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Maslenitsa (Belarusian: Масленіца; Russian: Мaсленица; 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.
In Slavic mythology, Maslenitsa is a sun-festival, personified by the ancient god Volos, [4] and a celebration of the imminent end of the winter. In the Christian tradition, Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. [5] In some regions, each day of Maslenitsa had its traditional activity. Monday may be the welcoming of "Lady ...
Russia Day in Mirny, Sakha Republic on 12 June 2014. Russia Day (День России, Den Rossii) is celebrated on June 12. On this day, in 1991, the Russian parliament formally declared Russian sovereignty from the Soviet Union. The holiday was officially established in 1992.
This is a list of notable dishes found in Russian cuisine. [1] Russian cuisine is a collection of the different cooking traditions of the Russian Empire . The cuisine is diverse, with Northeast European / Baltic , Caucasian , Central Asian , Siberian , East Asian and Middle Eastern influences. [ 2 ]
"Scarlet Sails" celebration in Saint Petersburg Russian culture (Russian: Культура России, romanized: Kul'tura Rossii, IPA: [kʊlʲˈturə rɐˈsʲiɪ]) has been formed by the nation's history, its geographical location and its vast expanse, religious and social traditions, and both Eastern [1] (Its influence on the formation of Russian culture is negligible, mainly it was formed ...
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The festivities on 9 May every year pay homage to the country’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945 and is considered the largest secular event in the Russian calendar. Putin raises a toast during ...
Returning to the name of the third Savior, called “bread” or “nut”, the people celebrated it as a day of thanksgiving to the Lord for daily bread for every day, which is heard in folk proverbs and sayings: “The Third Savior has stored bread”, “It’s good if the Savior - on the canvas, and the bread is in the threshing floor!