The traditional Slavic festival of Maslenitsa is a favorite time of year for Russians all over the world, and the festival is widely celebrated in many countries. But what happens in Russia itself ...

Maslenitsa Celebration Helps Russians Thaw From Winter Sunday is the final day of a week-long Russian festival that celebrates folk traditions, heroic eating and the distant promise of spring. NPR's ...

The weeklong festival has been compared to Mardi Gras, marking the start of Lent for Orthodox Christians. People in costumes march on Moscow's Manezhnaya Square during the Maslenitsa festival ...

Maslenitsa, or cheese week, will last in 2026 from February 16 to 22. Hieromonk Feodorit (Senchukov) told about this on February 8. According to him, the clergy have no concept of "Maslenitsa." ...

The BYU Russian Department recently celebrated Maslenitsa, a traditional holiday, in preparation for springtime and Easter. It was an evening filled with good food, beautiful singing and a fantastic ...

Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) is a traditional Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday, marking the end of winter that dates back to pagan times. Maslenitsa is celebrated during the last week before Great ...

People in traditional costumes take part in the Maslenitsa festival celebrations in Minsk, Belarus, March 13, 2021. Maslenitsa is a religious holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring.(Photo: ...

Maslenitsa, also known as Pancake Week, is the last week before Lent. It celebrates the end of winter, symbolized by the burning of effigies. The celebration has been been getting more popular in ...

Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday. It's celebrated the seventh week before Russian Orthodox Easter. Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. During this ...

Shutterstock / Vostock-Photo Russian bliny, with their assorted fillings, is the main dish served during Maslenitsa feasts, and today famous all over the world. But before Lent they were not the only ...

People play games during the Maslenitsa celebration in Moscow, Russia, on March 13, 2021. Maslenitsa is a traditional holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring.(Photo: Xinhua) People participate in ...

Maslenitsa is a time of blinis and parties galore — the last week of food and drink before the strict Lenten fast begins. It's also time for the slightly bizarre tradition of burning a straw effigy of ...