](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Septuagesima \"Septuagesima\") [Sexagesima](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sexagesima \"Sexagesima\") [Quinquagesima](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quinquagesima \"Quinquagesima\") |   |\n| [Carnival](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival \"Carnival\") ([Shrovetide](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shrovetide \"Shrovetide\")) | [Fat Thursday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fat_Thursday \"Fat Thursday\") [Tsiknopempti](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tsiknopempti \"Tsiknopempti\") [Shrove Monday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shrove_Monday \"Shrove Monday\") [Rosenmontag](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rosenmontag \"Rosenmontag\") [Shrove Tuesday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shrove_Tuesday \"Shrove Tuesday\") [Mardi Gras](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mardi_Gras \"Mardi Gras\") [Holy Face of Jesus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Face_of_Jesus \"Holy Face of Jesus\") [Fastelavn](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fastelavn \"Fastelavn\") [Maslenitsa]() |\n| Lent proper | [Ash Wednesday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ash_Wednesday \"Ash Wednesday\") [Great Lent](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Lent \"Great Lent\") [Temptation of Christ](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Temptation_of_Christ \"Temptation of Christ\") [First Sunday of Lent](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Sunday_of_Lent \"First Sunday of Lent\") [Ember days](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ember_days \"Ember days\") [Laetare Sunday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laetare_Sunday \"Laetare Sunday\") ([Mothering Sunday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mothering_Sunday \"Mothering Sunday\")) |\n| [Passiontide](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Passiontide \"Passiontide\") | [Passion Sunday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Passion_Sunday \"Passion Sunday\") ([Lenten veil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lenten_veil \"Lenten veil\"), [Lenten shrouds](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lenten_shrouds \"Lenten shrouds\")) [Friday of Sorrows](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Friday_of_Sorrows \"Friday of Sorrows\") |\n| Music | [Ave Regina caelorum](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ave_Regina_caelorum \"Ave Regina caelorum\") [Passion (music)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Passion_\\(music\\) \"Passion (music)\") [Passion hymns](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Passion_hymns \"List of Passion hymns\") [Stabat Mater](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stabat_Mater \"Stabat Mater\") |\n| [Holy Week](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week \"Holy Week\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Palm Sunday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palm_Sunday \"Palm Sunday\") | [Triumphal entry into Jerusalem](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Triumphal_entry_into_Jerusalem \"Triumphal entry into Jerusalem\") [Gloria, laus et honor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gloria,_laus_et_honor \"Gloria, laus et honor\") [Hosanna filio David](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hosanna_filio_David \"Hosanna filio David\") \"[Singt dem König Freudenpsalmen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singt_dem_K%C3%B6nig_Freudenpsalmen \"Singt dem König Freudenpsalmen\")\" |\n| Ferias | [Holy Monday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Monday \"Holy Monday\") [Holy Tuesday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Tuesday \"Holy Tuesday\") [Holy Wednesday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Wednesday \"Holy Wednesday\") |\n| [Triduum](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paschal_Triduum \"Paschal Triduum\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Tenebrae](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tenebrae \"Tenebrae\") |   |\n| [Maundy Thursday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maundy_Thursday \"Maundy Thursday\") | [Chrism Mass](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chrism_Mass \"Chrism Mass\") [Last Supper](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Last_Supper \"Last Supper\") [Crotalus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crotalus_\\(instrument\\) \"Crotalus (instrument)\") [Art](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Last_Supper_in_Christian_art \"Last Supper in Christian art\") [Farewell Discourse](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Farewell_Discourse \"Farewell Discourse\") [Mass of the Lord's Supper](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mass_of_the_Lord%27s_Supper \"Mass of the Lord's Supper\") [Foot washing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maundy_\\(foot_washing\\) \"Maundy (foot washing)\") [Stripping of the Altar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stripping_of_the_Altar \"Stripping of the Altar\") |\n| [Good Friday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Good_Friday \"Good Friday\") | [Passion of Jesus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Passion_of_Jesus \"Passion of Jesus\") *[Arma Christi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arma_Christi \"Arma Christi\")* [Stations of the Cross](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stations_of_the_Cross \"Stations of the Cross\") [Crucifixion of Jesus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crucifixion_of_Jesus \"Crucifixion of Jesus\") [Descent from the Cross](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Descent_from_the_Cross \"Descent from the Cross\") [Lamentation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lamentation_of_Christ \"Lamentation of Christ\") [Epitaphios](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epitaphios_\\(liturgical\\) \"Epitaphios (liturgical)\") [Encomia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epitaphios_Thrinos \"Epitaphios Thrinos\") [Pietà](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Piet%C3%A0 \"Pietà\") [Burial of Jesus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burial_of_Jesus \"Burial of Jesus\") [Tomb of Jesus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tomb_of_Jesus \"Tomb of Jesus\") [Easter Sepulchre](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_Sepulchre \"Easter Sepulchre\") [Good Friday prayer](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Good_Friday_prayer \"Good Friday prayer\") [for the Jews](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Good_Friday_prayer_for_the_Jews \"Good Friday prayer for the Jews\") [Gorzkie żale](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gorzkie_%C5%BCale \"Gorzkie żale\") |\n| [Holy Saturday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Saturday \"Holy Saturday\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Harrowing of Hell](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harrowing_of_Hell \"Harrowing of Hell\") [Święconka](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%9Awi%C4%99conka \"Święconka\") |   |\n| [Easter Vigil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_Vigil \"Easter Vigil\") | [Paschal candle](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paschal_candle \"Paschal candle\") [Holy Fire](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Fire \"Holy Fire\") *[Lumen Christi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lumen_Christi \"Lumen Christi\")* *[Exsultet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Exsultet \"Exsultet\")* [Artos](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Artos \"Artos\") [Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rite_of_Christian_Initiation_of_Adults \"Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults\") |\n| Traditions |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Burning of Judas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burning_of_Judas \"Burning of Judas\") [Processions](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_procession \"Holy Week procession\") |   |\n| By location | Colombia [Popayán](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Popay%C3%A1n \"Holy Week in Popayán\") [Guatemala](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_processions_in_Guatemala \"Holy Week processions in Guatemala\") Italy [Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Barcellona_Pozzo_di_Gotto \"Holy Week in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto\") [Ruvo di Puglia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Ruvo_di_Puglia \"Holy Week in Ruvo di Puglia\") [Malta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Malta \"Holy Week in Malta\") [Mexico](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Mexico \"Holy Week in Mexico\") [Taxco](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Taxco \"Holy Week in Taxco\") [Philippines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_the_Philippines \"Holy Week in the Philippines\") Portugal [Braga](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Braga \"Holy Week in Braga\") [Spain](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Spain \"Holy Week in Spain\") [Cuenca](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Cuenca \"Holy Week in Cuenca\") [Málaga](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_M%C3%A1laga \"Holy Week in Málaga\") [Salamanca](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Salamanca \"Holy Week in Salamanca\") [San Cristóbal de La Laguna](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_San_Crist%C3%B3bal_de_La_Laguna \"Holy Week in San Cristóbal de La Laguna\") [Santa Cruz de La Palma](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Santa_Cruz_de_La_Palma \"Holy Week in Santa Cruz de La Palma\") [Seville](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Seville \"Holy Week in Seville\") [Valladolid](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Valladolid \"Holy Week in Valladolid\") [Viveiro](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Viveiro \"Holy Week in Viveiro\") [Zamora](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holy_Week_in_Zamora \"Holy Week in Zamora\") |\n| [Easter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter \"Easter\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Day](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter \"Easter\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Resurrection of Jesus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Resurrection_of_Jesus \"Resurrection of Jesus\") [Art](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Resurrection_of_Jesus_in_Christian_art \"Resurrection of Jesus in Christian art\") [Myrrhbearers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myrrhbearers \"Myrrhbearers\") [Road to Emmaus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Road_to_Emmaus \"Road to Emmaus\") [Paschal Homily](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paschal_Homily \"Paschal Homily\") [Sunrise service](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sunrise_service \"Sunrise service\") |   |\n| [Date](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Date_of_Easter \"Date of Easter\") | [List of dates](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_dates_for_Easter \"List of dates for Easter\") [Calculation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Date_of_Easter \"Date of Easter\") |\n| [Season](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastertide \"Eastertide\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| Liturgical features | [Alleluia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alleluia \"Alleluia\") [Pentecostarion](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pentecostarion \"Pentecostarion\") [Trikirion](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paschal_trikirion \"Paschal trikirion\") |\n| [Octave](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Octave_of_Easter \"Octave of Easter\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Bright Week](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bright_Week \"Bright Week\") | [Easter Sunday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter \"Easter\") [Easter Monday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_Monday \"Easter Monday\") [Śmigus-dyngus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%9Amigus-dyngus \"Śmigus-dyngus\") [Easter whip](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_whip \"Easter whip\") [Easter Tuesday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_Tuesday \"Easter Tuesday\") [Wednesday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_Wednesday \"Easter Wednesday\") [Thursday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_Thursday \"Easter Thursday\") [Friday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_Friday \"Easter Friday\") [Saturday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_Saturday \"Easter Saturday\") |\n| [Second Sunday of Easter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Second_Sunday_of_Easter \"Second Sunday of Easter\") [Doubting Thomas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doubting_Thomas \"Doubting Thomas\") [Divine Mercy Sunday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Divine_Mercy_Sunday \"Divine Mercy Sunday\") |   |\n| [Radonitsa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radonitsa \"Radonitsa\") [Third Sunday of Easter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Third_Sunday_of_Easter \"Third Sunday of Easter\") [Fourth Sunday of Easter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fourth_Sunday_of_Easter \"Fourth Sunday of Easter\") [Mid-Pentecost](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mid-Pentecost \"Mid-Pentecost\") [Fifth Sunday of Easter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fifth_Sunday_of_Easter \"Fifth Sunday of Easter\") [Rogation days](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rogation_days \"Rogation days\") |   |\n| [Ascensiontide](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ascensiontide \"Ascensiontide\") | [Ascension of Jesus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ascension_of_Jesus \"Ascension of Jesus\") [Art](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ascension_of_Jesus_in_Christian_art \"Ascension of Jesus in Christian art\") [Feast of the Ascension](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feast_of_the_Ascension \"Feast of the Ascension\") [Cenacle](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cenacle \"Cenacle\") [Novena](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novena \"Novena\") [Matthias the Apostle](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matthias_the_Apostle \"Matthias the Apostle\") |\n| [Traditions](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_traditions \"Easter traditions\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Basket](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_basket \"Easter basket\") [Bonnet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_bonnet \"Easter bonnet\") [Bunny](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_Bunny \"Easter Bunny\") [Bilby](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_Bilby \"Easter Bilby\") [Cavallo di fuoco](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cavallo_di_fuoco \"Cavallo di fuoco\") [Easter seals](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_seals_\\(philately\\) \"Easter seals (philately)\") [Food](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_food \"Easter food\") [Greeting](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paschal_greeting \"Paschal greeting\") [Parade](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_parade \"Easter parade\") [Pace Egg play](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pace_Egg_play \"Pace Egg play\") [Postcard](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_postcard \"Easter postcard\") [Rouketopolemos](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rouketopolemos \"Rouketopolemos\") Saitopolemos [Scoppio del carro](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scoppio_del_carro \"Scoppio del carro\") [Virvonta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virvonta \"Virvonta\") [Easter witch](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_witch \"Easter witch\") |   |\n| [Easter eggs](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_egg \"Easter egg\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Dance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egg_dance \"Egg dance\") [Decorating](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egg_decorating \"Egg decorating\") [in Slavic culture](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egg_decorating_in_Slavic_culture \"Egg decorating in Slavic culture\") [Rolling](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egg_rolling \"Egg rolling\") [Hunt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egg_hunt \"Egg hunt\") [Osterbrunnen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Osterbrunnen \"Osterbrunnen\") [Tapping](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egg_tapping \"Egg tapping\") [Tree](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_egg_tree \"Easter egg tree\") [Tossing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egg_tossing \"Egg tossing\") |   |\n| By country | [Croatia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pisanica_\\(Croatian\\) \"Pisanica (Croatian)\") [Poland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pisanka_\\(Polish\\) \"Pisanka (Polish)\") [Ukraine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pysanka \"Pysanka\") |\n| By country | [Ethiopia and Eritrea](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fasika \"Fasika\") [Italy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_in_Italy \"Easter in Italy\") [Latvia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_in_Latvia \"Easter in Latvia\") [Poland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_in_Poland \"Easter in Poland\") |\n| Pre-Christian | [Ēostre](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C4%92ostre \"Ēostre\") |\n| Music |   |\n|   |   |\n| *[Easter Oratorio](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter_Oratorio \"Easter Oratorio\")* *[I Will Mention the Loving-kindnesses](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I_Will_Mention_the_Loving-kindnesses \"I Will Mention the Loving-kindnesses\")* *[Russian Easter Festival Overture](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_Easter_Festival_Overture \"Russian Easter Festival Overture\")* [Salzburg Easter Festival](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Salzburg_Easter_Festival \"Salzburg Easter Festival\") |   |\n| Liturgical | *[Regina caeli](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Regina_caeli \"Regina caeli\")* [Troparion](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paschal_troparion \"Paschal troparion\") [Victimae paschali laudes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victimae_paschali_laudes \"Victimae paschali laudes\") |\n| Cantatas | [*Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden*, BWV 6](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bleib_bei_uns,_denn_es_will_Abend_werden,_BWV_6 \"Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6\") [*Christ lag in Todes Banden*, BWV 4](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christ_lag_in_Todes_Banden,_BWV_4 \"Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4\") [*Der Friede sei mit dir*, BWV 158](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Der_Friede_sei_mit_dir,_BWV_158 \"Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158\") [*Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret*, BWV 31](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Der_Himmel_lacht!