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Malslenitsa =butter

Malslenitsa =butter. By: Gabriela Vargas and Lizbeth Salgado . Malslenitsa week A.K.A. The Pancake Week. Malslenitsa is celebrated…. -On the Last week before the Great Lent (In the winter getting close to the spring time) -It is introduced with a song -It is celebrated for a whole week

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Malslenitsa =butter

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  1. Malslenitsa=butter By: Gabriela Vargas and Lizbeth Salgado

  2. Malslenitsa week A.K.A. The Pancake Week • Malslenitsa is celebrated…. -On the Last week before the Great Lent (In the winter getting close to the spring time) -It is introduced with a song -It is celebrated for a whole week -Petrushka is the common thing to watch at this festival -there is no exact time that it started

  3. Monday • Children and adults built a Malslenitsa Doll out of straw and old clothing and hang them on a pole • They dance at the Khorovods(circle dance and singing involved). • They put the doll they made at the top of the hill and often slide them down the hill

  4. Tuesday • The children will slide down the ice hill and eat Russian pancakes known as Blini • While they are doing that, the single guys try to find their soul mate. Because most guys find a girl there, there is a big opportunity of the couples getting married on the KrasnayaGorkaa.k.a. the Red Hill Holiday, which is a Sunday after Easter.

  5. Wednesday • The day where everyone eats pancakes • Some examples of the type of pancakes they eat are buckwheat, barley, and rye; however, the original way was making the pancakes with oats.

  6. Thursday • People usually physically fight • After this day, all work is prohibited for the rest of the week • Men play a game name mock war game and would need to be able to defend snow fortresses. • People used to go in circles horse back riding around the settlement.

  7. Friday • On this day, the son in law will get treated to pancakes by the mother in law • The men that found a girlfriend on Tuesday, would visit the mother of the women. • People that have not yet found someone would just take a walk in Moscow’s parks • This was a day to be with family.

  8. Saturday • This is the day that people visit their relatives and eat a lot of pancakes • The pancakes represent the sun and they believe that the pancakes will help them receive energy • Family day once again

  9. Sunday • It is the last day for visiting the relatives and ask for forgiveness • They usually sing “Farwell Maslenitsa.” • They burn the Maslenitsa Dolls to represent the end of Winter • After the dolls are burned, people would step over the fire to mark the ending of the festivities

  10. Lady Maslenitsa • After Lady Maslenitsa gets burned, her ashes are thrown on the soil to fertilize it. This shows that Lent has begun. • The Lady Maslentisa is made of straw and clad in bright-colored garments. This the center of the celebration. • The song they sing is… “Wednesday and Friday Maslenitsa’s gone away. Lent sneaked up behind her And pulled of her tail!”

  11. Video on Maslenitsa • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8xZ1d0litU

  12. Traditions/History • Traditionally, people do not eat meat, dairy products, and eggs. • The holiday begins with a song on the snow sapped hills • The pancakes are believed that the energy they receive is coming from the pagan gods. • Because the sun god they worshipped, Yarylo, was believed to be vanished in the winter, they used the Russian pancakes to symbolize the sun. (golden, round, and warm) • Russians began this holiday in Suzdal, Vladimir, Rostov, and Veliky Novgorod, but was then spread throughout all of Russia.

  13. Traditions/ history (continued) • Each blini is made differently based on the recipe that is passed on from generation to generation. • The jelly on the pancakes was believed to be used by a hungry traveler that left the jelly to toast creating the first blini • Many immigrants get to eat pancakes first to recognize there deceased relatives. • Because Russians eat pancakes all week, they eat the pancakes with other things such as mushrooms, meat, jam, sour cream, onions and potatoes, fish, etc.

  14. Pagan/ folk • The Pagans used to use this on the vernal equinox day (the day the sun crosses the equator= day and night of equal length.) this is usually around March 20th or 21st. • The Christians, however, celebrated this holiday as a way of celebrating before lent.

  15. Resources Used http://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/maslenitsa/ http://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/blini/ http://www.moscow-russia-insiders-guide.com/maslenitsa.html http://www.advantour.com/russia/holidays/maslenitza.htm http://voiceofrussia.com/2010/02/08/4252703/ http://www.moscow-russia-insiders-guide.com/maslenitsa.html http://www.scn.org/russfolk/maslenitsa.htm

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