Spring is coming, and people are already asking the question that interests them: when will Maslenitsa be in 2020 in Russia: what date? The question is reasonable, because every year the date changes due to the postponement of the date of Easter. The dates of Forgiveness Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Trinity, and so on are also changing.
Maslenitsa in 2020 begins on February 24, lasts seven days and ends on March 1. What is this holiday, where did it come from, how is it celebrated? In pagan Rus', Maslenitsa symbolizes the end of winter and the arrival of spring, according to Christian canons, it precedes Lent.
In ancient times, this holiday lasted for two weeks - people visited guests, sang, danced round dances, burned a straw effigy, jumped over the fire. The pagan Slavs bowed before the sun god, baked round pancakes, symbolizing the warm spring sun.
With the advent of Christianity, the holiday was reduced to one week, and bloody battles, which often led to death, were gone, often this holiday was turned into exorbitant eating and drinking. The Christian Church began to slowly fight this, but before Lent no one forbade having fun, baking pancakes, visiting each other - the main thing is that everything should be in moderation, without excesses. The holiday should be clean, beautiful and bring joy to people.
This week, the people excluded meat dishes from the diet, as if preparing themselves and their bodies for Great Lent. Dairy products were allowed. It was a week of matchmaking, brides and grooms walked the streets in the most beautiful clothes and, as it were, presented themselves to the show. Married women demonstrated their skill in preparing gourmet dishes, and mainly in making pancakes.
Look at Shrovetide.
Of course, in our time, Maslenitsa is no longer celebrated on such a grand scale as in those days when there was no Internet, mobile phones, when people communicated more and happily celebrated all the holidays, giving them a reason to take a break from hard work and have plenty of fun. Yes, it would probably be a little strange for us to see on the streets, among the bustle of moving cars and people, bonfires and straw effigies.
But, despite this, in many villages of our country, people gather in whole yards, kindle fires, lead round dances, have fun and rejoice at the onset of spring. Lush tables are laid with various dishes, but they are still the main character, Shrovetide pancakes, with various fillings, tasty, ruddy, fragrant. They were served in a large assortment - with caviar, fried mushrooms, jam and butter, with sour cream and honey.
Products:
2 cups of flour
2 eggs
2 glasses of milk
A pinch of salt
1 spoon of sugar
A piece of butter or lard
50 ml vegetable oil
To make beautiful and soft pancakes, they need to be done correctly. It is necessary to sift the flour (required, for splendor), pour it into a bowl in a slide, and make a hole in it. Beat the eggs separately and pour into the flour, then pour in the milk, and not all, but only half the portion, add sugar and salt. Now you need to mix with a whisk gently until a homogeneous mass. Then, in small portions, add the butter, continuing to stir, and the rest of the milk. And do not rush to fry right away, the dough should rest for at least half an hour, and then you can already start frying our delicious pancakes.
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Little secrets:
In addition to pancakes, all kinds of bakery products were baked on Maslenitsa. On Thursday, they baked cookies with figurines of birds, which was a symbol of the arrival of birds, which means with the arrival of the long-awaited spring.
In addition to fun and entertainment, the main attribute of Butter Week was food. People tried to eat enough before the long Lent, which will last until Easter itself.
In those days, people did not prepare a variety of dishes for every day, as we do today, and we practically do not feel the arrival of the holidays. Therefore, they laid tables rich in food, did not deny themselves anything, treated the guests and went to visit. It was believed that on the days of Maslenitsa, each owner should set the table as brightly as possible, with a variety of dishes. For this week, as well as for Easter, people set aside money in order to have a good time, to have fun, to be remembered for a long time. And whoever is greedy for such a business of money and food, whoever treats properly, there will be no guests, that failure shines all year.
First day: Meeting
From the very first day, the housewives began to cook pancakes, baked a lot of them, as it was believed then - the more pancakes, the more fertile the land, and the richer the harvest. On this day, slides, carousels were built and a scarecrow was made by the whole village.
