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Ancient Russian folk holiday Maslenitsa, a number of idle, calendar history and description
Holiday Carnival has a very long history, and its period is the time of occurrence of Russian paganism.
However, if in pre-Christian times Shrovetide symbolized a farewell to winter and meeting the spring, then a bit later his semantic load has undergone some changes.
At the same time, 7 days Carnival is a time when believers can eat butter and dairy products before Lent, thus as if preparing himself for a difficult test.
Carnival Calendar
February 20, 2012 beginning of the Pancake Festival of cheese a week, Monday - the "encounter"
21 February Tuesday - "zaigrysh"
22 February Wednesday - "gourmet"
23 February Thursday - "Razguliay"
24 February Friday - "Vyachorka Tiffany"
25 February Saturday - "gatherings in-law"
26 February Sunday - "Tselovalnik" Forgiveness Sunday, the last day of Carnival
February 27, 2012 Beginning of Lent
Carrying Carnival history
Home Maslenitsa depends on when Lent begins. Each of the seven days of the festival has its own special name.
For example, Monday is called "encounter." In the old days in this day and svёkry released her daughter-in-law for a day to visit his father's house. By the end of the day, and joined themselves to it. The main objective of the visit was to find joint solutions on time and venue of the festival, the number and composition of the invited, and so on.
Tuesday was named "zaigrysha." The main objective of this day was the show of the bride (or more brides). In general, most of the traditions and rituals carried out on the Pancake week, were intended to marry off the bride.
It is in the Pancake week is done to immediately after the end Lent was done on the wedding. In the morning, young men and women called to try pancakes and go from the snowy hills. On the same day on pancakes invited friends, relatives and acquaintances.
The third day of Maslenitsa called "gourmet." Tiffany called her zyatёv pancakes (and with them and other family members).
Week last Thursday before Lent called "Razguliay." It was believed that if half of the week is over, then you can safely have fun, so to speak on a broad footing. And then we began a variety of games and fun.
The most traditional of them were considered horseback riding and fisticuffs. But the main event of the fourth day of Maslenitsa became seizure snow-ice city. One part was walking on the defensive, and the second, respectively, to attack the fortress of snowballs.
Friday was named "Vyachorka Tiffany's." If Wednesday skill pancakes and hospitality boasted Tiffany, then on the fifth day of Maslenitsa this responsible duty passed to zyatyam.
Saturday was called "sister-togethers." The future bride, as well as girls who recently acquired the status of daughters, called to his feast zolovok. Also Saturday, the girl Pancake-law had something to give.
The last day of carnival Forgiveness Sunday
And perhaps the most striking and memorable for the whole week before Lent became her last day - Sunday. In people, this day is called the day of wires or forgiven. It is also known that name as "Tselovalnik."
The Sunday before Lent as before, and to this day people still ask for forgiveness from their loved ones. Ministers of churches in this day hold a special evening service, during which he asked for forgiveness from the parishioners and the faithful of all honest people.
In response to a request to forgive or that person made answer: "God will forgive you and I forgive."
Another tradition of the day was a visit to the bath and, of course, a great feast, as they say, "the whole world".
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