_Die_Erde_jubilieret,_BWV_31 \"Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31\") [*Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß*, BWV 134](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ein_Herz,_das_seinen_Jesum_lebend_wei%C3%9F,_BWV_134 \"Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß, BWV 134\") [*Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen*, BWV 66](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Erfreut_euch,_ihr_Herzen,_BWV_66 \"Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66\") [*Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen*, BWV 145](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ich_lebe,_mein_Herze,_zu_deinem_Erg%C3%B6tzen,_BWV_145 \"Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV 145\") |\n| [Hymns](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Easter_hymns \"List of Easter hymns\") | [Christ the Lord Is Risen Today](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christ_the_Lord_Is_Risen_Today \"Christ the Lord Is Risen Today\") [Jesus Christ Is Risen Today](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jesus_Christ_Is_Risen_Today \"Jesus Christ Is Risen Today\") [O filii et filiae](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/O_filii_et_filiae \"O filii et filiae\") [The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Strife_is_O%27er,_the_Battle_Done \"The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done\") |\n| Choral music | [Surrexit a mortuis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Surrexit_a_mortuis \"Surrexit a mortuis\") |\n| Film and TV | [Films](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Easter_films \"List of Easter films\") [Television episodes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Easter_television_episodes \"List of Easter television episodes\") |\n| [Pentecost](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pentecost \"Pentecost\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Season](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pentecost_season \"Pentecost season\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Octave](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Octave_of_Pentecost \"Octave of Pentecost\") | [Pentecost Sunday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pentecost \"Pentecost\") [Whitsun](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whitsun \"Whitsun\") [Whit Monday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whit_Monday \"Whit Monday\") [Whit Tuesday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whit_Tuesday \"Whit Tuesday\") [Ember days](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ember_days \"Ember days\") [Feast of Christ the Priest](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feast_of_Christ_the_Priest \"Feast of Christ the Priest\") [Trinity Sunday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trinity_Sunday \"Trinity Sunday\") |\n| [Feast of Corpus Christi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feast_of_Corpus_Christi \"Feast of Corpus Christi\") [Feast of the Sacred Heart](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feast_of_the_Sacred_Heart \"Feast of the Sacred Heart\") |   |\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Carnival_around_the_world \"Template:Carnival around the world\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Carnival_around_the_world \"Template talk:Carnival around the world\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Carnival_around_the_world \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Carnival around the world\")[Carnival](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival \"Carnival\") around the world |   |   |\n|---|---|---|\n| Asia | Indonesia [Solo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solo_Batik_Carnival \"Solo Batik Carnival\") [Jember](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jember_Fashion_Carnaval \"Jember Fashion Carnaval\") [Jakarta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jakarnaval \"Jakarnaval\") Philippines [Sinulog](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sinulog \"Sinulog\") [Ati-Atihan festival](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ati-Atihan_festival \"Ati-Atihan festival\") | [![Carnival of Venice by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1754-1755](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bc\/Giovanni_Domenico_Tiepolo_-_Carnival_Scene_%28The_Minuet%29_-_WGA22379.jpg\/250px-Giovanni_Domenico_Tiepolo_-_Carnival_Scene_%28The_Minuet%29_-_WGA22379.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Giovanni_Domenico_Tiepolo_-_Carnival_Scene_\\(The_Minuet\\)_-_WGA22379.jpg) |\n| Europe | [Austria](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_Germany,_Switzerland_and_Austria \"Carnival in Germany, Switzerland and Austria\") Belgium [Aalst](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Aalst \"Carnival of Aalst\") [Binche](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Binche \"Carnival of Binche\") [Denmark](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_Denmark \"Carnival in Denmark\") [England](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Notting_Hill_Carnival \"Notting Hill Carnival\") [Finland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helsinki_Samba_Carnaval \"Helsinki Samba Carnaval\") France [Nice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nice_Carnival \"Nice Carnival\") [Paris](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paris_Carnival \"Paris Carnival\") [Germany](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_Germany,_Switzerland_and_Austria \"Carnival in Germany, Switzerland and Austria\") [Cologne](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cologne_Carnival \"Cologne Carnival\") [Mainz](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mainz_carnival \"Mainz carnival\") Greece [Patras](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patras_Carnival \"Patras Carnival\") [Hungary](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bus%C3%B3j%C3%A1r%C3%A1s \"Busójárás\") [Italy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_Italy \"Carnival in Italy\") [Venice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Venice \"Carnival of Venice\") [Viareggio](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Viareggio \"Carnival of Viareggio\") [Ivrea](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Ivrea \"Carnival of Ivrea\") [Foiano della Chiana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Foiano_della_Chiana \"Carnival of Foiano della Chiana\") [Satriano di Lucania](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Satriano_di_Lucania \"Carnival of Satriano di Lucania\") [Lithuania](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U%C5%BEgav%C4%97n%C4%97s \"Užgavėnės\") [Malta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maltese_Carnival \"Maltese Carnival\") [Netherlands](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_the_Netherlands \"Carnival in the Netherlands\") Portugal [Madeira](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Madeira \"Carnival of Madeira\") [Ovar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Ovar \"Carnival of Ovar\") [Slavic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavic_carnival \"Slavic carnival\") [Belarus, Russia, Ukraine]() [Croatia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rijeka_Carnival \"Rijeka Carnival\") [Slovenia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kurentovanje \"Kurentovanje\") Spain [Cádiz](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_C%C3%A1diz \"Carnival of Cádiz\") [Las Palmas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Las_Palmas \"Carnival of Las Palmas\") [Santa Cruz](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Santa_Cruz_de_Tenerife \"Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife\") [Switzerland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_Germany,_Switzerland_and_Austria \"Carnival in Germany, Switzerland and Austria\") [Basel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Basel \"Carnival of Basel\") [Turkey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baklahorani \"Baklahorani\") |   |\n| North America | Canada [Ottawa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winterlude \"Winterlude\") [Quebec City](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quebec_Winter_Carnival \"Quebec Winter Carnival\") [Toronto](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribana \"Caribana\") [México](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_Mexico \"Carnival in Mexico\") [Vera Cruz](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_Mexico#Major_Carnivals \"Carnival in Mexico\") [Mazatlán](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_Mexico#Major_Carnivals \"Carnival in Mexico\") [United States](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mardi_Gras_in_the_United_States \"Mardi Gras in the United States\") [Mobile](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mardi_Gras_in_Mobile,_Alabama \"Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama\") [New Orleans](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mardi_Gras_in_New_Orleans \"Mardi Gras in New Orleans\") [New York City](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Labor_Day_Carnival \"Labor Day Carnival\") |   |\n| Caribbean | [Antigua](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Antigua_Carnival \"Antigua Carnival\") [Bahamas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Junkanoo \"Junkanoo\") [Barbados](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crop_Over \"Crop Over\") [Cayman Islands](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batabano \"Batabano\") [Cuba](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Santiago_de_Cuba \"Carnival of Santiago de Cuba\") [Dominica](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chant%C3%A9_mas \"Chanté mas\") [Dominican Republic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_the_Dominican_Republic \"Carnival in the Dominican Republic\") [Haiti](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haitian_Carnival \"Haitian Carnival\") [Jamaica](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jamaica_Carnival \"Jamaica Carnival\") [Nevis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Culturama \"Culturama\") Puerto Rico ([Ponce](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnaval_de_Ponce \"Carnaval de Ponce\")) [Trinidad and Tobago](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Carnival \"Trinidad and Tobago Carnival\") |   |\n| South America | Argentina [Buenos Aires](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buenos_Aires_Carnival \"Buenos Aires Carnival\") [Gualeguaychú](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gualeguaych%C3%BA,_Entre_R%C3%ADos#Carnival \"Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos\") [Murga](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Murga \"Murga\") Bolivia [Oruro](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnaval_de_Oruro \"Carnaval de Oruro\") [Brazil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazilian_Carnival \"Brazilian Carnival\") [Rio](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rio_Carnival \"Rio Carnival\") [São Paulo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo \"Carnival of São Paulo\") [Bahia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bahian_Carnival \"Bahian Carnival\") [Recife](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galo_da_Madrugada \"Galo da Madrugada\") [Colombia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_Colombia \"Carnival in Colombia\") [Barranquilla](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barranquilla%27s_Carnival \"Barranquilla's Carnival\") [Negros y Blancos](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnaval_de_Negros_y_Blancos \"Carnaval de Negros y Blancos\") [French Guiana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_French_Guiana \"Carnival in French Guiana\") [Cayenne](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Cayenne \"Carnival of Cayenne\") [Guyana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mashramani \"Mashramani\") Panama [Las Tablas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival#Panama \"Carnival\") Peru [Cajamarca](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival#Cajamarca \"Carnival\") [Uruguay](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uruguayan_Carnival \"Uruguayan Carnival\") |   |\n| Oceania | [Australia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_of_Australia \"Carnival of Australia\") |   |\n| Related | [Mardi Gras](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mardi_Gras \"Mardi Gras\") |   |\n| **[![icon](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5a\/046CupolaSPietro.jpg\/20px-046CupolaSPietro.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:046CupolaSPietro.jpg) [Catholicism portal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Catholicism \"Portal:Catholicism\")** 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[Chernoglav](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chernoglav \"Chernoglav\")F [Dazhbog](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dazhbog \"Dazhbog\") [Devana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Devana \"Devana\")H [Dyi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Dyi_\\(mythology\\)&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Dyi (mythology) (page does not exist)\") \\[[ru](https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%94%D1%8B%D0%B9 \"ru:Дый\")\\]H [Diviya](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Diviya_\\(mythology\\)&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Diviya (mythology) (page does not exist)\") \\[[ru](https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F \"ru:Дивия\"); [uz](https:\/\/uz.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diviya \"uz:Diviya\")\\]H [Khors](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Khors \"Khors\") [Kresnik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kresnik_\\(deity\\) \"Kresnik (deity)\")H [Lada mythology](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lada_\\(goddess\\) \"Lada (goddess)\") [Morana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Morana_\\(goddess\\) \"Morana (goddess)\")H [Mokosh](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mokosh \"Mokosh\") [Pizamar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pizamar \"Pizamar\")HH [Yarilo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yarilo \"Yarilo\")H [Hennil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hennil \"Hennil\")H [Kyi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kyi_\\(mythology\\) \"Kyi (mythology)\")H [Lel and Polel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lel_and_Polel \"Lel and Polel\")H [Niya](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Niya_\\(mythology\\) \"Niya (mythology)\") [Perun](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perun \"Perun\") [Podaga](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Podaga \"Podaga\")F [Porenut](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Porenut \"Porenut\") [Porevit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Porevit \"Porevit\") [Prove](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prove_\\(mythology\\) \"Prove (mythology)\") \\[[ru](https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5 \"ru:Прове\")\\] or ProneF [Radegast](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radegast_\\(god\\) \"Radegast (god)\")H [Rod](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rod_\\(Slavic_religion\\) \"Rod (Slavic religion)\") [Rugiaevit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rugiaevit \"Rugiaevit\") [Pereplut](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pereplut \"Pereplut\")H [Perperuna](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perperuna \"Perperuna\")H [Simargl](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simargl \"Simargl\") [Stribog](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stribog \"Stribog\") [Pogoda](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Pogoda&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Pogoda (page does not exist)\") \\[[ru](https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0_\\(%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F\\) \"ru:Погода (мифология)\"); [cs](https:\/\/cs.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kult_v%C4%9Btru_u_Slovan%C5%AF \"cs:Kult větru u Slovanů\"); [fr](https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dogoda \"fr:Dogoda\")\\]H [Zelu](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Zelu_\\(mythology\\)&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Zelu (mythology) (page does not exist)\") \\[[cs](https:\/\/cs.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zelu \"cs:Zelu\")\\]H [Svarog](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Svarog \"Svarog\") [Svarozhits](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Svarozhits \"Svarozhits\") [Svetovit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Svetovit \"Svetovit\") [Triglav](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Triglav_\\(mythology\\) \"Triglav (mythology)\") [Veles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Veles_\\(god\\) \"Veles (god)\") [Yarovit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yarovit \"Yarovit\") [Zhiva](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%BDiva_\\(mythology\\) \"Živa (mythology)\")F [Zorya](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zorya \"Zorya\") [Żywie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C5%BBywie \"Żywie\")H |\n| Personifications | [Dola](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dola_\\(mythology\\) \"Dola (mythology)\") [Karna and Zhelya](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Karna_and_Zhelya&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Karna and Zhelya (page does not exist)\") \\[[ru](https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B8_%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F \"ru:Карна и Желя\")\\]H [Koliada](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Koliada_\\(deity\\) \"Koliada (deity)\") [Mat Zemlya](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mat_Zemlya \"Mat Zemlya\") [Moryana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moryana \"Moryana\") [Rod](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rod_\\(Slavic_religion\\) \"Rod (Slavic religion)\") [Rozhanitsy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deities_and_fairies_of_fate_in_Slavic_mythology \"Deities and fairies of fate in Slavic mythology\") [Zorya](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zorya \"Zorya\") |\n| [Pseudo-deities](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Slavic_pseudo-deities \"List of Slavic pseudo-deities\") | [Chislobog](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chislobog \"Chislobog\") [Chur](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chur_\\(pseudo-deity\\) \"Chur (pseudo-deity)\") [Dana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Dana_\\(mythology\\)&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Dana (mythology) (page does not exist)\") \\[[ru](https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0_\\(%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F\\) \"ru:Дана (славянская мифология)\")\\] [Dzidzileyla](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dzidzileyla \"Dzidzileyla\") [Flins](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flins_\\(mythology\\) \"Flins (mythology)\") [Krodo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Krodo \"Krodo\") [Kupala](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kupala \"Kupala\") [Lada](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lada_\\(mythology\\) \"Lada (mythology)\") [Lelya](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Lelya_\\(mythology\\)&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Lelya (mythology) (page does not exist)\") \\[[ru](https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F \"ru:Леля\")\\] [Pogvizd](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Pogvizd&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Pogvizd (page does not exist)\") \\[[ru](https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B4 \"ru:Позвизд\")\\] [Troyan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Troyan_\\(mythology\\)&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Troyan (mythology) (page does not exist)\") \\[[ru](https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%A2%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%BD_\\(%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F\\) \"ru:Троян (мифология)\")\\] [Uslad](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uslad \"Uslad\") [Vesna](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vesna_\\(mythology\\) \"Vesna (mythology)\") [Voloska](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voloska \"Voloska\") [Yesha](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jesza \"Jesza\") |\n| Priesthood and cult | [Vedmak](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vedmak \"Vedmak\") [Volkhv](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volkhv \"Volkhv\") [Zhrets](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhrets \"Zhrets\") |\n| [Legendary heroes and peoples](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bogatyr \"Bogatyr\") | [Alyosha Popovich](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alyosha_Popovich \"Alyosha Popovich\") [Burislav](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burislav \"Burislav\") [Chud](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chud_\\(folklore\\) \"Chud (folklore)\") [Damned Jerina](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irene_Kantakouzene \"Irene Kantakouzene\") [Đerzelez Alija](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C4%90erzelez_Alija \"Đerzelez Alija\") [Dobrynya Nikitich](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dobrynya_Nikitich \"Dobrynya Nikitich\") [Hrnjica Brothers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hrnjica_Brothers \"Hrnjica Brothers\") [Ilya Muromets](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ilya_Muromets \"Ilya Muromets\") [Ivan Tsarevich](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ivan_Tsarevich \"Ivan Tsarevich\") [Jugović brothers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jugovi%C4%87_brothers \"Jugović brothers\") [Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kyi,_Shchek_and_Khoryv \"Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv\") [Lech, Czech, and Rus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lech,_Czech,_and_Rus \"Lech, Czech, and Rus\") [Libuše](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Libu%C5%A1e \"Libuše\") [Mikula Selyaninovich](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mikula_Selyaninovich \"Mikula Selyaninovich\") [Mila Gojsalić](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mila_Gojsali%C4%87 \"Mila Gojsalić\") [Milan Toplica](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milan_Toplica \"Milan Toplica\") [Miloš Obilić](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milo%C5%A1_Obili%C4%87 \"Miloš Obilić\") [Misizla](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Misizla \"Misizla\") [Mustay-Bey of Lika](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mustay-Bey_of_Lika \"Mustay-Bey of Lika\") [Nikita the Tanner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nikita_the_Tanner \"Nikita the Tanner\") [Popiel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Popiel \"Popiel\") [Prince Marko](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prince_Marko \"Prince Marko\") [Sadko](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sadko \"Sadko\") [Solovey-Razboynik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nightingale_the_Robber \"Nightingale the Robber\") [Svyatogor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Svyatogor \"Svyatogor\") [Vasilisa the