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Second day: games
The youth had fun - they went down the hills on a sled, arranged all kinds of competitions, the girls dressed in the most beautiful outfits, these were real brides of unmarried girls.
Third day: Gourmets
A married daughter, along with her husband, came to visit her parents. Hence the saying - "To the mother-in-law for pancakes." Many delicacies were put on the table, but pancakes were the main character. There were as many as you wanted to eat.
Fourth day: Walk around
On this day, Maslenitsa became a real holiday, people stopped working and gave themselves completely to fun. Fisticuffs were arranged, sleigh rides, climbing high poles, even organized contests - who will eat the most pancakes.
Friday, fifth day: Mother-in-law evening
The day when it was the son-in-law's turn to host the wife's mother, and, of course, all relatives. In many regions of Russia, according to tradition, the mother-in-law sent everything necessary for making pancakes to the son-in-law's house. The son-in-law had no right to refuse, as he could offend his wife's parents very much.
Saturday, sixth day: Sister-in-law gatherings
The husband's sisters (sisters-in-law) and the daughter-in-law's friends came to the house of the young daughter-in-law. After the end of the evening, it was necessary to give an expensive gift to the sister-in-law. Oh, it was hard for those who had a lot of them. Yes, and just went to visit, sit in good company and have a delicious meal.
Sunday, the seventh day of the holiday: Forgiveness Sunday, seeing off Maslenitsa. It is customary to ask for forgiveness from the Lord, from all acquaintances and relatives. To the request for forgiveness, they answered - "God will forgive, and I forgive."
On this day, a stuffed carnival was burned. After the effigy was burned, the ashes were scattered across the field, thus, as if trying to wake up the sleeping earth.
Great Lent has begun.
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We told you when Maslenitsa comes in Russia in 2020, how to celebrate it correctly, what to cook, and you decide for yourself whether our advice was useful to you. Happy holidays and happy mood!
Maslenitsa in 2017: from a long time ago, Maslenitsa was considered the most cheerful and joyful holiday after the New Year celebrations. So in 2017, Shrove Tuesday is celebrated from February 20 to February 26. This holiday has a long history, and traditions that have evolved over a long time. Also, this holiday is the last celebration before Lent, which takes place before the celebration of the largest church holiday, Easter. What traditions should be observed and how best to spend Shrovetide.
Traditionally Maslenitsa is considered in Russia one of the most fun and long-awaited holidays of the year. As you know, the beginning of the celebration of this holiday changes every year, but at the same time, this holiday always lasts a whole week, during which it is customary to organize festivities, visit guests and have fun.
Before the baptism of Rus', Maslenitsa was celebrated 7 days before the day of the Spring Equinox and a week after. People believed that by arranging pancake feasts, they contribute to the fact that spring wakes up faster from sleep, and the body is restructuring the hormonal system and preparing for an active life. The Christian Church decided to leave this holiday so as not to enter into disputes with Russian traditions, but moved it a little. Thus, Maslenitsa does not contradict Great Lent and is celebrated for only one week.
Maslenitsa is a bright, cheerful celebration, which is designed to drive away winter and invite spring, awakening nature and the warmth of the sun. People from ancient times compared spring with a new life, glorified the Sun, which gave mood and happiness to all living things. It was in honor of the sun that the housewives baked sweet cakes, and later they learned to make pancakes from fermented dough. Our ancestors established this dish as a kind of symbol of the Sun, because they are just as round, yellow, and warm. When they ate fragrant dishes, they believed that they were eating a piece of the warmth and power of this bright planet.
A well-known custom for Maslenitsa is the baking of pancakes. This custom has its roots in pagan times. Pancakes were baked golden, ruddy, hot - all this is the personification of the Sun, the meeting of spring. During the festivities, the people led round dances, decorated cart wheels and carried it around the streets, all this is connected with the round shape of the Sun, all these rituals were considered as if “causing” the Sun, hence, by the way, the name Maslenitsa comes from.
