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Happy Maslenitsa: Russia Sees Off Winter With Pancake Week

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Participants of the Maslenitsa festivities in Gorky Park, Moscow.

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Participants of the Maslenitsa festivities in Gorky Park, Moscow.

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Visitors during the Maslenitsa celebration at the Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery during the Meat-Fast Week. The event was organized with the blessing of the Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan and Tatarstan. Meat-Fast Week is the penultimate Sunday before Lent.

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Visitors during the Maslenitsa celebration at the Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery during the Meat-Fast Week. The event was organized with the blessing of the Metropolitan Kirill of Kazan and Tatarstan. Meat-Fast Week is the penultimate Sunday before Lent.

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Cooking pancakes in the oven during Maslenitsa at the Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery.

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Cooking pancakes in the oven during Maslenitsa at the Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery.

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Participants in the tug-of-war game during the Maslenitsa festivities in Gorky Park in Moscow

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Participants in the tug-of-war game during the Maslenitsa festivities in Gorky Park in Moscow

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Children are treated with warm drinks and pancakes at the Maslenitsa celebration at the Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery.

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Children are treated with warm drinks and pancakes at the Maslenitsa celebration at the Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery.

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Maslenitsa festivities in Gorky Park in Moscow.

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Maslenitsa festivities in Gorky Park in Moscow.

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A girl eats pancakes at the Maslenitsa festival in Central Moscow.

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A girl eats pancakes at the Maslenitsa festival in Central Moscow.

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A girl enjoys Maslenitsa in Tverskaya Square in Moscow.

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A girl enjoys Maslenitsa in Tverskaya Square in Moscow.

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A girl participates in a game during the celebration of Maslenitsa at the Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery.

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A girl participates in a game during the celebration of Maslenitsa at the Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery.

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Maslenitsa festivities in Gorky Park in Moscow.

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Maslenitsa festivities in Gorky Park in Moscow.

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