Seeing off Maslenitsa (or in another way - winter or Kostroma) is an ancient Slavic holiday, borrowed by the Orthodox Church from paganism. At the end of the mass festivities, which lasted for a week, people made from straw and burned a scarecrow of winter. Sometimes it was called Maslenitsa, Kostroma, Mara, and other names, depending on the region. This holiday marked the final victory of heat over cold and the turn of the sun "for spring".
Instructions
Step 1
The traditional dish served at Shrovetide is pancakes. This is a symbol of the spring sun, which from now on will illuminate the earth brighter. They acquired this status due to their rounded shape and golden color. Pancakes are eaten just like that, spread with butter, jam, caviar, fish, meat, sugar.
Step 2
Pancake week in the Orthodox calendar is called cheese week, that is, at this time you can eat fish, dairy products and eggs, but meat is excluded. Pancakes, which include milk (fresh or sour, you can use kefir), eggs and butter, correspond to these canons.
Step 3
Every day of Shrovetide was devoted to visiting relatives: mother-in-law, pancakes, sister-in-law gatherings, and so on.
Step 4
On the last day of Shrovetide, the people around the world make a straw effigy of Shrovetide, or Winter, and put them in the middle of the laid logs. Winter is first glorified, and then asked to leave and set on fire.
Step 5
The next day after Maslenitsa week is Maundy Thursday, the first day of Lent, which precedes Easter. On this day, according to strict canons, a strict fast is prescribed, in some cases even the consumption of liquids is not allowed. Compliance with this rule is not necessary if a person is not ready mentally and physically to starve for 24 hours. It is enough just to exclude food of animal origin: meat, milk, fish, eggs.