Another tradition is jumping over the fire, this custom is also deeply rooted in paganism, since it was believed that by jumping over the fire, a person, as it were, singes his sins. But today, if such a tradition has been preserved, it is more for the sake of fun, fun. As for the sinful side of a person, an Orthodox person needs to go to church and bring their repentance to God, and not burn them by jumping over the fire.
At the end of all the festivities, at the end of the celebration, a scarecrow of the “Shrovetide” was burned, the personification of the outgoing winter, and the arrival of spring, the approach of the period of field work. Burning an effigy, people always waited and believed that the year would be fertile and fruitful.
The seventh, last day of Shrovetide is considered forgiveness Sunday, on this day all people, preparing for Great Lent, asked for forgiveness from each other, commemorated the dead.
Evening services dedicated to the rite of forgiveness are held in the temples, when the rector asks for forgiveness from the parishioners, and the parishioners, in turn, ask for forgiveness from each other, answering the request “God will forgive.”
As we know, the most important Orthodox holiday Easter falls on different dates every year. Every year this holiday is celebrated on different Sundays of the month. This is due to several factors, in accordance with the lunar calendar, the spring equinox, as well as the celebration of the Jewish Passover. And since Easter is a mobile Orthodox holiday, that is, it falls on different dates, other church dates of certain holidays are counted from the date of the celebration of Easter.
Accordingly, the celebration of Shrovetide falls annually on different dates, or rather, just seven weeks before Easter. But since the Maslenitsa holiday itself has pagan roots. And the Orthodox Church is against various pagan worldviews. The last week before Great Lent, which is commonly referred to as simply Shrovetide festivities and seeing off winter for people who believe in fasting, this week is a preparation for Great Lent, that is, half-fast, when it is already forbidden to eat meat products, but eggs, cheese, you can still eat milk.
Maslenitsa 2017 is an opportunity once again to bake delicious pancakes with a wide variety of fillings. Housewives are sophisticated with recipes for pancake dough and fillers.
When do we celebrate this year?
This year Maslenitsa falls on the last days of February. From February 20 to February 26, we bake pancakes and prepare for the arrival of spring. Maslenitsa ends with the "holiday of the belly" and begins Great Lent before Easter. So Maslenitsa is the last opportunity to eat non-fast food.
In Russian culture, there are different names for Shrovetide week: it is called meat-and-fat for abstaining from meat products, cheese - for the abundance of cheese products that are present in Shrovetide treats, and directly oil - for the abundance of butter, which the housewives generously flavor ruddy pancakes.
Pancakes are the main Shrovetide dish, which without fail must become the main one on the festive table of every housewife. The centuries-old traditions of Maslenitsa celebrations have given us hundreds of recipes for pancakes and pancakes, which everyone can cook.
Classic Shrovetide pancakes are baked with milk and white wheat flour, but this does not prevent you from trying original recipes with water, kefir or whey, with the addition of oatmeal, rye or buckwheat flour. Every good housewife has a signature pancake recipe at hand, which differs both in the dough recipe and in the way the filling is prepared.
Traditionally in Rus', they ate pancakes with a lot of butter and sour cream, but the filling of mushrooms or salmon was no less popular in the last week before Lent. Try to complement the Shrovetide dish with red or black caviar, jam or jam, fresh fruits or exotic vegetables - we are sure that your household will be happy to taste the most delicious pancakes prepared by you.
How to celebrate
The scope of the Maslenitsa festivities is directly related to beliefs: in the old days it was believed that laughter and fun this week would bring abundance and prosperity to the house, so it was supposed to have fun as much as possible.
In the villages on Maslenitsa, they burned an effigy of Maslenitsa, held fistfights, ate pancakes at speed, climbed a pole for prizes, swam in an ice hole and fought bears. Pancakes were the main attribute.