Beautiful](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vasilisa_the_Beautiful \"Vasilisa the Beautiful\") [Volga Svyatoslavich](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volga_Svyatoslavich \"Volga Svyatoslavich\") |\n| [Legendary creatures](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Supernatural_beings_in_Slavic_religion \"Supernatural beings in Slavic religion\") |   |\n|   |   |\n| [Unclean dead](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unclean_dead_in_Slavic_mythology \"Unclean dead in Slavic mythology\") | [Vila](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vila_\\(fairy\\) \"Vila (fairy)\") [Drekavac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drekavac \"Drekavac\") [Kikimora](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kikimora \"Kikimora\") [Mavka](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mavka \"Mavka\") [Upiór](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Upi%C3%B3r \"Upiór\") |\n| Place spirits | [Bannik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bannik \"Bannik\") [Bolotnik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bolotnik \"Bolotnik\") [Cornflower Wraith](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cornflower_Wraith \"Cornflower Wraith\") [Domovoy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domovoy \"Domovoy\") [Dvorovoy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dvorovoy \"Dvorovoy\") [Lady Midday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lady_Midday \"Lady Midday\") [Leshy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leshy \"Leshy\") [Boruta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boruta_\\(mythology\\) \"Boruta (mythology)\") [Mistress of the Copper Mountain](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Mistress_of_the_Copper_Mountain \"The Mistress of the Copper Mountain\") [Moryana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moryana \"Moryana\") [Ovinnik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ovinnik \"Ovinnik\") [Polevik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polevik \"Polevik\") [Vodyanoy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vodyanoy \"Vodyanoy\") [Shubin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shubin_\\(ghost\\) \"Shubin (ghost)\") [Water spirits](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavic_water_spirits \"Slavic water spirits\") |\n| Entities | [Ala](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ala_\\(demon\\) \"Ala (demon)\") [Alkonost](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alkonost \"Alkonost\") [Baba Yaga](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baba_Yaga \"Baba Yaga\") [Babay](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babay_\\(Slavic_folklore\\) \"Babay (Slavic folklore)\") [Baš Čelik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ba%C5%A1_%C4%8Celik \"Baš Čelik\") [Bauk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bauk_\\(mythology\\) \"Bauk (mythology)\") [Berehynia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Berehynia \"Berehynia\") [Bies](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bies \"Bies\") [Black Arab](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Arab_\\(mythology\\) \"Black Arab (mythology)\") [Błędnica](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B%C5%82%C4%99dnica_\\(Slavic_demoness\\) \"Błędnica (Slavic demoness)\") [Blud](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blud \"Blud\") [Boginki](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boginki \"Boginki\") [Bukavac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bukavac \"Bukavac\") [Chernava](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chernava \"Chernava\") [Chuhaister](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chuhaister \"Chuhaister\") [Cikavac](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cikavac \"Cikavac\") [Chort](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chort \"Chort\") [Čuma](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C4%8Cuma \"Čuma\") [Dukljan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dukljan \"Dukljan\") [Dziwożona](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dziwo%C5%BCona \"Dziwożona\") [Fern flower](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fern_flower \"Fern flower\")\\-[Chervona Ruta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chervona_Ruta \"Chervona Ruta\") [Firebird](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Firebird_\\(Slavic_folklore\\) \"Firebird (Slavic folklore)\") [Gagana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gagana \"Gagana\") [Gamayun](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gamayun \"Gamayun\") [Indrik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indrik \"Indrik\") [Ispolin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ispolin \"Ispolin\") [Karzełek](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Karze%C5%82ek \"Karzełek\") [Koshchei](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Koshchei \"Koshchei\") [Krsnik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Krsnik_\\(vampire_hunter\\) \"Krsnik (vampire hunter)\") [Likho](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Likho \"Likho\") [Likhoradka](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Likhoradka \"Likhoradka\") [Mare](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mare_\\(folklore\\) \"Mare (folklore)\") [Meduza](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meduza_\\(Russian_folklore\\) \"Meduza (Russian folklore)\") [Molfar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Molfar \"Molfar\") [Nav](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nav_\\(Slavic_folklore\\) \"Nav (Slavic folklore)\") [Nocnitsa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nocnitsa \"Nocnitsa\") [Płanetnik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/P%C5%82anetnik \"Płanetnik\") [Povitrulya](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Povitrulya \"Povitrulya\") [Psoglav](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Psoglav \"Psoglav\") [Raróg](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rar%C3%B3g \"Raróg\") [Rahmans](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rahmans \"Rahmans\") [Raskovnik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raskovnik \"Raskovnik\") [Rozhanitsy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Deities_and_fairies_of_fate_in_Slavic_mythology \"Deities and fairies of fate in Slavic mythology\") [Rusalka](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rusalka \"Rusalka\") [Samodiva](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Samodiva_\\(folklore\\) \"Samodiva (folklore)\") [Sea Tsar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sea_Tsar \"Sea Tsar\") [Sirin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sirin \"Sirin\") [Shishiga](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shishiga \"Shishiga\") [Skrzak](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skrzak \"Skrzak\") [Strzyga](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strzyga \"Strzyga\") [Stuhać](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stuha%C4%87 \"Stuhać\") [Stricha](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stricha \"Stricha\") [Sudice](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sudice_\\(mythology\\) \"Sudice (mythology)\") [Tintilinić](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tintilini%C4%87 \"Tintilinić\") [Topielec](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Topielec \"Topielec\") [Ved](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ved_\\(mythology\\) \"Ved (mythology)\") [Vesna](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vesna_\\(mythology\\) \"Vesna (mythology)\") [Zduhać](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zduha%C4%87 \"Zduhać\") [Zmey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavic_dragon \"Slavic dragon\") [Werewolf](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Werewolf_in_Slavic_mythology \"Werewolf in Slavic mythology\") [White-Eyed Chud](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White-Eyed_Chud \"White-Eyed Chud\") |\n| Ritual figures | [Baba Marta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baba_Marta \"Baba Marta\") [German](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_\\(mythology\\) \"German (mythology)\") [Dodola and Perperuna](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dodola_and_Perperuna \"Dodola and Perperuna\") [Koliada](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Koliada_\\(deity\\) \"Koliada (deity)\") [Kupala](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kupala \"Kupala\") [Kostroma](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kostroma_\\(deity\\) \"Kostroma (deity)\") [Marzanna](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marzanna \"Marzanna\") [Maslenitsa]() [Jarilo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jarilo \"Jarilo\") |\n| Mythological places | [Alatyr](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alatyr_\\(mythology\\) \"Alatyr (mythology)\") [Bald Mountain](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bald_Mountain_\\(folklore\\) \"Bald Mountain (folklore)\") [Buyan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Buyan \"Buyan\") [Faraway Tsardom](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Faraway_Tsardom \"Faraway Tsardom\") [Oponskoye Kingdom](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oponskoye_Kingdom \"Oponskoye Kingdom\") [Kitezh](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kitezh \"Kitezh\") [Lukomorye](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lukomorye \"Lukomorye\") [Vyraj](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iriy \"Iriy\") |\n| Objects | [Axe of Perun](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Axe_of_Perun \"Axe of Perun\") [Sword 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of Veles\") [Slavic Native Faith's calendars and holidays](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavic_Native_Faith%27s_calendars_and_holidays \"Slavic Native Faith's calendars and holidays\") |\n| **Notes:** H historicity of the deity is dubious; F functions of the deity are unclear. |   |\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Slavic_holidays \"Template:Slavic holidays\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Slavic_holidays \"Template talk:Slavic holidays\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Slavic_holidays \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Slavic holidays\")Slavic holidays |   |   |\n|---|---|---|\n| Feast days | **[Kolyada](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kolyada \"Kolyada\")** [Božić](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bo%C5%BEi%C4%87 \"Božić\") [Christmas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christmas \"Christmas\") [Malanka](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malanka \"Malanka\") (St. Basil's Day) 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It is celebrated during the last week before [Great Lent](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Lent \"Great Lent\"); that is, the eighth week before [Eastern Orthodox](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Orthodox_Church \"Eastern Orthodox Church\") [Pascha](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter \"Easter\"), equivalent to the West's [Sexagesima](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sexagesima \"Sexagesima\").\n\nThe date of Maslenitsa changes every year, depending on the date of the celebration of Easter. It corresponds to the [Western Christian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Western_Christianity \"Western Christianity\") [Carnival](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival \"Carnival\"), except that Orthodox Lent begins on a [Monday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clean_Monday \"Clean Monday\") instead of a [Wednesday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ash_Wednesday \"Ash Wednesday\"), and the Orthodox [date of Easter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Easter#Date \"Easter\") can differ greatly from the Western Christian date.\n\nThe traditional attributes of the Maslenitsa celebration are the Maslenitsa [effigy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Effigy \"Effigy\"), sleigh rides, and festivities. Russians bake [blini](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blini \"Blini\") and [flatbread](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flatbread \"Flatbread\"), while Belarusians and Ukrainians cook [pierogi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pierogi \"Pierogi\") and [syrniki](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syrniki \"Syrniki\").\n\nAccording to archeological evidence from the 2nd century AD, Maslenitsa may be the oldest surviving Slavic holiday.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-wilson-1) In the [Christian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christianity \"Christianity\") tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of [Great Lent](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Lent \"Great Lent\").[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-mckibben-2)\n\nDuring the week of Maslenitsa, work is already forbidden to [Orthodox Christians](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Orthodox_Church \"Eastern Orthodox Church\"), and it is the last week during which work is permitted, leading to its name of \"work free week\" or \"Freedom week\".\n\nSince Lent excludes working, parties, secular music, dancing and other distractions from spiritual life, Maslenitsa represents the last chance to take part in social activities that are not appropriate during the more prayerful, sober and introspective Lenten season.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-wilson-1)\n\nIn Ukraine Maslenitsa week was also called Babskyi Tyzhden (Women's Week) or Kolodiy. During this week, men humorously followed women’s wishes. Married women gathered to \"birth,\" \"baptize,\" and \"bury\" a wooden log (koloda) throughout the week, symbolizing marriage and family traditions. By the end of the week, unmarried men and women had logs tied to their legs as a playful punishment for not marrying before Maslenitsa. This tradition highlighted the importance of marriage in Ukrainian culture. Though this tradition is no longer widely practiced, Kolodiy still remains a symbolic reminder of festive Slavic customs and the value of strong family bonds.[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-3)\n\nIn some regions, each day of Maslenitsa had its traditional activity. Monday may be the welcoming of \"Lady Maslenitsa\". The community builds the Maslenitsa effigy out of straw, decorated with pieces of rags, and fixed to a pole formerly known as [Kostroma](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kostroma_\\(tradition\\) \"Kostroma (tradition)\"). It is paraded around, and the first pancakes may be made and offered to the poor. On Tuesday, young men might search for a fiancée to marry after Lent. On Wednesday, sons-in-law may visit their mother-in-law, who has prepared pancakes and invited other guests for a party. Thursday may be devoted to outdoor activities. People may take time off work and spend the day sledding, ice skating, conducting snowball fights and with sleigh rides. On Friday, sons-in-law may invite their mothers-in-law for dinner. Saturday may be a gathering of a young wife with her sisters-in-law to work on a good relationship.\n\n## Sunday of Forgiveness\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section: Sunday of Forgiveness\")\\]\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4f\/Maslenitsa_in_Belgorod_2015_28.JPG\/250px-Maslenitsa_in_Belgorod_2015_28.JPG)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Maslenitsa_in_Belgorod_2015_28.JPG)\n\nBurning of the Maslenitsa effigy, during the Celebration of Forgiveness Sunday in [Belgorod](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgorod \"Belgorod\"), February 21, 2015\n\nThe last day of Cheesefare Week is called \"Forgiveness Sunday\" (Прощёное воскресенье). Relatives and friends ask each other for forgiveness and might offer them small presents. As the culmination of the celebration, people gather to \"strip Lady Maslenitsa of her finery\" and burn her in a [bonfire](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bonfire \"Bonfire\"). Left-over pancakes may also be thrown into the fire, and Lady Maslenitsa's ashes are buried in the snow to \"fertilize the crops\".[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-Rusla-4)\n\nAt [Vespers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vespers \"Vespers\") on Sunday evening, people may make a *[poklon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poklon \"Poklon\")* (bow) before one another and ask forgiveness. Another name for Forgiveness Sunday is \"Cheesefare Sunday\", because for devout Orthodox Christians it is the last day on which dairy products may be consumed until Easter. Fish, wine and olive oil will also be forbidden on most days of Great Lent. The day following Cheesefare Sunday is called [Clean Monday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clean_Monday \"Clean Monday\"), because people have confessed their sins, asked forgiveness, and begun Great Lent with a clean slate.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/65\/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.jpg\/250px-%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.jpg)\n\nA girl wearing a traditional Russian [kokoshnik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kokoshnik \"Kokoshnik\") hat for Maslenitsa in Slovenia\n\nDue to cultural factors in the [Russian Empire](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_Empire \"Russian Empire\"), large public celebrations of Maslenitsa were no longer as common by the turn of the 20th century. After the [Russian Revolution](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russian_Revolution \"Russian Revolution\") in 1917 and the following [state atheism in the Soviet Union](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_anti-religious_legislation \"Soviet anti-religious legislation\"), public Maslenitsa celebrations became even less common, although Maslenitsa continued to observed particularly in smaller private celebrations in homes and villages. In the 1960s and 1970s, as the USSR brought back some traditional folk holidays, Maslenitsa was again observed in large public celebrations that retained some of the holiday's secular elements, but with additional \"contemporary socialist elements grafted onto it\".[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-Celebration-5)\n\nAfter the start of *[perestroika](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perestroika \"Perestroika\")* and [fall of the Soviet Union](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fall_of_the_Soviet_Union \"Fall of the Soviet Union\") in the 1980s and 1990s, large outdoor celebrations started up again, and much of the older Maslenitsa traditions began to be revived in a modern context. Since 2002, Moscow has staged a yearly Maslenitsa festival next to the [Red Square](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Square \"Red Square\"), with that and other celebrations attracting around 300,000 visitors in 2011.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-Celebration-5)\n\nWith increasing secularization, many Russians do not abstain from meat and Maslenitsa celebrations can be accompanied by [shashlik](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shashlik \"Shashlik\") vendors. Nevertheless, \"meat still does not play a major role in the festivities\".[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-wilson-1) Many countries with a significant number of Russian immigrants consider Maslenitsa a suitable occasion to celebrate Russian culture, although the celebrations are usually reduced to one day and may not coincide with the date of the religious celebrations.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\n- [![Vasily Surikov. Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891.](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/34\/SurikovSnowFortress.jpg\/250px-SurikovSnowFortress.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:SurikovSnowFortress.jpg \"Vasily Surikov. Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891.\")\n  [Vasily Surikov](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vasily_Surikov \"Vasily Surikov\"). Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891.\n- [![Leonid Solomatkin. Maslenitsa, 1878.](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/66\/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_1878.jpg\/250px-%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_1878.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_1878.jpg \"Leonid Solomatkin. Maslenitsa, 1878.\")\n  [Leonid Solomatkin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leonid_Solomatkin \"Leonid Solomatkin\"). Maslenitsa, 1878.\n- [![K. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century.](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/44\/%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C.jpg\/250px-%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C.jpg \"K. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century.\")\n  K. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century.\n- [![Scenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/db\/Scenery_at_Celebration_of_Maslenitsa_01.jpg\/250px-Scenery_at_Celebration_of_Maslenitsa_01.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Scenery_at_Celebration_of_Maslenitsa_01.jpg \"Scenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa\")\n  Scenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa\n- [![Maslenitsa celebrations in Kharkiv, 2014](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a0\/2014._%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_062.jpg\/250px-2014._%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_062.