Whole week long Russians eat pancakes, invite guests over and participate in different outdoor events. The culmination of the week is burning down a big straw doll symbolizing winter.
It is interesting how a totally pagan holiday is laced into religious cycles of Orthodox Christianity as Maslenitsa is always followed by the Great Lent.
The Great Lent lasts 7 weeks and finishes with Orthodox Easter. Join the celebration on the Red Square during our tour of historical center of Moscow!