Let's add about the scarecrow that they burned a straw scarecrow, personifying winter and last year's dried up crop on the last day of the week. The ashes from Shrovetide were scattered across the fields. Maslenitsa ended with cleaning: they cleaned all the dishes, burned the remnants of food, and left nothing for a new day. For believers, it was time for Lent.
Basic requirements for this holiday:
The main rule is the absence of meat products in the diet of this week. Dairy products and fish are allowed. Pancakes are baked throughout the week.
You need to eat as much as you want, because food these days is a special form of life.
It was customary to visit the holiday, as well as invite them to their place, honoring friends with delicious pancakes and other treats.
It is customary to arrange parties and have fun until you drop.
Maslenitsa is one of the most delicious holidays of the year. It is during this week that housewives get hidden jars of goodies that they add to pancakes.
Note that in the Christian church calendar there is no such name for the holiday as Maslenitsa. This name is taken from the common people, and the last preparatory week for Great Lent is Cheese Week. That is, the celebration of Maslenitsa (Cheese Week) begins on the last week before Lent, and ends with Forgiveness Sunday. It is also worth noting that a week means one calendar week. Believers who observe fasting are forbidden to eat meat during Cheese Week, but milk, eggs, sour cream can still be consumed, including pancakes.
Sources: comandir.com, svadbagoda.org, wordyou.ru, maslenica.su, etc.
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Maslenitsa is widely celebrated throughout Russia. This holiday reflects centuries-old traditions, carefully preserved and passed down from generation to generation. Each day of Shrove Tuesday is filled with a unique meaning.
Maslenitsa is not only the week before Great Lent and the upcoming Easter. Traditionally, it is the turning point of winter, when people, tired of the cold, finally meet the imminent approach of spring and enjoy the close warm and fine days. Maslenitsa in 2017 will begin on February 20 and end on the 26th with Forgiveness Sunday and subsequent strict fasting until Easter.
Orthodox people, despite the upcoming fast, are trying to observe age-old traditions, while not forgetting about restrictions on festivities and daily prayers. The meat-free week, which prohibits the use of meat, gives you the opportunity to eat plenty before keeping yourself strict, so pancakes, beloved by Russians, are served with all kinds of fillings: fish, cabbage, honey.
Shrovetide opens on the first day of the week. On Monday, the housewives baked pancakes. Traditionally, the first pancake was given to beggars to pray for the souls of deceased relatives, or left on the doorstep as a tribute to their ancestors. On this day, they made a straw effigy of Maslenitsa and dressed it up in old clothes, thereby getting rid of the negativity that was unnecessary in the house. Relatives visited each other and treated themselves to pancakes, glorifying the opening of Shrovetide week.
Tuesday was traditionally a day of festivities, games and fun. On this day, young people went to visit each other, ate pancakes and rode a sleigh from the icy mountains. Buffoons walked the streets, entertaining the people and treating themselves to the generous alms of the hostesses. Flirting was the day of matchmaking, when parents looked closely at future relatives and began to talk in a joking manner about the upcoming celebration. Guests were traditionally greeted with pancakes and wine, and then everyone went to mass festivities. Young people furtively looked at each other, grooms chose brides, and girls stared at their future husbands and secretly wondered which of them would send matchmakers first.
On Wednesday, according to tradition, sons-in-law went to visit their mother-in-laws for pancakes. In those days, there could be several people, so they walked in the houses in a big way, the tables were bursting with treats. In the evenings they praised all the mothers-in-law and sang songs of praise to them and played funny scenes with dressing up. The comic performances continued until late at night. At this time, women and girls gathered together, rode a sleigh through the villages and also sang funny songs and ditties.
From Thursday, the festivities became massive, and people in whole villages and villages rolled through the streets. At this time, fistfights and wall-to-wall games were held, where young people showed their prowess and become, showing off in front of girls and brides. Children went from house to house and caroled to cheerful songs. Adults willingly treated them to a treat and conveyed greetings and bows to their parents.