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:2014._%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_062.jpg \"Maslenitsa celebrations in Kharkiv, 2014\")\n  Maslenitsa celebrations in [Kharkiv](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kharkiv \"Kharkiv\"), 2014\n- [![Maslenitsa festivities in St. Petersburg, 2018](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/20\/St._Petersburg%2C_Russia%2C_IMG_8506_%2840616996172%29.jpg\/250px-St._Petersburg%2C_Russia%2C_IMG_8506_%2840616996172%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:St._Petersburg,_Russia,_IMG_8506_\\(40616996172\\).jpg \"Maslenitsa festivities in St. Petersburg, 2018\")\n  Maslenitsa festivities in [St. Petersburg](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Petersburg \"St. Petersburg\"), 2018\n\nin 2012, Russian-Canadian composer [Airat Ichmouratov](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airat_Ichmouratov \"Airat Ichmouratov\") composed an [Overture Maslenitsa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa_Overture_\\(Ichmouratov\\) \"Maslenitsa Overture (Ichmouratov)\"). It was premiered in [Chicoutimi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicoutimi \"Chicoutimi\"), [Canada](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canada \"Canada\"), on 24 February 2013 by L'Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean under the baton of [French-Canadian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Canadians \"French Canadians\") conductor Jacques Clément.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-:0-6)[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-7)\n\n- [Candlemas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Candlemas \"Candlemas\")\n- [Slavic carnival](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavic_carnival \"Slavic carnival\")\n- [Fašiangy](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fa%C5%A1iangy \"Fašiangy\") (in [Slovakia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slovakia \"Slovakia\"))\n- [Rio Carnival](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rio_Carnival \"Rio Carnival\") (in [Brazil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazil \"Brazil\"))\n- [Carnaval](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carnival_in_the_Netherlands \"Carnival in the Netherlands\") (in the [Netherlands](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands \"Netherlands\"))\n- [Fat Thursday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fat_Thursday \"Fat Thursday\") (in [Poland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poland \"Poland\"))\n- [Mardi Gras](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mardi_Gras \"Mardi Gras\") (in other countries)\n- [Mărţişor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C4%83r%C5%A3i%C5%9For \"Mărţişor\") (in [Romania](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romania \"Romania\") and [Moldova](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moldova \"Moldova\"))\n- [Marzanna](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marzanna \"Marzanna\") (in [Poland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poland \"Poland\"))\n- [Meteņi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mete%C5%86i \"Meteņi\") (in [Latvia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Latvia \"Latvia\"))\n- [Patras Carnival](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patras_Carnival \"Patras Carnival\") (in [Greece](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greece \"Greece\"))\n- [Tsiknopempti](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tsiknopempti \"Tsiknopempti\")\n- [Shrove Tuesday](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shrove_Tuesday \"Shrove Tuesday\") or \"Pancake Day\" (in the [United Kingdom](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom \"United Kingdom\") and [Ireland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Ireland \"Republic of Ireland\"))\n- [Petrushka (ballet)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Petrushka_\\(ballet\\) \"Petrushka (ballet)\")\n- [Užgavėnės](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U%C5%BEgav%C4%97n%C4%97s \"Užgavėnės\") (in [Lithuania](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lithuania \"Lithuania\"))\n- [Farsang (Hungarian carnival)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Farsang_\\(Hungarian_carnival\\) \"Farsang (Hungarian carnival)\")[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_note-8)\\[*[circular reference](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it \"Wikipedia:Verifiability\")*\\]\n- [Shrovetide](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shrovetide \"Shrovetide\")\n\n1. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-wilson_1-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-wilson_1-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-wilson_1-2) [Maslenitsa, Blin! The Food and Celebration of the Russians](http:\/\/www.sras.org\/maslenitsa_blin) [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080109033440\/http:\/\/www.sras.org\/Maslenitsa_blin) 2008-01-09 at the [Wayback Machine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine \"Wayback Machine\") By Josh Wilson, Newsletter, The School of Russian and Asian Studies, 9 March 2005.\n2. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-mckibben_2-0)** [*Maslenitsa*](http:\/\/www.scn.org\/arts\/russfolk\/maslenitsa.htm) [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130107082859\/http:\/\/www.scn.org\/arts\/russfolk\/maslenitsa.htm) 2013-01-07 at the [Wayback Machine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wayback_Machine \"Wayback Machine\") by Margaret McKibben, Russian Folk Group of Seattle, WA, Seattle Community Network. undated.\n3. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-3)**\n   [\"Масляна: історія, традиції та заходи\"](https:\/\/etnoxata.com.ua\/statti\/traditsiji\/masljana-istorija-traditsiji-ta-zahodi\/).\n4. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-Rusla_4-0)**\n   Ruslanguage School Moscow (22 February 2012). [\"Malenitsa, a Week of Festivities\"](http:\/\/www.russian-moscow.com\/maslenitsa-a-week-of-festivities\/). Retrieved 26 February 2015.\n   \n   `{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service \"Category:CS1 maint: deprecated archival service\"))\n5. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-Celebration_5-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-Celebration_5-1)\n   Hudgins, Sharon (2011). \"Buttering Up the Sun: Russian Maslenitsa from Pagan Practice to Contemporary Celebration\". In McWilliams, Mark (ed.). *Celebration*. [Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oxford_Symposium_on_Food_and_Cookery \"Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery\"). [ISBN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISBN_\\(identifier\\) \"ISBN (identifier)\")\n   \n   [9781903018897](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:BookSources\/9781903018897 \"Special:BookSources\/9781903018897\")\n   \n   .\n6. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-:0_6-0)**\n   Arthur Kaptainis. [\"Ichmouratov; Overtures\/Symphony\"](https:\/\/www.eclassical.com\/shop\/17115\/art86\/5054586-49a268-095115217221.pdf) (PDF). *www.eclassical.com*. Chandos Records Catalogue CHAN 20172- Booklet. Retrieved 20 September 2023.\n7. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-7)**\n   Beaucage, Réjean. [\"Orchestre de la Francophonie & Jean-Philippe Tremblay Airat Ichmouratov: Symphony\"](https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/airat-ichmouratov-symphony\/). panm360.com. 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Boilerpipe Text	From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maslenitsa Maslenitsa , Boris Kustodiev , 1919 ( Isaak Brodsky Museum, St. Petersburg ) Also called Butter Week, Crepe week, Cheesefare Week, Syropust, Kolodiya, Masnytsia Observed by Eastern Slavs Mostly Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, as well as Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian diaspora communities Type Ethnic Significance Seeing off winter, last week before Great Lent Celebrations Making blini (crepes), making visits, sleigh rides, dressing up, bonfires, snowball fights , the capture of the Snow Fortress, burning of the Maslenitsa Scarecrow In Ukraine and Belarus: eating varenyky with cottage cheese 2025 date 24 February to 2 March 2026 date 16 February to 22 February Duration 7 days Frequency Annual Related to Mardi Gras Maslenitsa ( Belarusian : Масленіца ; Russian : Мaсленица [ˈmas⁽ʲ⁾lʲɪnʲɪt͡sə] ; Rusyn : Пущаня ; Ukrainian : Масниця ), also known as Butter Lady , Butter Week , Crepe week , or Cheesefare Week , is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday which has retained a number of elements of Slavic mythology in its ritual. It is celebrated during the last week before Great Lent ; that is, the eighth week before Eastern Orthodox Pascha , equivalent to the West's Sexagesima . The date of Maslenitsa changes every year, depending on the date of the celebration of Easter. It corresponds to the Western Christian Carnival , except that Orthodox Lent begins on a Monday instead of a Wednesday , and the Orthodox date of Easter can differ greatly from the Western Christian date. The traditional attributes of the Maslenitsa celebration are the Maslenitsa effigy , sleigh rides, and festivities. Russians bake blini and flatbread , while Belarusians and Ukrainians cook pierogi and syrniki . According to archeological evidence from the 2nd century AD, Maslenitsa may be the oldest surviving Slavic holiday. [ 1 ] In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent . [ 2 ] During the week of Maslenitsa, work is already forbidden to Orthodox Christians , and it is the last week during which work is permitted, leading to its name of "work free week" or "Freedom week". Since Lent excludes working, parties, secular music, dancing and other distractions from spiritual life, Maslenitsa represents the last chance to take part in social activities that are not appropriate during the more prayerful, sober and introspective Lenten season. [ 1 ] In Ukraine Maslenitsa week was also called Babskyi Tyzhden (Women's Week) or Kolodiy. During this week, men humorously followed women’s wishes. Married women gathered to "birth," "baptize," and "bury" a wooden log (koloda) throughout the week, symbolizing marriage and family traditions. By the end of the week, unmarried men and women had logs tied to their legs as a playful punishment for not marrying before Maslenitsa. This tradition highlighted the importance of marriage in Ukrainian culture. Though this tradition is no longer widely practiced, Kolodiy still remains a symbolic reminder of festive Slavic customs and the value of strong family bonds. [ 3 ] In some regions, each day of Maslenitsa had its traditional activity. Monday may be the welcoming of "Lady Maslenitsa". The community builds the Maslenitsa effigy out of straw, decorated with pieces of rags, and fixed to a pole formerly known as Kostroma . It is paraded around, and the first pancakes may be made and offered to the poor. On Tuesday, young men might search for a fiancée to marry after Lent. On Wednesday, sons-in-law may visit their mother-in-law, who has prepared pancakes and invited other guests for a party. Thursday may be devoted to outdoor activities. People may take time off work and spend the day sledding, ice skating, conducting snowball fights and with sleigh rides. On Friday, sons-in-law may invite their mothers-in-law for dinner. Saturday may be a gathering of a young wife with her sisters-in-law to work on a good relationship. Sunday of Forgiveness [ edit ] Burning of the Maslenitsa effigy, during the Celebration of Forgiveness Sunday in Belgorod , February 21, 2015 The last day of Cheesefare Week is called "Forgiveness Sunday" (Прощёное воскресенье). Relatives and friends ask each other for forgiveness and might offer them small presents. As the culmination of the celebration, people gather to "strip Lady Maslenitsa of her finery" and burn her in a bonfire . Left-over pancakes may also be thrown into the fire, and Lady Maslenitsa's ashes are buried in the snow to "fertilize the crops". [ 4 ] At Vespers on Sunday evening, people may make a poklon (bow) before one another and ask forgiveness. Another name for Forgiveness Sunday is "Cheesefare Sunday", because for devout Orthodox Christians it is the last day on which dairy products may be consumed until Easter. Fish, wine and olive oil will also be forbidden on most days of Great Lent. The day following Cheesefare Sunday is called Clean Monday , because people have confessed their sins, asked forgiveness, and begun Great Lent with a clean slate. [ citation needed ] A girl wearing a traditional Russian kokoshnik hat for Maslenitsa in Slovenia Due to cultural factors in the Russian Empire , large public celebrations of Maslenitsa were no longer as common by the turn of the 20th century. After the Russian Revolution in 1917 and the following state atheism in the Soviet Union , public Maslenitsa celebrations became even less common, although Maslenitsa continued to observed particularly in smaller private celebrations in homes and villages. In the 1960s and 1970s, as the USSR brought back some traditional folk holidays, Maslenitsa was again observed in large public celebrations that retained some of the holiday's secular elements, but with additional "contemporary socialist elements grafted onto it". [ 5 ] After the start of perestroika and fall of the Soviet Union in the 1980s and 1990s, large outdoor celebrations started up again, and much of the older Maslenitsa traditions began to be revived in a modern context. Since 2002, Moscow has staged a yearly Maslenitsa festival next to the Red Square , with that and other celebrations attracting around 300,000 visitors in 2011. [ 5 ] With increasing secularization, many Russians do not abstain from meat and Maslenitsa celebrations can be accompanied by shashlik vendors. Nevertheless, "meat still does not play a major role in the festivities". [ 1 ] Many countries with a significant number of Russian immigrants consider Maslenitsa a suitable occasion to celebrate Russian culture, although the celebrations are usually reduced to one day and may not coincide with the date of the religious celebrations. [ citation needed ] Vasily Surikov . Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891. Leonid Solomatkin . Maslenitsa, 1878. K. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century. Scenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa Maslenitsa celebrations in Kharkiv , 2014 Maslenitsa festivities in St. Petersburg , 2018 in 2012, Russian-Canadian composer Airat Ichmouratov composed an Overture Maslenitsa . It was premiered in Chicoutimi , Canada , on 24 February 2013 by L'Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean under the baton of French-Canadian conductor Jacques Clément. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Candlemas Slavic carnival Fašiangy (in Slovakia ) Rio Carnival (in Brazil ) Carnaval (in the Netherlands ) Fat Thursday (in Poland ) Mardi Gras (in other countries) Mărţişor (in Romania and Moldova ) Marzanna (in Poland ) Meteņi (in Latvia ) Patras Carnival (in Greece ) Tsiknopempti Shrove Tuesday or "Pancake Day" (in the United Kingdom and Ireland ) Petrushka (ballet) Užgavėnės (in Lithuania ) Farsang (Hungarian carnival) [ 8 ] [ circular reference ] Shrovetide ^ a b c Maslenitsa, Blin! The Food and Celebration of the Russians Archived 2008-01-09 at the Wayback Machine By Josh Wilson, Newsletter, The School of Russian and Asian Studies, 9 March 2005. ^ Maslenitsa Archived 2013-01-07 at the Wayback Machine by Margaret McKibben, Russian Folk Group of Seattle, WA, Seattle Community Network. undated. ^ "Масляна: історія, традиції та заходи" . ^ Ruslanguage School Moscow (22 February 2012). "Malenitsa, a Week of Festivities" . Retrieved 26 February 2015 . {{ cite web }} : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link ) ^ a b Hudgins, Sharon (2011). "Buttering Up the Sun: Russian Maslenitsa from Pagan Practice to Contemporary Celebration". In McWilliams, Mark (ed.). Celebration . Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery . ISBN 9781903018897 . ^ Arthur Kaptainis. "Ichmouratov; Overtures/Symphony" (PDF) . www.eclassical.com . Chandos Records Catalogue CHAN 20172- Booklet . Retrieved 20 September 2023 . ^ Beaucage, Réjean. "Orchestre de la Francophonie & Jean-Philippe Tremblay Airat Ichmouratov: Symphony" . panm360.com . Retrieved 20 September 2023 . ^ Busójárás Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maslenitsa . Lives of the Saints The Orthodox Church in America, undated. Marks, Gil (2010). Encyclopedia of Jewish Food . Wiley. pp. 56– 58. ISBN 9780470943540 . Retrieved April 18, 2012 . ISBN 9780470391303
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It is celebrated during the last week before [Great Lent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lent "Great Lent"); that is, the eighth week before [Eastern Orthodox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church "Eastern Orthodox Church") [Pascha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter "Easter"), equivalent to the West's [Sexagesima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagesima "Sexagesima"). The date of Maslenitsa changes every year, depending on the date of the celebration of Easter. It corresponds to the [Western Christian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Christianity "Western Christianity") [Carnival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival "Carnival"), except that Orthodox Lent begins on a [Monday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Monday "Clean Monday") instead of a [Wednesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday "Ash Wednesday"), and the Orthodox [date of Easter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter#Date "Easter") can differ greatly from the Western Christian date. The traditional attributes of the Maslenitsa celebration are the Maslenitsa [effigy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effigy "Effigy"), sleigh rides, and festivities. Russians bake [blini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blini "Blini") and [flatbread](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatbread "Flatbread"), while Belarusians and Ukrainians cook [pierogi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierogi "Pierogi") and [syrniki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrniki "Syrniki"). ## Traditions \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Traditions")\] According to archeological evidence from the 2nd century AD, Maslenitsa may be the oldest surviving Slavic holiday.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-wilson-1) In the [Christian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity "Christianity") tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of [Great Lent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lent "Great Lent").[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-mckibben-2) During the week of Maslenitsa, work is already forbidden to [Orthodox Christians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church "Eastern Orthodox Church"), and it is the last week during which work is permitted, leading to its name of "work free week" or "Freedom week". Since Lent excludes working, parties, secular music, dancing and other distractions from spiritual life, Maslenitsa represents the last chance to take part in social activities that are not appropriate during the more prayerful, sober and introspective Lenten season.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-wilson-1) In Ukraine Maslenitsa week was also called Babskyi Tyzhden (Women's Week) or Kolodiy. During this week, men humorously followed women’s wishes. Married women gathered to "birth," "baptize," and "bury" a wooden log (koloda) throughout the week, symbolizing marriage and family traditions. By the end of the week, unmarried men and women had logs tied to their legs as a playful punishment for not marrying before Maslenitsa. This tradition highlighted the importance of marriage in Ukrainian culture. Though this tradition is no longer widely practiced, Kolodiy still remains a symbolic reminder of festive Slavic customs and the value of strong family bonds.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-3) In some regions, each day of Maslenitsa had its traditional activity. Monday may be the welcoming of "Lady Maslenitsa". The community builds the Maslenitsa effigy out of straw, decorated with pieces of rags, and fixed to a pole formerly known as [Kostroma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostroma_\(tradition\) "Kostroma (tradition)"). It is paraded around, and the first pancakes may be made and offered to the poor. On Tuesday, young men might search for a fiancée to marry after Lent. On Wednesday, sons-in-law may visit their mother-in-law, who has prepared pancakes and invited other guests for a party. Thursday may be devoted to outdoor activities. People may take time off work and spend the day sledding, ice skating, conducting snowball fights and with sleigh rides. On Friday, sons-in-law may invite their mothers-in-law for dinner. Saturday may be a gathering of a young wife with her sisters-in-law to work on a good relationship. ## Sunday of Forgiveness \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Sunday of Forgiveness")\] [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Maslenitsa_in_Belgorod_2015_28.JPG/250px-Maslenitsa_in_Belgorod_2015_28.JPG)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maslenitsa_in_Belgorod_2015_28.JPG) Burning of the Maslenitsa effigy, during the Celebration of Forgiveness Sunday in [Belgorod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgorod "Belgorod"), February 21, 2015 The last day of Cheesefare Week is called "Forgiveness Sunday" (Прощёное воскресенье). Relatives and friends ask each other for forgiveness and might offer them small presents. As the culmination of the celebration, people gather to "strip Lady Maslenitsa of her finery" and burn her in a [bonfire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfire "Bonfire"). Left-over pancakes may also be thrown into the fire, and Lady Maslenitsa's ashes are buried in the snow to "fertilize the crops".