Today is the final day of a weeklong Russian festival that celebrates folk traditions, heroic eating and the distant promise of spring. It's called Maslenitsa, or pancake week, and it's the last ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian holiday celebrated ahead of Lent, when people cook and eat a lot of pancakes, sing and dance.

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: ...

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 ...

Russia's Pancake Week, begins in Russia on Mar. 11 this year. People are preparing for the arrival of spring by gathering with relatives to eat pancakes. Typically, Maslenitsa is celebrated with ...

Russians have been celebrating Maslenitsa, an ancient festival bidding farewell to winter that also marks the beginning of Lent. 1 Burning an effigy of winter during a celebration of Maslenitsa at the ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The smiling face of the sun is perched atop a long stick, and Ekaterina Turichenko is tying colorful ribbons at the neck. Turichenko is pretty colorful herself, wearing a magenta ...

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 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 ...