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Maslenitsa
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English
thumb|A 19th-century Maslenitsa celebration
Etymology
Borrowed from en ru Ма́сленица.
Proper noun
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An East Slavic festival of pre-Christian origin celebrated during the last week before Lent, seven weeks before Easter; analogous to Shrovetide.
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en 1981 Christel Lane The Rites of Rulers: Ritual in Industrial Society – the Soviet Case In pre-revolutionary Russia the pagan associations had already been lost to a large extent, and Maslenitsa had become a popular communal, jolly celebration dedicated to the seeing-off of winter.
Translations
East Slavic festival analogous to Shrovetide
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 謝肉節
Ingrian: izh Maslitsa
Russian: ru Ма́сленица f, ru ма́сленица f
Ukrainian: uk Масниця
Anagrams
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