I was asked, when Maslenitsa starts this year in Russia.
This year, Maslenitsa week starts tomorrow on February, 20, and will last till Sunday, February 26. It always takes place during the week before Lent. Maslenitsa is a celebration of the end of winter and welcoming the approaching spring, and hence of warmth, hope, and joy. I believe nobody painted Maslenitsa better than Boris Kustodiyev.
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It's interesting that both Fat Tuesday and Maslenitsa involve pancakes just before Christian Lent. I never thought about the Eastern Orthodox church and Lent before.
Pancakes are eaten during the whole Maslenitsa week. The pancake consumption ends on Sunday, and Lent begins on Monday.)