[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-Rusla-4) At [Vespers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespers "Vespers") on Sunday evening, people may make a [poklon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poklon "Poklon") (bow) before one another and ask forgiveness. Another name for Forgiveness Sunday is "Cheesefare Sunday", because for devout Orthodox Christians it is the last day on which dairy products may be consumed until Easter. Fish, wine and olive oil will also be forbidden on most days of Great Lent. The day following Cheesefare Sunday is called [Clean Monday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Monday "Clean Monday"), because people have confessed their sins, asked forgiveness, and begun Great Lent with a clean slate.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] ## Modern times \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Modern times")\] [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.jpg/250px-%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.jpg) A girl wearing a traditional Russian [kokoshnik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoshnik "Kokoshnik") hat for Maslenitsa in Slovenia Due to cultural factors in the [Russian Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire "Russian Empire"), large public celebrations of Maslenitsa were no longer as common by the turn of the 20th century. After the [Russian Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Revolution "Russian Revolution") in 1917 and the following [state atheism in the Soviet Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_anti-religious_legislation "Soviet anti-religious legislation"), public Maslenitsa celebrations became even less common, although Maslenitsa continued to observed particularly in smaller private celebrations in homes and villages. In the 1960s and 1970s, as the USSR brought back some traditional folk holidays, Maslenitsa was again observed in large public celebrations that retained some of the holiday's secular elements, but with additional "contemporary socialist elements grafted onto it".[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-Celebration-5) After the start of [perestroika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perestroika "Perestroika") and [fall of the Soviet Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Soviet_Union "Fall of the Soviet Union") in the 1980s and 1990s, large outdoor celebrations started up again, and much of the older Maslenitsa traditions began to be revived in a modern context. Since 2002, Moscow has staged a yearly Maslenitsa festival next to the [Red Square](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Square "Red Square"), with that and other celebrations attracting around 300,000 visitors in 2011.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-Celebration-5) With increasing secularization, many Russians do not abstain from meat and Maslenitsa celebrations can be accompanied by [shashlik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shashlik "Shashlik") vendors. Nevertheless, "meat still does not play a major role in the festivities".[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-wilson-1) Many countries with a significant number of Russian immigrants consider Maslenitsa a suitable occasion to celebrate Russian culture, although the celebrations are usually reduced to one day and may not coincide with the date of the religious celebrations.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] ## Gallery \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Gallery")\] - [![Vasily Surikov. Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/SurikovSnowFortress.jpg/250px-SurikovSnowFortress.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SurikovSnowFortress.jpg "Vasily Surikov. Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891.") [Vasily Surikov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Surikov "Vasily Surikov"). Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891. - [![Leonid Solomatkin. Maslenitsa, 1878.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_1878.jpg/250px-%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_1878.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_1878.jpg "Leonid Solomatkin. Maslenitsa, 1878.") [Leonid Solomatkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Solomatkin "Leonid Solomatkin"). Maslenitsa, 1878. - [![K. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C.jpg/250px-%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C.jpg "K. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century.") K. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century. - [![Scenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Scenery_at_Celebration_of_Maslenitsa_01.jpg/250px-Scenery_at_Celebration_of_Maslenitsa_01.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scenery_at_Celebration_of_Maslenitsa_01.jpg "Scenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa") Scenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa - [![Maslenitsa celebrations in Kharkiv, 2014](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/2014._%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_062.jpg/250px-2014._%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_062.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2014._%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_062.jpg "Maslenitsa celebrations in Kharkiv, 2014") Maslenitsa celebrations in [Kharkiv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv "Kharkiv"), 2014 - [![Maslenitsa festivities in St. Petersburg, 2018](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/St._Petersburg%2C_Russia%2C_IMG_8506_%2840616996172%29.jpg/250px-St._Petersburg%2C_Russia%2C_IMG_8506_%2840616996172%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St._Petersburg,_Russia,_IMG_8506_\(40616996172\).jpg "Maslenitsa festivities in St. Petersburg, 2018") Maslenitsa festivities in [St. Petersburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg "St. Petersburg"), 2018 ## Adaptations \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Adaptations")\] in 2012, Russian-Canadian composer [Airat Ichmouratov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airat_Ichmouratov "Airat Ichmouratov") composed an [Overture Maslenitsa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa_Overture_\(Ichmouratov\) "Maslenitsa Overture (Ichmouratov)"). It was premiered in [Chicoutimi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicoutimi "Chicoutimi"), [Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada "Canada"), on 24 February 2013 by L'Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean under the baton of [French-Canadian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Canadians "French Canadians") conductor Jacques Clément.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-:0-6)[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-7) ## See also \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: See also")\] - [Candlemas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlemas "Candlemas") - [Slavic carnival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_carnival "Slavic carnival") - [Fašiangy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%C5%A1iangy "Fašiangy") (in [Slovakia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia "Slovakia")) - [Rio Carnival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Carnival "Rio Carnival") (in [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil")) - [Carnaval](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_the_Netherlands "Carnival in the Netherlands") (in the [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands "Netherlands")) - [Fat Thursday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Thursday "Fat Thursday") (in [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland "Poland")) - [Mardi Gras](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras "Mardi Gras") (in other countries) - [Mărţişor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%83r%C5%A3i%C5%9For "Mărţişor") (in [Romania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania "Romania") and [Moldova](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova "Moldova")) - [Marzanna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marzanna "Marzanna") (in [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland "Poland")) - [Meteņi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mete%C5%86i "Meteņi") (in [Latvia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia "Latvia")) - [Patras Carnival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patras_Carnival "Patras Carnival") (in [Greece](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece "Greece")) - [Tsiknopempti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsiknopempti "Tsiknopempti") - [Shrove Tuesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday "Shrove Tuesday") or "Pancake Day" (in the [United Kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom "United Kingdom") and [Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland "Republic of Ireland")) - [Petrushka (ballet)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrushka_\(ballet\) "Petrushka (ballet)") - [Užgavėnės](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C5%BEgav%C4%97n%C4%97s "Užgavėnės") (in [Lithuania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania "Lithuania")) - [Farsang (Hungarian carnival)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farsang_\(Hungarian_carnival\) "Farsang (Hungarian carnival)")[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-8)\[[circular reference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it "Wikipedia:Verifiability")\] - [Shrovetide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrovetide "Shrovetide") ## References \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: References")\] 1. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-wilson_1-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-wilson_1-1) [c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-wilson_1-2) [Maslenitsa, Blin! The Food and Celebration of the Russians](http://www.sras.org/maslenitsa_blin) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080109033440/http://www.sras.org/Maslenitsa_blin) 2008-01-09 at the [Wayback Machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine "Wayback Machine") By Josh Wilson, Newsletter, The School of Russian and Asian Studies, 9 March 2005. 2. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-mckibben_2-0)* [Maslenitsa](http://www.scn.org/arts/russfolk/maslenitsa.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130107082859/http://www.scn.org/arts/russfolk/maslenitsa.htm) 2013-01-07 at the [Wayback Machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine "Wayback Machine") by Margaret McKibben, Russian Folk Group of Seattle, WA, Seattle Community Network. undated. 3. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-3) ["Масляна: історія, традиції та заходи"](https://etnoxata.com.ua/statti/traditsiji/masljana-istorija-traditsiji-ta-zahodi/). 4. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-Rusla_4-0) Ruslanguage School Moscow (22 February 2012). ["Malenitsa, a Week of Festivities"](http://www.russian-moscow.com/maslenitsa-a-week-of-festivities/). Retrieved 26 February 2015. `{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service "Category:CS1 maint: deprecated archival service")) 5. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-Celebration_5-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-Celebration_5-1) Hudgins, Sharon (2011). "Buttering Up the Sun: Russian Maslenitsa from Pagan Practice to Contemporary Celebration". In McWilliams, Mark (ed.). Celebration. [Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Symposium_on_Food_and_Cookery "Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery"). [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_\(identifier\) "ISBN (identifier)") [9781903018897](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781903018897 "Special:BookSources/9781903018897") . 6. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-:0_6-0)* Arthur Kaptainis. ["Ichmouratov; Overtures/Symphony"](https://www.eclassical.com/shop/17115/art86/5054586-49a268-095115217221.pdf) (PDF). www.eclassical.com. Chandos Records Catalogue CHAN 20172- Booklet. Retrieved 20 September 2023. 7. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-7) Beaucage, Réjean. ["Orchestre de la Francophonie & Jean-Philippe Tremblay Airat Ichmouratov: Symphony"](https://panm360.com/en/records/airat-ichmouratov-symphony/). panm360.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023. 8. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-8) [Busójárás](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus%C3%B3j%C3%A1r%C3%A1s "Busójárás") ## External links \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: External links")\] [![logo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/40px-Commons-logo.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg) Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Maslenitsa](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maslenitsa "commons:Category:Maslenitsa"). - [Lives of the Saints](http://oca.org/saints/lives) The Orthodox Church in America, undated. - Marks, Gil (2010). [Encyclopedia of Jewish Food](https://books.google.com/books?id=ojc4Uker_V0C&q=food+encyclopedia%2C+blintz&pg=PA57). Wiley. pp. 56–58\. [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_\(identifier\) "ISBN (identifier)") [9780470943540](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780470943540 "Special:BookSources/9780470943540") . Retrieved April 18, 2012. [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_\(identifier\) "ISBN (identifier)") [9780470391303](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780470391303 "Special:BookSources/9780470391303") \| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Easter "Template:Easter") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Easter "Template talk:Easter") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Easter "Special:EditPage/Template:Easter")[Easter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter "Easter") and [its cycle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_cycle "Easter cycle") \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [Lent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent "Lent") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Pre-Lent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Lent "Pre-Lent") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Septuagesima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septuagesima "Septuagesima") [Sexagesima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagesima "Sexagesima") [Quinquagesima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinquagesima "Quinquagesima") \| \| \| [Carnival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival "Carnival") ([Shrovetide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrovetide "Shrovetide")) \| [Fat Thursday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Thursday "Fat Thursday") [Tsiknopempti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsiknopempti "Tsiknopempti") [Shrove Monday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Monday "Shrove Monday") [Rosenmontag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenmontag "Rosenmontag") [Shrove Tuesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday "Shrove Tuesday") [Mardi Gras](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras "Mardi Gras") [Holy Face of Jesus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Face_of_Jesus "Holy Face of Jesus") [Fastelavn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastelavn "Fastelavn") [Maslenitsa]() \| \| Lent proper \| [Ash Wednesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday "Ash Wednesday") [Great Lent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lent "Great Lent") [Temptation of Christ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temptation_of_Christ "Temptation of Christ") [First Sunday of Lent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Sunday_of_Lent "First Sunday of Lent") [Ember days](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ember_days "Ember days") [Laetare Sunday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laetare_Sunday "Laetare Sunday") ([Mothering Sunday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothering_Sunday "Mothering Sunday")) \| \| [Passiontide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passiontide "Passiontide") \| [Passion Sunday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_Sunday "Passion Sunday") ([Lenten veil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenten_veil "Lenten veil"), [Lenten shrouds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenten_shrouds "Lenten shrouds")) [Friday of Sorrows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_of_Sorrows "Friday of Sorrows") \| \| Music \| [Ave Regina caelorum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ave_Regina_caelorum "Ave Regina caelorum") [Passion (music)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_\(music\) "Passion (music)") [Passion hymns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Passion_hymns "List of Passion hymns") [Stabat Mater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabat_Mater "Stabat Mater") \| \| [Holy Week](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week "Holy Week") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Palm Sunday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Sunday "Palm Sunday") \| [Triumphal entry into Jerusalem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumphal_entry_into_Jerusalem "Triumphal entry into Jerusalem") [Gloria, laus et honor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria,_laus_et_honor "Gloria, laus et honor") [Hosanna filio David](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosanna_filio_David "Hosanna filio David") "[Singt dem König Freudenpsalmen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singt_dem_K%C3%B6nig_Freudenpsalmen "Singt dem König Freudenpsalmen")" \| \| Ferias \| [Holy Monday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Monday "Holy Monday") [Holy Tuesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Tuesday "Holy Tuesday") [Holy Wednesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Wednesday "Holy Wednesday") \| \| [Triduum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_Triduum "Paschal Triduum") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Tenebrae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenebrae "Tenebrae") \| \| \| [Maundy Thursday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Thursday "Maundy Thursday") \| [Chrism Mass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrism_Mass "Chrism Mass") [Last Supper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Supper "Last Supper") [Crotalus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotalus_\(instrument\) "Crotalus (instrument)") [Art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Supper_in_Christian_art "Last Supper in Christian art") [Farewell Discourse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_Discourse "Farewell Discourse") [Mass of the Lord's Supper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_of_the_Lord%27s_Supper "Mass of the Lord's Supper") [Foot washing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_\(foot_washing\) "Maundy (foot washing)") [Stripping of the Altar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stripping_of_the_Altar "Stripping of the Altar") \| \| [Good Friday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday "Good Friday") \| [Passion of Jesus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_of_Jesus "Passion of Jesus") [Arma Christi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma_Christi "Arma Christi") [Stations of the Cross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stations_of_the_Cross "Stations of the Cross") [Crucifixion of Jesus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion_of_Jesus "Crucifixion of Jesus") [Descent from the Cross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descent_from_the_Cross "Descent from the Cross") [Lamentation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamentation_of_Christ "Lamentation of Christ") [Epitaphios](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epitaphios_\(liturgical\) "Epitaphios (liturgical)") [Encomia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epitaphios_Thrinos "Epitaphios Thrinos") [Pietà](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C3%A0 "Pietà") [Burial of Jesus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial_of_Jesus "Burial of Jesus") [Tomb of Jesus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Jesus "Tomb of Jesus") [Easter Sepulchre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Sepulchre "Easter Sepulchre") [Good Friday prayer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday_prayer "Good Friday prayer") [for the Jews](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday_prayer_for_the_Jews "Good Friday prayer for the Jews") [Gorzkie żale](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorzkie_%C5%BCale "Gorzkie żale") \| \| [Holy Saturday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Saturday "Holy Saturday") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Harrowing of Hell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrowing_of_Hell "Harrowing of Hell") [Święconka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Awi%C4%99conka "Święconka") \| \| \| [Easter Vigil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Vigil "Easter Vigil") \| [Paschal candle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_candle "Paschal candle") [Holy Fire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Fire "Holy Fire") [Lumen Christi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumen_Christi "Lumen