This year Maslenitsa starts from 20 to 26 February…
Lets rehash the Monday thru Sunday necessities this week…
Monday is called “a meeting”. – With the first pancake it is tradition to give to beggars for them to mention the poor dead…
Tuesday is called “zaigrysh” (games). – On this day, the morning begins with any funny game…
Wednesday is called “gourmand” – (A gourmand is a person who takes great pleasure in food.) On this day, the hostess act on saying: “What is in the oven, First of all delicacies, of course, pancakes.” On this day Mother in-laws invite Son in-laws to eat pancakes…
Thursday – “razguliay”. – On this day begins Maslenitsa full strength. As well as helping to drive winter away and bring the sun into play again. Example to do this, like riding horses clockwise around the village…
Friday – “Teschin evening” (Inlaws). – Son in-law invites Mother in-law and treat them pancakes…
Saturday, the “zolovkiny chat” – Sister in-law invites female relatives of her husband. If the husband’s sisters were married, the daughter of guests invited and their unmarried friends. But if the sister was already married, she invited relatives married. Bride daughter had bestowed their gifts zolovok…
Sunday the last day – of Maslenitsa is called “Forgiveness Sunday”. On this day, you should apologize to all relatives and friends for all the resentment, thus relieved of their sins before Lent. Also on the last day of Pancake week, you burn a man of straw – the symbol of winter. The ashes of the man of straw fly all over the fields – for a rich summer harvest.”
Spring is coming…
WtR