Russians participate in Maslenitsa tradition
4,296 views · Published 19 February 2018 · 0:43 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: AFP News Agency · 2018 · Howto & Style
Thousands of people gather in a snowy forest outside Moscow to celebrate the Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday Maslenitsa. In addition to a tradition of dance and song, revelers storm a snow fortress, symbolizing the victory of spring over winter, and burn a Maslenitsa doll to signify the beginning of spring.
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