Christi") [Exsultet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exsultet "Exsultet") [Artos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artos "Artos") [Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rite_of_Christian_Initiation_of_Adults "Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults") \| \| Traditions \| \| \| \| \| \| [Burning of Judas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Judas "Burning of Judas") [Processions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_procession "Holy Week procession") \| \| \| By location \| Colombia [Popayán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Popay%C3%A1n "Holy Week in Popayán") [Guatemala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_processions_in_Guatemala "Holy Week processions in Guatemala") Italy [Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Barcellona_Pozzo_di_Gotto "Holy Week in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto") [Ruvo di Puglia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Ruvo_di_Puglia "Holy Week in Ruvo di Puglia") [Malta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Malta "Holy Week in Malta") [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Mexico "Holy Week in Mexico") [Taxco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Taxco "Holy Week in Taxco") [Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_the_Philippines "Holy Week in the Philippines") Portugal [Braga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Braga "Holy Week in Braga") [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Spain "Holy Week in Spain") [Cuenca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Cuenca "Holy Week in Cuenca") [Málaga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_M%C3%A1laga "Holy Week in Málaga") [Salamanca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Salamanca "Holy Week in Salamanca") [San Cristóbal de La Laguna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_San_Crist%C3%B3bal_de_La_Laguna "Holy Week in San Cristóbal de La Laguna") [Santa Cruz de La Palma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Santa_Cruz_de_La_Palma "Holy Week in Santa Cruz de La Palma") [Seville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Seville "Holy Week in Seville") [Valladolid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Valladolid "Holy Week in Valladolid") [Viveiro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Viveiro "Holy Week in Viveiro") [Zamora](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Week_in_Zamora "Holy Week in Zamora") \| \| [Easter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter "Easter") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter "Easter") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Resurrection of Jesus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_of_Jesus "Resurrection of Jesus") [Art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_of_Jesus_in_Christian_art "Resurrection of Jesus in Christian art") [Myrrhbearers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrrhbearers "Myrrhbearers") [Road to Emmaus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_to_Emmaus "Road to Emmaus") [Paschal Homily](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_Homily "Paschal Homily") [Sunrise service](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_service "Sunrise service") \| \| \| [Date](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_of_Easter "Date of Easter") \| [List of dates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_for_Easter "List of dates for Easter") [Calculation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_of_Easter "Date of Easter") \| \| [Season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastertide "Eastertide") \| \| \| \| \| \| Liturgical features \| [Alleluia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alleluia "Alleluia") [Pentecostarion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecostarion "Pentecostarion") [Trikirion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_trikirion "Paschal trikirion") \| \| [Octave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_of_Easter "Octave of Easter") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Bright Week](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_Week "Bright Week") \| [Easter Sunday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter "Easter") [Easter Monday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Monday "Easter Monday") [Śmigus-dyngus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Amigus-dyngus "Śmigus-dyngus") [Easter whip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_whip "Easter whip") [Easter Tuesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Tuesday "Easter Tuesday") [Wednesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Wednesday "Easter Wednesday") [Thursday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Thursday "Easter Thursday") [Friday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Friday "Easter Friday") [Saturday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Saturday "Easter Saturday") \| \| [Second Sunday of Easter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sunday_of_Easter "Second Sunday of Easter") [Doubting Thomas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubting_Thomas "Doubting Thomas") [Divine Mercy Sunday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Mercy_Sunday "Divine Mercy Sunday") \| \| \| [Radonitsa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radonitsa "Radonitsa") [Third Sunday of Easter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Sunday_of_Easter "Third Sunday of Easter") [Fourth Sunday of Easter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Sunday_of_Easter "Fourth Sunday of Easter") [Mid-Pentecost](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Pentecost "Mid-Pentecost") [Fifth Sunday of Easter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Sunday_of_Easter "Fifth Sunday of Easter") [Rogation days](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogation_days "Rogation days") \| \| \| [Ascensiontide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascensiontide "Ascensiontide") \| [Ascension of Jesus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_of_Jesus "Ascension of Jesus") [Art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_of_Jesus_in_Christian_art "Ascension of Jesus in Christian art") [Feast of the Ascension](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Ascension "Feast of the Ascension") [Cenacle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle "Cenacle") [Novena](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novena "Novena") [Matthias the Apostle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_the_Apostle "Matthias the Apostle") \| \| [Traditions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_traditions "Easter traditions") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Basket](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_basket "Easter basket") [Bonnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_bonnet "Easter bonnet") [Bunny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Bunny "Easter Bunny") [Bilby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Bilby "Easter Bilby") [Cavallo di fuoco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavallo_di_fuoco "Cavallo di fuoco") [Easter seals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_seals_\(philately\) "Easter seals (philately)") [Food](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_food "Easter food") [Greeting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_greeting "Paschal greeting") [Parade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_parade "Easter parade") [Pace Egg play](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pace_Egg_play "Pace Egg play") [Postcard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_postcard "Easter postcard") [Rouketopolemos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouketopolemos "Rouketopolemos") Saitopolemos [Scoppio del carro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoppio_del_carro "Scoppio del carro") [Virvonta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virvonta "Virvonta") [Easter witch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_witch "Easter witch") \| \| \| [Easter eggs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg "Easter egg") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Dance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_dance "Egg dance") [Decorating](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_decorating "Egg decorating") [in Slavic culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_decorating_in_Slavic_culture "Egg decorating in Slavic culture") [Rolling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_rolling "Egg rolling") [Hunt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_hunt "Egg hunt") [Osterbrunnen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osterbrunnen "Osterbrunnen") [Tapping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_tapping "Egg tapping") [Tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg_tree "Easter egg tree") [Tossing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_tossing "Egg tossing") \| \| \| By country \| [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisanica_\(Croatian\) "Pisanica (Croatian)") [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pisanka_\(Polish\) "Pisanka (Polish)") [Ukraine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pysanka "Pysanka") \| \| By country \| [Ethiopia and Eritrea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasika "Fasika") [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_in_Italy "Easter in Italy") [Latvia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_in_Latvia "Easter in Latvia") [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_in_Poland "Easter in Poland") \| \| Pre-Christian \| [Ēostre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%92ostre "Ēostre") \| \| Music \| \| \| \| \| \| [Easter Oratorio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Oratorio "Easter Oratorio") [I Will Mention the Loving-kindnesses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Will_Mention_the_Loving-kindnesses "I Will Mention the Loving-kindnesses") [Russian Easter Festival Overture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Easter_Festival_Overture "Russian Easter Festival Overture") [Salzburg Easter Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzburg_Easter_Festival "Salzburg Easter Festival") \| \| \| Liturgical \| [Regina caeli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_caeli "Regina caeli") [Troparion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschal_troparion "Paschal troparion") [Victimae paschali laudes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victimae_paschali_laudes "Victimae paschali laudes") \| \| Cantatas \| [Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleib_bei_uns,_denn_es_will_Abend_werden,_BWV_6 "Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6") [Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_lag_in_Todes_Banden,_BWV_4 "Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4") [Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Friede_sei_mit_dir,_BWV_158 "Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158") [Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Himmel_lacht!_Die_Erde_jubilieret,_BWV_31 "Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31") [Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß, BWV 134](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ein_Herz,_das_seinen_Jesum_lebend_wei%C3%9F,_BWV_134 "Ein Herz, das seinen Jesum lebend weiß, BWV 134") [Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfreut_euch,_ihr_Herzen,_BWV_66 "Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66") [Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV 145](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ich_lebe,_mein_Herze,_zu_deinem_Erg%C3%B6tzen,_BWV_145 "Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen, BWV 145") \| \| [Hymns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Easter_hymns "List of Easter hymns") \| [Christ the Lord Is Risen Today](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Lord_Is_Risen_Today "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today") [Jesus Christ Is Risen Today](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Is_Risen_Today "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today") [O filii et filiae](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_filii_et_filiae "O filii et filiae") [The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Strife_is_O%27er,_the_Battle_Done "The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done") \| \| Choral music \| [Surrexit a mortuis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrexit_a_mortuis "Surrexit a mortuis") \| \| Film and TV \| [Films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Easter_films "List of Easter films") [Television episodes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Easter_television_episodes "List of Easter television episodes") \| \| [Pentecost](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost "Pentecost") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Season](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost_season "Pentecost season") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Octave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_of_Pentecost "Octave of Pentecost") \| [Pentecost Sunday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost "Pentecost") [Whitsun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitsun "Whitsun") [Whit Monday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whit_Monday "Whit Monday") [Whit Tuesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whit_Tuesday "Whit Tuesday") [Ember days](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ember_days "Ember days") [Feast of Christ the Priest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Christ_the_Priest "Feast of Christ the Priest") [Trinity Sunday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Sunday "Trinity Sunday") \| \| [Feast of Corpus Christi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_Corpus_Christi "Feast of Corpus Christi") [Feast of the Sacred Heart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Sacred_Heart "Feast of the Sacred Heart") \| \| \| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Carnival_around_the_world "Template:Carnival around the world") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Carnival_around_the_world "Template talk:Carnival around the world") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Carnival_around_the_world "Special:EditPage/Template:Carnival around the world")[Carnival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival "Carnival") around the world \| \| \| \|---\|---\|---\| \| Asia \| Indonesia [Solo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo_Batik_Carnival "Solo Batik Carnival") [Jember](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jember_Fashion_Carnaval "Jember Fashion Carnaval") [Jakarta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarnaval "Jakarnaval") Philippines [Sinulog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinulog "Sinulog") [Ati-Atihan festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ati-Atihan_festival "Ati-Atihan festival") \| [![Carnival of Venice by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1754-1755](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Giovanni_Domenico_Tiepolo_-_Carnival_Scene_%28The_Minuet%29_-_WGA22379.jpg/250px-Giovanni_Domenico_Tiepolo_-_Carnival_Scene_%28The_Minuet%29_-_WGA22379.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Giovanni_Domenico_Tiepolo_-_Carnival_Scene_\(The_Minuet\)_-_WGA22379.jpg) \| \| Europe \| [Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_Germany,_Switzerland_and_Austria "Carnival in Germany, Switzerland and Austria") Belgium [Aalst](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Aalst "Carnival of Aalst") [Binche](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Binche "Carnival of Binche") [Denmark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_Denmark "Carnival in Denmark") [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notting_Hill_Carnival "Notting Hill Carnival") [Finland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki_Samba_Carnaval "Helsinki Samba Carnaval") France [Nice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nice_Carnival "Nice Carnival") [Paris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Carnival "Paris Carnival") [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_Germany,_Switzerland_and_Austria "Carnival in Germany, Switzerland and Austria") [Cologne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Carnival "Cologne Carnival") [Mainz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainz_carnival "Mainz carnival") Greece [Patras](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patras_Carnival "Patras Carnival") [Hungary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus%C3%B3j%C3%A1r%C3%A1s "Busójárás") [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_Italy "Carnival in Italy") [Venice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Venice "Carnival of Venice") [Viareggio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Viareggio "Carnival of Viareggio") [Ivrea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Ivrea "Carnival of Ivrea") [Foiano della Chiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Foiano_della_Chiana "Carnival of Foiano della Chiana") [Satriano di Lucania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Satriano_di_Lucania "Carnival of Satriano di Lucania") [Lithuania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C5%BEgav%C4%97n%C4%97s "Užgavėnės") [Malta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_Carnival "Maltese Carnival") [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_the_Netherlands "Carnival in the Netherlands") Portugal [Madeira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Madeira "Carnival of Madeira") [Ovar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Ovar "Carnival of Ovar") [Slavic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_carnival "Slavic carnival") [Belarus, Russia, Ukraine]() [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rijeka_Carnival "Rijeka Carnival") [Slovenia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurentovanje "Kurentovanje") Spain [Cádiz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_C%C3%A1diz "Carnival of Cádiz") [Las Palmas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Las_Palmas "Carnival of Las Palmas") [Santa Cruz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Santa_Cruz_de_Tenerife "Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife") [Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_Germany,_Switzerland_and_Austria "Carnival in Germany, Switzerland and Austria") [Basel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Basel "Carnival of Basel") [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baklahorani "Baklahorani") \| \| \| North America \| Canada [Ottawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winterlude "Winterlude") [Quebec City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Winter_Carnival "Quebec Winter Carnival") [Toronto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribana "Caribana") [México](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_Mexico "Carnival in Mexico") [Vera Cruz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_Mexico#Major_Carnivals "Carnival in Mexico") [Mazatlán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_Mexico#Major_Carnivals "Carnival in Mexico") [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras_in_the_United_States "Mardi Gras in the United States") [Mobile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras_in_Mobile,_Alabama "Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama") [New Orleans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras_in_New_Orleans "Mardi Gras in New Orleans") [New York City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day_Carnival "Labor Day Carnival") \| \| \| Caribbean \| [Antigua](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigua_Carnival "Antigua Carnival") [Bahamas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkanoo "Junkanoo") [Barbados](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_Over "Crop Over") [Cayman Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batabano "Batabano") [Cuba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Santiago_de_Cuba "Carnival of Santiago de Cuba") [Dominica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_mas "Chanté mas") [Dominican Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_the_Dominican_Republic "Carnival in the Dominican Republic") [Haiti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_Carnival "Haitian Carnival") [Jamaica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_Carnival "Jamaica Carnival") [Nevis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culturama "Culturama") Puerto Rico ([Ponce](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnaval_de_Ponce "Carnaval de Ponce")) [Trinidad and Tobago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_Carnival "Trinidad and Tobago Carnival") \| \| \| South America \| Argentina [Buenos Aires](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires_Carnival "Buenos Aires Carnival") [Gualeguaychú](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gualeguaych%C3%BA,_Entre_R%C3%ADos#Carnival "Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos") [Murga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murga "Murga") Bolivia [Oruro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnaval_de_Oruro "Carnaval de Oruro") [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Carnival "Brazilian Carnival") [Rio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Carnival "Rio Carnival") [São Paulo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo "Carnival of São Paulo") [Bahia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahian_Carnival "Bahian Carnival") [Recife](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galo_da_Madrugada "Galo da Madrugada") [Colombia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_Colombia "Carnival in Colombia") [Barranquilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barranquilla%27s_Carnival "Barranquilla's Carnival") [Negros y Blancos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnaval_de_Negros_y_Blancos "Carnaval de Negros y Blancos") [French Guiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_French_Guiana "Carnival in French Guiana") [Cayenne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Cayenne "Carnival of Cayenne") [Guyana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashramani "Mashramani") Panama [Las Tablas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival#Panama "Carnival") Peru [Cajamarca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival#Cajamarca "Carnival") [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguayan_Carnival "Uruguayan Carnival") \| \| \| Oceania \| [Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Australia "Carnival of Australia") \| \| \| Related \| [Mardi Gras](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras "Mardi Gras") \| \| \| [![icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/046CupolaSPietro.jpg/20px-046CupolaSPietro.