Russian wordlists: Maslenitsa
Pancake week ahead of the Great Lent is an centuries-old tradition which has roots in pagan times. Below are some Russian words devoted to this farewell-to-winter holiday.
- Pancake – Блин (blin)
- Pancakes – Блины (bliny)
- Filling – Начинка (nachinka)
- Butter – Масло (maslo)
- Shrovetide – Масленица (maslenitsa)
- Sun – Солнце (sontse)
- Winter – Зима (zima)
- Spring – Весна (vesna)
- Bonfire – Костёр (kostyor)
- Burn – Сжигать (szhigat’)
- Burning the Maslenitsa effigy – Сжигать чучело Масленицы (Szhigat’ chuchelo Maslenitsy)
- Holiday – Праздник (prazdnik)
- Celebrate – Праздновать (prazdnovat’)
- Festivities – Гуляния (gulyaniya)
- Round dance – Хоровод (khorovod)
- Effigy – Чучело (chuchelo)
- Great Lent – Великий пост (Veliky post)
- Equinox – Равноденствие (ravnodenstviye)
