Maslenitsa, an historic Slavic pageant, marks the transition from winter to spring with a fiery effigy burning. The celebration, mixing pagan traditions with Orthodox customs, contains music, video games, and feasting. A big symbolic construction is about ablaze, representing renewal and the arrival of spring. Pancakes, symbolising the solar, are a staple of the week-long festivities earlier than Nice Lent. Whereas rooted in faith, many see it as a cultural occasion. Folks collect to take pleasure in traditions, heat, and communal spirit. Tens of millions throughout Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan participate within the celebrations.
Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko reviews.
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