Maslenitsa (pancake week)
Today we celebrated Maslenitsa in my family.
Maslenitsa (or Pancake week) is a traditional Russian celebration in honour of coming Spring. It is celebrated in the end of Febrary or in the beginning of March (different time every year): we bake pancakes (they symbolise the Sun, as they are round and yellow), visit our family and friends, and on Sunday the festivals are held - with traditional dancing, singing, games, competitions, burning the figure of Maslenitsa (symbol of winter) and lots of pancakes of course! (For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslenitsa)
In my family we usually go to visit my grandparents on Pancake Week, as my Granny bakes the most delisious and traditional pancakes you can ever imagine!
We are bringing table from kitchen to living room, putting the plate with pancakes in the middle of it, and every single filling around - caviar, sausage, salmon, cheese, meat or sour-cream for “nourishing” pancakes and honey, condensed milk or jam for “sweet” ones.
Nobody gets off the table, until ALL of the pancakes are eaten. Me and Mom try not to eat the whole day before coming to Granny’s house lol
And here is my Granny demonstrating her amazing pancakes: we call them “lace” (P.S. She’s hidin’ her face cause she don’t wanna be on the internet:)
