{"id":443,"date":"2015-02-17T23:44:13","date_gmt":"2015-02-18T06:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/?p=443"},"modified":"2019-08-27T06:20:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T13:20:32","slug":"moscow-local-fun-maslenitsa-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/moscow-local-fun-maslenitsa-week","title":{"rendered":"All about Maslenitsa Week in Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey there! <strong>Maslenitsa<\/strong> (Russian Mardi Gras) just started in <a title=\"Russia - where to go on vacation\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/russia-where-to-go-on-vacation\/\">Russia<\/a>! Let&#8217;s talk a bit about <strong>Russian traditions<\/strong> for Maslenitsa week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_42924\"  width=\"1070\" height=\"602\"  data-origwidth=\"1070\" data-origheight=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rbiP9rkkEUg?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Russian traditions for\u00a0Maslenitsa week<\/h2>\n<p>Being the yummiest of Russian\u00a0holidays and one of the oldest Russian traditions,\u00a0Maslenitsa is a <a title=\"Top 10 Moscow attractions\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/top-10-moscow-attractions\/\">must-do<\/a> when in Moscow, of course!!!<br \/>\nThose tourists who are visiting Russia this week will be very well surprised by noticing crepes and crepes on every corner of the street. Ready to learn about this tradition\u00a0more?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_444\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-444\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-444 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/\u041c\u0430\u0441\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0430.jpg\" alt=\"Holidays in Russia\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local Fun, Maslenitsa week in Russia.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Well, you know that in early Russian history, Paganism\u00a0remained the main religion for quite a long time. And\u00a0Maslenitsa is \u00a0one of those holidays, which is still celebrated and loved by Russian people. It denotes the end of winter and coldness, which, you know for sure, stands here in Russia for almost half a year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_445\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-445\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-445 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/bb0c0f9a-6f9f-11e2-8439-2263ee2cb648.jpg\" alt=\"Russian traditional food - red caviar\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russian pancakes and crepes on Maslenitsa week, a Russian holiday<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a title=\"Russian national cuisine\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/russia-3-national-dishes\/\">traditional\u00a0cuisine<\/a> of Maslenitsa is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blini\"><em>bliny<\/em><\/a> (crepes). \u00a0They are round and golden, which reminds us about the sun, so missed by Russians. It is a tradition to eat crepes every day of the Maslenitsa week.\u00a0 Your Russian holidays will be very yummy this week!<\/p>\n<h4>Each day of Maslenitsa week has its own meaning:<\/h4>\n<h2>Monday \u2013 Greeting<\/h2>\n<p>On the first day of Maslenitsa week mothers and fathers-in-law would let their daughters-in-law visit their parents. In the evening they would come and enjoy a big fest, eating crepe with different fillings. The first crepe would be given to poor people.<br \/>\nIt is the day when Lady Maslenitsa would be made of straw and old clothes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_447\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-447\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-447 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/16.jpg\" alt=\"How Russian celebrate Mardi Gras\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russian Holidays in winter, Maslenitsa<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Tuesday \u2013 Matchmaking<\/h2>\n<p>On Tuesday it would be matchmaking, so that as the Wedding could be made just after the Lent is over. During that day gentlemen would be invited to the lady`s houses to eat crepes and enjoy sledging.<\/p>\n<h2>Wednesday \u2013 Dainty<\/h2>\n<p>On Wednesday the son-in-law (and other guests) would be invited to eat mother-in-law`s crepes. The mother-in-law would show her love and care for him.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_451\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-451\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-451 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1360921318_1231157916_image010.jpg\" alt=\"Holidays in Russia\" width=\"700\" height=\"415\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russian traditions on Maslenitsa week<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Thursday \u2013 Orgy<\/h2>\n<p>It is the day when all the work would stop and celebrations would start widely. The must-do of the day was attack of the ice-house. The idea of the day was to let go of all the negative feelings, gained during the cold winter evenings. People would enjoy horse-riding, ice-skating and horse-riding.<\/p>\n<h2>Friday \u2013 Mother-in-law evenings<\/h2>\n<p>Friday was the day, when son-in-law would show his love and care for his mother-in-law. It was the evening when mother-in-law would attend her daughter`s house and eat her crepes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_450\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-450\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-450 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/004.jpg\" alt=\"Russian traditions\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crepes on Russian holidays<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Saturday \u2013 Sister-in-law time<\/h2>\n<p>It would be the day when young brides would invite sisters and other relatives of their grooms. If sisters are not married, she would invite her not-married-girlfriends, if married \u2013 married relatives. The bride would give a very nice present to her sister-in-law.<\/p>\n<h2>Sunday, the last day of Maslenitsa\u00a0before the Great Lent.<\/h2>\n<p>Forgiving Sunday had different names, we especially like this one &#8211; Tselovalnik (Kisser). This day was the end of\u00a0fun and games. People would\u00a0ice slide, make fires to melt the ice, ask for forgiveness, and do merciful things. Everybody asked\u00a0each other for forgiveness, bowing at his feet, and in response would\u00a0hear: &#8220;God will forgive you and I forgive you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Photos:<\/span>\u00a0www.trud.ru<span style=\"color: #000000;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #000000;\">zolotko-dr.blogspot.com<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey there! Maslenitsa (Russian Mardi Gras) just started in Russia! 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