Our city’s Freedom Square will host March 11-13 mass celebrations of Maslenitsa (Pancake Day).
This year, the festival concept will bring together the best of Maslenitsa traditions of Slobozhanshchina and from around the world, Kharkiv City Council’s press service said.
On March 11, the festive program “Meet the spring” launches on the main stage of Freedom Square from 15:30.
Different areas of the city will show their concert programs connected with a particular country: England, Germany, Greece, Italy and others.
March 13 at 18:00 there are plans for a march of bears and the traditional rite of burning the scarecrow.
In addition, from March 11-13, Gorky Park’s main stage will host folk groups and Dvoe group will hold a fire show.
Urban picnic Shrovetide treats will be available on the main avenue.
Reference. Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday, celebrated during the last week before Great Lent, that is, the eighth week before Eastern Orthodox Pascha (Easter). Maslenitsa corresponds to the Western Christian Carnival, except that Orthodox Lent begins on a Monday instead of a Wednesday, and the Orthodox date of Easter can differ greatly from the Western Christian date.
Feel free to check our recent post on topic: March 8 at Gorky Park: Dancing and contests.