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:046CupolaSPietro.jpg) [Catholicism portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Catholicism "Portal:Catholicism") 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[Dazhbog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazhbog "Dazhbog") [Devana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devana "Devana")H [Dyi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dyi_\(mythology\)&action=edit&redlink=1 "Dyi (mythology) (page does not exist)") \[[ru](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8B%D0%B9 "ru:Дый")\]H [Diviya](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diviya_\(mythology\)&action=edit&redlink=1 "Diviya (mythology) (page does not exist)") \[[ru](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F "ru:Дивия"); [uz](https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diviya "uz:Diviya")\]H [Khors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khors "Khors") [Kresnik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kresnik_\(deity\) "Kresnik (deity)")H [Lada mythology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lada_\(goddess\) "Lada (goddess)") [Morana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morana_\(goddess\) "Morana (goddess)")H [Mokosh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokosh "Mokosh") [Pizamar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizamar "Pizamar")HH [Yarilo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarilo "Yarilo")H [Hennil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hennil "Hennil")H [Kyi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyi_\(mythology\) "Kyi (mythology)")H [Lel and Polel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lel_and_Polel "Lel and Polel")H [Niya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niya_\(mythology\) "Niya (mythology)") [Perun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perun "Perun") [Podaga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podaga "Podaga")F [Porenut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porenut "Porenut") [Porevit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porevit "Porevit") [Prove](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prove_\(mythology\) "Prove (mythology)") \[[ru](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5 "ru:Прове")\] or ProneF [Radegast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radegast_\(god\) "Radegast (god)")H [Rod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_\(Slavic_religion\) "Rod (Slavic religion)") [Rugiaevit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugiaevit "Rugiaevit") [Pereplut](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pereplut "Pereplut")H [Perperuna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perperuna "Perperuna")H [Simargl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simargl "Simargl") [Stribog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stribog "Stribog") [Pogoda](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pogoda&action=edit&redlink=1 "Pogoda (page does not exist)") \[[ru](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B0_\(%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F\) "ru:Погода (мифология)"); [cs](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kult_v%C4%9Btru_u_Slovan%C5%AF "cs:Kult větru u Slovanů"); [fr](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogoda "fr:Dogoda")\]H [Zelu](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zelu_\(mythology\)&action=edit&redlink=1 "Zelu (mythology) (page does not exist)") \[[cs](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelu "cs:Zelu")\]H [Svarog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svarog "Svarog") [Svarozhits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svarozhits "Svarozhits") [Svetovit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetovit "Svetovit") [Triglav](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triglav_\(mythology\) "Triglav (mythology)") [Veles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veles_\(god\) "Veles (god)") [Yarovit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarovit "Yarovit") [Zhiva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDiva_\(mythology\) "Živa (mythology)")F [Zorya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorya "Zorya") [Żywie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BBywie "Żywie")H \| \| Personifications \| [Dola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dola_\(mythology\) "Dola (mythology)") [Karna and Zhelya](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karna_and_Zhelya&action=edit&redlink=1 "Karna and Zhelya (page does not exist)") \[[ru](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B8_%D0%96%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F "ru:Карна и Желя")\]H [Koliada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koliada_\(deity\) "Koliada (deity)") [Mat Zemlya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mat_Zemlya "Mat Zemlya") [Moryana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moryana "Moryana") [Rod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_\(Slavic_religion\) "Rod (Slavic religion)") [Rozhanitsy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deities_and_fairies_of_fate_in_Slavic_mythology "Deities and fairies of fate in Slavic mythology") [Zorya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorya "Zorya") \| \| [Pseudo-deities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Slavic_pseudo-deities "List of Slavic pseudo-deities") \| [Chislobog](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chislobog "Chislobog") [Chur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chur_\(pseudo-deity\) "Chur (pseudo-deity)") [Dana](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dana_\(mythology\)&action=edit&redlink=1 "Dana (mythology) (page does not exist)") \[[ru](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0_\(%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F\) "ru:Дана (славянская мифология)")\] [Dzidzileyla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzidzileyla "Dzidzileyla") [Flins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flins_\(mythology\) "Flins (mythology)") [Krodo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krodo "Krodo") [Kupala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kupala "Kupala") [Lada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lada_\(mythology\) "Lada (mythology)") [Lelya](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lelya_\(mythology\)&action=edit&redlink=1 "Lelya (mythology) (page does not exist)") \[[ru](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8F "ru:Леля")\] [Pogvizd](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pogvizd&action=edit&redlink=1 "Pogvizd (page does not exist)") \[[ru](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B4 "ru:Позвизд")\] [Troyan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Troyan_\(mythology\)&action=edit&redlink=1 "Troyan (mythology) (page does not exist)") \[[ru](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%BD_\(%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F\) "ru:Троян (мифология)")\] [Uslad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uslad "Uslad") [Vesna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_\(mythology\) "Vesna (mythology)") [Voloska](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voloska "Voloska") [Yesha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesza "Jesza") \| \| Priesthood and cult \| [Vedmak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedmak "Vedmak") [Volkhv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkhv "Volkhv") [Zhrets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhrets "Zhrets") \| \| [Legendary heroes and peoples](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogatyr "Bogatyr") \| [Alyosha Popovich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyosha_Popovich "Alyosha Popovich") [Burislav](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burislav "Burislav") [Chud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chud_\(folklore\) "Chud (folklore)") [Damned Jerina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irene_Kantakouzene "Irene Kantakouzene") [Đerzelez Alija](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90erzelez_Alija "Đerzelez Alija") [Dobrynya Nikitich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobrynya_Nikitich "Dobrynya Nikitich") [Hrnjica Brothers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrnjica_Brothers "Hrnjica Brothers") [Ilya Muromets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilya_Muromets "Ilya Muromets") [Ivan Tsarevich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Tsarevich "Ivan Tsarevich") [Jugović brothers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugovi%C4%87_brothers "Jugović brothers") [Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyi,_Shchek_and_Khoryv "Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv") [Lech, Czech, and Rus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lech,_Czech,_and_Rus "Lech, Czech, and Rus") [Libuše](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libu%C5%A1e "Libuše") [Mikula Selyaninovich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikula_Selyaninovich "Mikula Selyaninovich") [Mila Gojsalić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mila_Gojsali%C4%87 "Mila Gojsalić") [Milan Toplica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_Toplica "Milan Toplica") [Miloš Obilić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo%C5%A1_Obili%C4%87 "Miloš Obilić") [Misizla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misizla "Misizla") [Mustay-Bey of Lika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustay-Bey_of_Lika "Mustay-Bey of Lika") [Nikita the Tanner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_the_Tanner "Nikita the Tanner") [Popiel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popiel "Popiel") [Prince Marko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Marko "Prince Marko") [Sadko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadko "Sadko") [Solovey-Razboynik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightingale_the_Robber "Nightingale the Robber") [Svyatogor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svyatogor "Svyatogor") [Vasilisa the Beautiful](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasilisa_the_Beautiful "Vasilisa the Beautiful") [Volga Svyatoslavich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volga_Svyatoslavich "Volga Svyatoslavich") \| \| [Legendary creatures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural_beings_in_Slavic_religion "Supernatural beings in Slavic religion") \| \| \| \| \| \| [Unclean dead](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unclean_dead_in_Slavic_mythology "Unclean dead in Slavic mythology") \| [Vila](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vila_\(fairy\) "Vila (fairy)") [Drekavac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drekavac "Drekavac") [Kikimora](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikimora "Kikimora") [Mavka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavka "Mavka") [Upiór](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upi%C3%B3r "Upiór") \| \| Place spirits \| [Bannik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannik "Bannik") [Bolotnik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolotnik "Bolotnik") [Cornflower Wraith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornflower_Wraith "Cornflower Wraith") [Domovoy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domovoy "Domovoy") [Dvorovoy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorovoy "Dvorovoy") [Lady Midday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Midday "Lady Midday") [Leshy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leshy "Leshy") [Boruta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boruta_\(mythology\) "Boruta (mythology)") [Mistress of the Copper Mountain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mistress_of_the_Copper_Mountain "The Mistress of the Copper Mountain") [Moryana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moryana "Moryana") [Ovinnik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovinnik "Ovinnik") [Polevik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polevik "Polevik") [Vodyanoy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodyanoy "Vodyanoy") [Shubin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shubin_\(ghost\) "Shubin (ghost)") [Water spirits](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_water_spirits "Slavic water spirits") \| \| Entities \| [Ala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ala_\(demon\) "Ala (demon)") [Alkonost](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkonost "Alkonost") [Baba Yaga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga "Baba Yaga") [Babay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babay_\(Slavic_folklore\) "Babay (Slavic folklore)") [Baš Čelik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%C5%A1_%C4%8Celik "Baš Čelik") [Bauk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauk_\(mythology\) "Bauk (mythology)") [Berehynia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berehynia "Berehynia") [Bies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bies "Bies") [Black Arab](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arab_\(mythology\) "Black Arab (mythology)") [Błędnica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%82%C4%99dnica_\(Slavic_demoness\) "Błędnica (Slavic demoness)") [Blud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blud "Blud") [Boginki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boginki "Boginki") [Bukavac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukavac "Bukavac") [Chernava](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernava "Chernava") [Chuhaister](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuhaister "Chuhaister") [Cikavac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cikavac "Cikavac") [Chort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chort "Chort") [Čuma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cuma "Čuma") [Dukljan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukljan "Dukljan") [Dziwożona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dziwo%C5%BCona "Dziwożona") [Fern flower](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern_flower "Fern flower")\-[Chervona Ruta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chervona_Ruta "Chervona Ruta") [Firebird](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firebird_\(Slavic_folklore\) "Firebird (Slavic folklore)") [Gagana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagana "Gagana") [Gamayun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamayun "Gamayun") [Indrik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrik "Indrik") [Ispolin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ispolin "Ispolin") [Karzełek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karze%C5%82ek "Karzełek") [Koshchei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshchei "Koshchei") [Krsnik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krsnik_\(vampire_hunter\) "Krsnik (vampire hunter)") [Likho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likho "Likho") [Likhoradka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likhoradka "Likhoradka") [Mare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_\(folklore\) "Mare (folklore)") [Meduza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meduza_\(Russian_folklore\) "Meduza (Russian folklore)") [Molfar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molfar "Molfar") [Nav](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nav_\(Slavic_folklore\) "Nav (Slavic folklore)") [Nocnitsa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nocnitsa "Nocnitsa") [Płanetnik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C5%82anetnik "Płanetnik") [Povitrulya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Povitrulya "Povitrulya") [Psoglav](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psoglav "Psoglav") [Raróg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rar%C3%B3g "Raróg") [Rahmans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahmans "Rahmans") [Raskovnik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raskovnik "Raskovnik") [Rozhanitsy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deities_and_fairies_of_fate_in_Slavic_mythology "Deities and fairies of fate in Slavic mythology") [Rusalka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusalka "Rusalka") [Samodiva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samodiva_\(folklore\) "Samodiva (folklore)") [Sea Tsar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Tsar "Sea Tsar") [Sirin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirin "Sirin") [Shishiga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishiga "Shishiga") [Skrzak](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skrzak "Skrzak") [Strzyga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strzyga "Strzyga") [Stuhać](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuha%C4%87 "Stuhać") [Stricha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stricha "Stricha") [Sudice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudice_\(mythology\) "Sudice (mythology)") [Tintilinić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintilini%C4%87 "Tintilinić") [Topielec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topielec "Topielec") [Ved](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ved_\(mythology\) "Ved (mythology)") [Vesna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesna_\(mythology\) "Vesna (mythology)") [Zduhać](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zduha%C4%87 "Zduhać") [Zmey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_dragon "Slavic dragon") [Werewolf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf_in_Slavic_mythology "Werewolf in Slavic mythology") [White-Eyed Chud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-Eyed_Chud "White-Eyed Chud") \| \| Ritual figures \| [Baba Marta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Marta "Baba Marta") [German](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_\(mythology\) "German (mythology)") [Dodola and Perperuna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodola_and_Perperuna "Dodola and Perperuna") [Koliada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koliada_\(deity\) "Koliada (deity)") [Kupala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kupala "Kupala") [Kostroma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostroma_\(deity\) "Kostroma (deity)") [Marzanna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marzanna "Marzanna") [Maslenitsa]() [Jarilo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarilo "Jarilo") \| \| Mythological places \| [Alatyr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alatyr_\(mythology\) "Alatyr (mythology)") [Bald Mountain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bald_Mountain_\(folklore\) "Bald Mountain (folklore)") [Buyan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buyan "Buyan") [Faraway Tsardom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraway_Tsardom "Faraway Tsardom") [Oponskoye Kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oponskoye_Kingdom "Oponskoye Kingdom") [Kitezh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitezh "Kitezh") [Lukomorye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukomorye "Lukomorye") [Vyraj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iriy "Iriy") \| \| Objects \| [Axe of Perun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axe_of_Perun "Axe of Perun") [Sword Kladenets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_Kladenets "Sword Kladenets") \| \| Beliefs \| [Creation myths](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_creation_myths "Slavic creation myths") [First humans in Slavic mythology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_humans_in_Slavic_mythology "First humans in Slavic mythology") [Superstition in Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition_in_Russia "Superstition in Russia") [Serbian folk astronomy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_folk_astronomy "Serbian folk astronomy") \| \| 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[Levashovism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levashovism "Levashovism") [Peterburgian Vedism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterburgian_Vedism "Peterburgian Vedism") [Ringing Cedars' Anastasianism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringing_Cedars%27_Anastasianism "Ringing Cedars' Anastasianism") [Slavic-Hill Rodnovery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic-Hill_Rodnovery "Slavic-Hill Rodnovery") [Sylenkoism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Ukrainian_National_Faith "Native Ukrainian National Faith") [Vseyasvetnaya Gramota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vseyasvetnaya_Gramota "Vseyasvetnaya Gramota") [Ynglism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ynglism "Ynglism") [Roerichism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roerichism "Roerichism") [Russian Zoroastrianism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blagovery "Blagovery") \| \| In popular culture \| [Fantasy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_fantasy "Slavic fantasy") [Film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_based_on_Slavic_mythology "List of 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Readable Markdown	From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia \| Maslenitsa \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Maslenitsa_kustodiev.jpg/250px-Maslenitsa_kustodiev.