Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday. It's celebrated the seventh week before Russian Orthodox Easter. Maslenitsa is the last week before the onset of Great Lent. Photos of this year's celebrations from all over Russia in this gallery by ITAR-TASS
Maslenitsa or pancake week celebrations in Russia
Images of this year's Maslenitsa, or pancake week, festival in this photo gallery by ITAR-TASS
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For Maslenitsa Russians usually have crepes (or blinis), which are the main symbol of the festival. Photo: celebrations in Yekaterinburg
© ITAR-TASS/Donat Sorokin Crepes (blinis) are made of milk, eggs and butter which still are permitted by the Orthodox tradition During the week of Maslenitsa
© ITAR-TASS/Donat Sorokin The feast was celebrated in russia's Far East as well. Photo: a pillow fight in Vladivostok
© ITAR-TASS/Yuri Smityuk A girl playing "Angry Birds" during Maslenitsa celebration in Ryazan
© ITAR-TASS/Alexander Ryumin Maslenitsa celebration in Ryazan
© ITAR-TASS/Alexander Ryumin Maslenitsa celebration in Suzdal
© ITAR-TASS/Vladimir Smirnov Maslenitsa celebration in Suzdal
© ITAR-TASS/Vladimir Smirnov