Масленица. Pancake day carnival

Every year at the end of Pancake week the group of enthusiasts arrange unofficial Pancake carnival in a Moscow's forest. People have the greatest fun:
Каждый год на Масленицу группа энтузиастов организует неофициальные гуляния в подмосковном лесу. Люди очень весело проводят время:

toboggan
They toboggan...
Катаются с гор...

Attack

Attack

Attack

Attack

Attack

Attack
Fighting "wall to wall"
Играют в "стенка на стенку"

skipping-rope

bunching

Games
playing different traditional games
играют в различные народные игры

Snow fortress
But the main action is "The snow fortress taking"
Но основное событие - это взятие снежной крепости.

The snow fortress taking
The defenders claim on, the stairs goes off and the storm begins...
Защитники залезают, лестницу убирают и штурм начинается...

The snow fortress taking

The snow fortress taking

The snow fortress taking
it's a quiet dangerous game
это достаточно опасная игра

The snow fortress taking
But step by step...
Но в конце концов...

The snow fortress taking. Victory
the victory comes
приходит победа

Winter incineration

Winter incineration

Winter incineration
after that the Winter incineration ceremony begins.
после этого начинается церемония сжигания Зимы.

Winter incineration
and on that the celebration ends.
и на этом праздник заканчивается.

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  • 26 Jan 2009, 5:59 PM Neal wrote:
    This is very interesting. Do these people know each other? Are they students together at a school? Or maybe just people who met in a park? Is Pancake Week right before Ash Wednesday and Lent ?
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    1. 26 Jan 2009, 6:29 PM Yuri Timofeyev wrote:

      Yes, it’s the week before the lent.

      It’s organized by restoration assistants club – people who found of Russian tradition and culture and help restorers for free. They invite anyone to join the upcoming celebration on their site.

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      1. 26 Jan 2009, 8:02 PM Neal wrote:
        Thank you for telling me about that. It looks like it would be fun to help restore traditions. Thanks too for the link to their website. I will have to learn Russian before I read it.
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