Maslenitsa is Russian folk holiday. It is a sun festival, which means the end of the winter and the spring coming.

All housewives make different kinds of blini. The first day of Maslenitsa is called “Meeting”. 

On Monday people make ice – hills. Merry games begin at the second day of celebration.On Wednesday people make many delicious meals. On Thursday young boys and man compete with each other. On Friday son-in-law invites his mother-in-law to eat different tasty dishes. People visit their friends and relatives on Saturday. Sunday is the last and the most important day of all this week. There is a tradition to ask the pardon to many relatives and friends at this day. People present each other the  dolls, which is made from red and white cottons. It is the symbol of friendship.

symbols of Maslenitsa: blini, Lady Maslenitsa, the dolls, troika.