On Friday, the sons-in-law invited the mothers of their wives to visit them and returned their hospitality and hospitality a hundredfold. The rich arranged honorable evenings, when not only the mother-in-law, but also all her relatives. Family gatherings strengthened relations between relatives, and the general fun reminded of the imminent approach of the long-awaited spring and warmth.
The daughter-in-law honorably invited her husband's relatives to the house. If the sisters-in-law, sisters of husbands, were unmarried, the daughter-in-law invited her unmarried girlfriends to common gatherings. Married relatives were invited to married sisters-in-law. In this case, the sleigh was coupled with a steam locomotive and the daughter-in-law carried her relatives to the sister-in-laws. The newlywed, according to custom, prepared gifts for her sisters-in-law and presented them to each.
Shrovetide week ends with Forgiveness Sunday. At this time, relatives went to visit each other and asked for forgiveness. Also on this day, they visited cemeteries and paid tribute to the memory of deceased relatives. On Sunday, they burned an effigy of Shrovetide, danced round the fire, and the bravest jumped over it and made a wish. Seeing off winter ended. The people were in no hurry to go home and burned high hot bonfires to melt the remnants of snow and quickly invite the beautiful spring to visit. Unnecessary and broken things were put into the fire. On this day, all old grievances and conflicts were forgotten. The old people smiled and said: "Whoever remembers the old, that eye is out."
Maslenitsa has always been celebrated on a grand scale. And you do not skimp on the joy in this fun week in 2017. Leave all the hardships of winter and rejuvenated enter a new period of life. We wish you happiness, and do not forget to press the buttons and
The celebration of Maslenitsa is one of the most famous and beloved by many traditions. Today, Shrove Tuesday is a preparation for Great Lent, and is also marked by the farewell to winter and the welcome of the long-awaited spring.
Shrovetide is an ancient Slavic holiday. This is the last week before Lent, in which people had the opportunity to eat their fill and celebrate the approach of warm, fine days. In the church, the festive week is called Myasopust and Cheese Week because of the ban on meat products and the abundance of cheese products on the table. During this period, people organize mass celebrations and entertainment, because according to beliefs coming from the depths of centuries, it is believed that fun will bring prosperity and joy to every home.
This year Maslenitsa falls on February 20-26. Her arrival varies from the beginning of Lent to Easter - the time of the resurrection of Jesus. It is during this period that mass festivities begin and pancakes are traditionally baked, a symbol of abundance and prosperity. Also, the pancake, with its shape and color, repeats the sun, so our ancestors believed that the delicacy drives away the cold and contributes to the early approach of spring.
During Shrovetide week, the church encourages Orthodox Christians to devote more time to communicating with loved ones and doing good deeds. Good intentions and daily prayers help to cleanse ourselves before Great Lent and enlist the support of the Higher Powers.
From February 20 to 26, all people remember the traditions of the ancient Slavs and follow them in order to honor the memory of their ancestors and call for good luck and abundance. Seeing off winter is marked by the burning of an effigy, symbolizing the cold and long days without life-giving sunlight. Also, the rite is dedicated to the expulsion of negativity, and the fire acts as a symbol of purification and renewal. The ashes from the scarecrow were scattered over the fields so that the year turned out to be rich in harvest. In ancient times, people took out stale things from their houses and got rid of unnecessary trash and damaged household items - all this was burned at the stake.
The last day of Maslenitsa on February 26 is called Forgiveness Sunday - at this time everyone has the opportunity to ask for forgiveness for their deeds and forgive others. This rite helps to free oneself from doubts weighing on the soul and enter the temple with a pure heart to pray to the glory of the Lord. On this day, it is customary to visit the cemetery and offer prayers for the souls of departed relatives.
Maslenitsa is one of the oldest holidays that have survived to this day. Many traditions that were honored by our ancestors are still observed today. We wish you a happy holiday week and a happy Easter. Be happy and don't forget to press the buttons and
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