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maslenitsa_kustodiev.jpg)Maslenitsa, [Boris Kustodiev](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Kustodiev "Boris Kustodiev"), 1919 ([Isaak Brodsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaak_Brodsky "Isaak Brodsky") Museum, [St. Petersburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg "St. Petersburg")) \| \| \| Also called \| Butter Week, Crepe week, Cheesefare Week, Syropust, Kolodiya, Masnytsia \| \| Observed by \| [Eastern Slavs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Slavs "Eastern Slavs") Mostly Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, as well as Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian diaspora communities \| \| Type \| Ethnic \| \| Significance \| Seeing off winter, last week before [Great Lent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lent "Great Lent") \| \| Celebrations \| Making [blini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blini "Blini") (crepes), making visits, sleigh rides, dressing up, bonfires, [snowball fights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowball_fight "Snowball fight"), the capture of the Snow Fortress, burning of the Maslenitsa Scarecrow In Ukraine and Belarus: eating [varenyky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varenyky "Varenyky") with cottage cheese \| \| 2025 date \| 24 February to 2 March \| \| 2026 date \| 16 February to 22 February \| \| Duration \| 7 days \| \| Frequency \| Annual \| \| Related to \| [Mardi Gras](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras "Mardi Gras") \| Maslenitsa ([Belarusian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_language "Belarusian language"): Масленіца; [Russian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language "Russian language"): Мaсленица [\[ˈmas⁽ʲ⁾lʲɪnʲɪt͡sə\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Russian "Help:IPA/Russian"); [Rusyn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusyn_language "Rusyn language"): Пущаня; [Ukrainian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_language "Ukrainian language"): Масниця), also known as Butter Lady, Butter Week, Crepe week, or Cheesefare Week, is an [Eastern Slavic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Slavs "East Slavs") religious and folk holiday which has retained a number of elements of [Slavic mythology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_mythology "Slavic mythology") in its ritual. It is celebrated during the last week before [Great Lent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lent "Great Lent"); that is, the eighth week before [Eastern Orthodox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church "Eastern Orthodox Church") [Pascha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter "Easter"), equivalent to the West's [Sexagesima](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagesima "Sexagesima"). The date of Maslenitsa changes every year, depending on the date of the celebration of Easter. It corresponds to the [Western Christian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Christianity "Western Christianity") [Carnival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival "Carnival"), except that Orthodox Lent begins on a [Monday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Monday "Clean Monday") instead of a [Wednesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday "Ash Wednesday"), and the Orthodox [date of Easter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter#Date "Easter") can differ greatly from the Western Christian date. The traditional attributes of the Maslenitsa celebration are the Maslenitsa [effigy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effigy "Effigy"), sleigh rides, and festivities. Russians bake [blini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blini "Blini") and [flatbread](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatbread "Flatbread"), while Belarusians and Ukrainians cook [pierogi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierogi "Pierogi") and [syrniki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrniki "Syrniki"). According to archeological evidence from the 2nd century AD, Maslenitsa may be the oldest surviving Slavic holiday.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-wilson-1) In the [Christian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity "Christianity") tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of [Great Lent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lent "Great Lent").[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-mckibben-2) During the week of Maslenitsa, work is already forbidden to [Orthodox Christians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Church "Eastern Orthodox Church"), and it is the last week during which work is permitted, leading to its name of "work free week" or "Freedom week". Since Lent excludes working, parties, secular music, dancing and other distractions from spiritual life, Maslenitsa represents the last chance to take part in social activities that are not appropriate during the more prayerful, sober and introspective Lenten season.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-wilson-1) In Ukraine Maslenitsa week was also called Babskyi Tyzhden (Women's Week) or Kolodiy. During this week, men humorously followed women’s wishes. Married women gathered to "birth," "baptize," and "bury" a wooden log (koloda) throughout the week, symbolizing marriage and family traditions. By the end of the week, unmarried men and women had logs tied to their legs as a playful punishment for not marrying before Maslenitsa. This tradition highlighted the importance of marriage in Ukrainian culture. Though this tradition is no longer widely practiced, Kolodiy still remains a symbolic reminder of festive Slavic customs and the value of strong family bonds.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-3) In some regions, each day of Maslenitsa had its traditional activity. Monday may be the welcoming of "Lady Maslenitsa". The community builds the Maslenitsa effigy out of straw, decorated with pieces of rags, and fixed to a pole formerly known as [Kostroma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kostroma_\(tradition\) "Kostroma (tradition)"). It is paraded around, and the first pancakes may be made and offered to the poor. On Tuesday, young men might search for a fiancée to marry after Lent. On Wednesday, sons-in-law may visit their mother-in-law, who has prepared pancakes and invited other guests for a party. Thursday may be devoted to outdoor activities. People may take time off work and spend the day sledding, ice skating, conducting snowball fights and with sleigh rides. On Friday, sons-in-law may invite their mothers-in-law for dinner. Saturday may be a gathering of a young wife with her sisters-in-law to work on a good relationship. ## Sunday of Forgiveness \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maslenitsa&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Sunday of Forgiveness")\] [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Maslenitsa_in_Belgorod_2015_28.JPG/250px-Maslenitsa_in_Belgorod_2015_28.JPG)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maslenitsa_in_Belgorod_2015_28.JPG) Burning of the Maslenitsa effigy, during the Celebration of Forgiveness Sunday in [Belgorod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgorod "Belgorod"), February 21, 2015 The last day of Cheesefare Week is called "Forgiveness Sunday" (Прощёное воскресенье). Relatives and friends ask each other for forgiveness and might offer them small presents. As the culmination of the celebration, people gather to "strip Lady Maslenitsa of her finery" and burn her in a [bonfire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfire "Bonfire"). Left-over pancakes may also be thrown into the fire, and Lady Maslenitsa's ashes are buried in the snow to "fertilize the crops".[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-Rusla-4) At [Vespers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespers "Vespers") on Sunday evening, people may make a [poklon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poklon "Poklon") (bow) before one another and ask forgiveness. Another name for Forgiveness Sunday is "Cheesefare Sunday", because for devout Orthodox Christians it is the last day on which dairy products may be consumed until Easter. Fish, wine and olive oil will also be forbidden on most days of Great Lent. The day following Cheesefare Sunday is called [Clean Monday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Monday "Clean Monday"), because people have confessed their sins, asked forgiveness, and begun Great Lent with a clean slate.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.jpg/250px-%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC.jpg) A girl wearing a traditional Russian [kokoshnik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokoshnik "Kokoshnik") hat for Maslenitsa in Slovenia Due to cultural factors in the [Russian Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire "Russian Empire"), large public celebrations of Maslenitsa were no longer as common by the turn of the 20th century. After the [Russian Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Revolution "Russian Revolution") in 1917 and the following [state atheism in the Soviet Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_anti-religious_legislation "Soviet anti-religious legislation"), public Maslenitsa celebrations became even less common, although Maslenitsa continued to observed particularly in smaller private celebrations in homes and villages. In the 1960s and 1970s, as the USSR brought back some traditional folk holidays, Maslenitsa was again observed in large public celebrations that retained some of the holiday's secular elements, but with additional "contemporary socialist elements grafted onto it".[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-Celebration-5) After the start of [perestroika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perestroika "Perestroika") and [fall of the Soviet Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_the_Soviet_Union "Fall of the Soviet Union") in the 1980s and 1990s, large outdoor celebrations started up again, and much of the older Maslenitsa traditions began to be revived in a modern context. Since 2002, Moscow has staged a yearly Maslenitsa festival next to the [Red Square](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Square "Red Square"), with that and other celebrations attracting around 300,000 visitors in 2011.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-Celebration-5) With increasing secularization, many Russians do not abstain from meat and Maslenitsa celebrations can be accompanied by [shashlik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shashlik "Shashlik") vendors. Nevertheless, "meat still does not play a major role in the festivities".[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-wilson-1) Many countries with a significant number of Russian immigrants consider Maslenitsa a suitable occasion to celebrate Russian culture, although the celebrations are usually reduced to one day and may not coincide with the date of the religious celebrations.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] - [![Vasily Surikov. Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/SurikovSnowFortress.jpg/250px-SurikovSnowFortress.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SurikovSnowFortress.jpg "Vasily Surikov. Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891.") [Vasily Surikov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Surikov "Vasily Surikov"). Взятие снежного городка Taking a Snow Town, 1891. - [![Leonid Solomatkin. Maslenitsa, 1878.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_1878.jpg/250px-%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_1878.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0_1878.jpg "Leonid Solomatkin. Maslenitsa, 1878.") [Leonid Solomatkin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Solomatkin "Leonid Solomatkin"). Maslenitsa, 1878. - [![K. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C.jpg/250px-%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C.jpg "K. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century.") K. Kryzhanovsky. Sunday of Forgiveness, 19th century. - [![Scenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Scenery_at_Celebration_of_Maslenitsa_01.jpg/250px-Scenery_at_Celebration_of_Maslenitsa_01.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scenery_at_Celebration_of_Maslenitsa_01.jpg "Scenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa") Scenery at Celebration of Maslenitsa - [![Maslenitsa celebrations in Kharkiv, 2014](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/2014._%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_062.jpg/250px-2014._%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_062.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2014._%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2_062.jpg "Maslenitsa celebrations in Kharkiv, 2014") Maslenitsa celebrations in [Kharkiv](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkiv "Kharkiv"), 2014 - [![Maslenitsa festivities in St. Petersburg, 2018](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/St._Petersburg%2C_Russia%2C_IMG_8506_%2840616996172%29.jpg/250px-St._Petersburg%2C_Russia%2C_IMG_8506_%2840616996172%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St._Petersburg,_Russia,_IMG_8506_\(40616996172\).jpg "Maslenitsa festivities in St. Petersburg, 2018") Maslenitsa festivities in [St. Petersburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Petersburg "St. Petersburg"), 2018 in 2012, Russian-Canadian composer [Airat Ichmouratov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airat_Ichmouratov "Airat Ichmouratov") composed an [Overture Maslenitsa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa_Overture_\(Ichmouratov\) "Maslenitsa Overture (Ichmouratov)"). It was premiered in [Chicoutimi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicoutimi "Chicoutimi"), [Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada "Canada"), on 24 February 2013 by L'Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean under the baton of [French-Canadian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Canadians "French Canadians") conductor Jacques Clément.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-:0-6)[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-7) - [Candlemas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candlemas "Candlemas") - [Slavic carnival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_carnival "Slavic carnival") - [Fašiangy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fa%C5%A1iangy "Fašiangy") (in [Slovakia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia "Slovakia")) - [Rio Carnival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Carnival "Rio Carnival") (in [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil")) - [Carnaval](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_in_the_Netherlands "Carnival in the Netherlands") (in the [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands "Netherlands")) - [Fat Thursday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Thursday "Fat Thursday") (in [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland "Poland")) - [Mardi Gras](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras "Mardi Gras") (in other countries) - [Mărţişor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%83r%C5%A3i%C5%9For "Mărţişor") (in [Romania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania "Romania") and [Moldova](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova "Moldova")) - [Marzanna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marzanna "Marzanna") (in [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland "Poland")) - [Meteņi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mete%C5%86i "Meteņi") (in [Latvia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia "Latvia")) - [Patras Carnival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patras_Carnival "Patras Carnival") (in [Greece](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece "Greece")) - [Tsiknopempti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsiknopempti "Tsiknopempti") - [Shrove Tuesday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday "Shrove Tuesday") or "Pancake Day" (in the [United Kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom "United Kingdom") and [Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland "Republic of Ireland")) - [Petrushka (ballet)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrushka_\(ballet\) "Petrushka (ballet)") - [Užgavėnės](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C5%BEgav%C4%97n%C4%97s "Užgavėnės") (in [Lithuania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania "Lithuania")) - [Farsang (Hungarian carnival)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farsang_\(Hungarian_carnival\) "Farsang (Hungarian carnival)")[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_note-8)\[[circular reference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it "Wikipedia:Verifiability")\] - [Shrovetide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrovetide "Shrovetide") 1. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-wilson_1-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-wilson_1-1) [c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-wilson_1-2) [Maslenitsa, Blin! The Food and Celebration of the Russians](http://www.sras.org/maslenitsa_blin) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080109033440/http://www.sras.org/Maslenitsa_blin) 2008-01-09 at the [Wayback Machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine "Wayback Machine") By Josh Wilson, Newsletter, The School of Russian and Asian Studies, 9 March 2005. 2. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-mckibben_2-0)* [Maslenitsa](http://www.scn.org/arts/russfolk/maslenitsa.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130107082859/http://www.scn.org/arts/russfolk/maslenitsa.htm) 2013-01-07 at the [Wayback Machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine "Wayback Machine") by Margaret McKibben, Russian Folk Group of Seattle, WA, Seattle Community Network. undated. 3. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-3) ["Масляна: історія, традиції та заходи"](https://etnoxata.com.ua/statti/traditsiji/masljana-istorija-traditsiji-ta-zahodi/). 4. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-Rusla_4-0) Ruslanguage School Moscow (22 February 2012). ["Malenitsa, a Week of Festivities"](http://www.russian-moscow.com/maslenitsa-a-week-of-festivities/). Retrieved 26 February 2015. `{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service "Category:CS1 maint: deprecated archival service")) 5. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-Celebration_5-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-Celebration_5-1) Hudgins, Sharon (2011). "Buttering Up the Sun: Russian Maslenitsa from Pagan Practice to Contemporary Celebration". In McWilliams, Mark (ed.). Celebration. [Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Symposium_on_Food_and_Cookery "Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery"). [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_\(identifier\) "ISBN (identifier)") [9781903018897](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781903018897 "Special:BookSources/9781903018897") . 6. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-:0_6-0)* Arthur Kaptainis. ["Ichmouratov; Overtures/Symphony"](https://www.eclassical.com/shop/17115/art86/5054586-49a268-095115217221.pdf) (PDF). www.eclassical.com. Chandos Records Catalogue CHAN 20172- Booklet. Retrieved 20 September 2023. 7. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-7) Beaucage, Réjean. ["Orchestre de la Francophonie & Jean-Philippe Tremblay Airat Ichmouratov: Symphony"](https://panm360.com/en/records/airat-ichmouratov-symphony/). panm360.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023. 8. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa#cite_ref-8) [Busójárás](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus%C3%B3j%C3%A1r%C3%A1s "Busójárás") [![logo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/40px-Commons-logo.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg) Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Maslenitsa](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maslenitsa "commons:Category:Maslenitsa"). - [Lives of the Saints](http://oca.org/saints/lives) The Orthodox Church in America, undated. - Marks, Gil (2010). [Encyclopedia of Jewish Food](https://books.google.com/books?id=ojc4Uker_V0C&q=food+encyclopedia%2C+blintz&pg=PA57). Wiley. pp. 56–58\. [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_\(identifier\) "ISBN (identifier)") [9780470943540](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780470943540 "Special:BookSources/9780470943540") . Retrieved April 18, 2012. 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