The passenger week ends on Sunday, March 14. From Friday, next to Zelenograd pass folk gulyania dedicated to Maslenitsa. The correspondent "Zelenograd.ru" visited Saturday on one of the largest festive sites - at the DC "Metrologist" in Mendeleevo.
The festive atmosphere was felt on the entrance to the site - the voice of the climbed was heard from afar. By 12 o'clock parking near the House of Culture was already fully filled, it was necessary to park in the courtyard of the nearest residential building.
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The bayant sowed songs, "Tyushka" in the headscarves were invited to the table with a samovar and generous treats. Tea was in unlimited quantity. An additional metallic "electric circuit" was even carried out at the end. On the table - drying-rams, candy in baskets, fruits (apples and bananas, which, however, quickly end). Everything is free. And, by itself, the infinite few pancakes. They could be "earned" additionally, participating in the competition-fun. Exchange currency served yellow paper tokens who were issued to the winners of the competition. For which their or another prize can be obtained, told the "Menu Menu" stand. Type: "Clean the riddle - get a chocolate".
Table with tea and treats Photo: Julia Palace Menu with Maslenitsa Photo: Julia Book Pancakes in exchange for tokens Photo: Julia Poket
From edible there were still kebabs, lyuly-kebab, sweet wool, corn, which were sold in special tents. Nearby you could buy all the trifle of the type of balloons and soap bubbles.
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Among the competitions, for the victory in which you can earn a token for exchange for pancakes, there were clogging of a nail into a log in turn: who went into a nail along the hat, he won.
Treating each other in belts- "Magnets". The fight took place quickly, the loser could end up on all fours.
From the giant slingshot fired a tennis ball into the wheel, broken into four sectors: "Mim", "another time", "task" and, of course, a prize "damn".
On the benches were fighting bags. The task is to knock down the opponent to the Earth. Who flew from the shop, he lost.
In cockcocks, matryoshki played overtaking.
Competed in tugging the rope. The yellow tokens received every participant of the winning team, let them even twenty people.
There were still throwing boots and battle boots. In the first fun, it was necessary to knock the pyramids on the bench. Metali from a turn of 180 degrees: "Cut the shoulder, breathing the hand" is so funnier and more efficient. Wovenka flew not only in the pyramid, but also in the leading crumbs, and in others. And in the battle on sticks with the woven on them, who flew from the stick from the stick, he lost.
In general, it was fun.
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You could still ride a horse and pony - they even lined up a small queue. One circle held three to five minutes.
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For a cheerful mood answered a leading-scrooch. With promsories and jokes-additives famously, dynamically organized people in a festive dance, "rods" under the rocker. Children were happy to repeat the leading dance movements: "Pens up, knees three ..."
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The holiday was accompanied by a theatrical representation, in which children were with carnival songs, verses. Then he drove the spring with a broom and called the girl spring. The next day comes a great post, which lasts 48 days, it was preceded by a carnival week with a soft post without meat.
Photo: Julia Book is a rag damn, and there was still a rag frying pan. They "participated" in the expulsion of winter Photo: Julia Book photo: Julia Poket
The holiday ended at around two o'clock in the day by traditional burning of the stuffed carnival. It was organized here a serious security: they were outpathed by a restrictive ribbon, the police were on duty, everywhere fire extinguishers. The audience was not allowed into the danger zone where the wind was a spark, ash and burning fragments. In the end, no one has suffered and fire extinguishers did not need.
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What is noted at all during the carnival?
Maslenitsa is an old Slavonic holiday, which is coming from pagan times. It symbolizes the care of winter and the arrival of spring. In antiquity, he was associated with the Day of Spring Equinox, which many nations are the beginning of the New Year. Damn is the symbol of the sun, the scarecrow of the carnival is the symbol of the outgoing winter.
The modern tradition of the Cellular celebration is a mixture of pre-Christian rites and "national Christianity". Scarecrow burned in forgiveness Sunday so that spring came faster, and at the same time "burned out" all sins and troubles. This year, the carnival week ends this year on March 14. After the satisfying and cheerful carnival from March 15, the Great Post begins in Orthodox Christians, he will last until May 1 inclusive, and the 2nd will celebrate Easter.