Meet, Pancake
 

Today, on the last day of February, you can say goodbye to winter. In pagan times off winter passed in Shrovetide week. With the advent of Christianity festive cycle has not been forgotten, but changed its meaning: Cheese-fare week - this time for reconciliation with our neighbors, prepare for Lent.

The people every day Carnival has its own name, so called Monday meeting. Morning-in-law in-law sent a daughter on the day of his father and mother, the evening itself came to Swat in guests. Were discussed time and place of festivals, determined the composition of the guests. To this day complete construction of the mountain, swings, booths. Started pancakes. The first pancake was given to the poor in remembrance of the dead.

In ancient times, people worshiped the sun as a force that gives life to all living beings. In honor of his first baked unleavened cakes, and learned to cook when zakvasnoe dough were pancakes.

Recall that in the week the Orthodox do not eat meat, and butter, dairy products and fish are allowed.

A lot of works devoted to the topic ....

I even had it on the pole climb ....

Marvelous in Kustodiev "Carnival!"
some more than once copied.
To add even shown above Kustodiev, as well as works of Georgian and Frents.

The most important thing was forgotten.

Also looked there are about seeing winter and suddenly found interesting paintings Igor Shaimardanova.

How to celebrate Carnival
 

How to celebrate Carnival

In 2011, the carnival arrives February 28. Carnival week consists of two halves - the narrow and wide carnival every day Maslenitsa has its name and its customs as a mark.

    * Monday - Meeting

On the first day of the carnival Russian people are celebrating the meeting of Pure Carnival - a broad boyar. In the old children in the morning go outside to build snow-capped mountains.
Baked pancakes.

    * Tuesday - Zaigryshi

On the morning zaigryshi maidens and lads went to visit - go to the mountains, eating pancakes. The children were riding from the mountains all the days of carnival - move down from the mountains in a sleigh, sled, or on icy mat.

    * Wednesday - Gourmand

To take care of her mother Gourmand zyatev to pancakes, but for fun zyatev summoned all his family. This custom is devoted to a huge number of proverbs, songs, mostly humorous anecdotes: At Tiffany's pro-law and mortar milks. Come-in-law, where the sour cream to take?
So it was Pancake Day ruinous for families with many daughters. Hence the saying go: Though to myself all has been laid, but the carnival con! "

    * Thursday - Binge

On Thursday, not without reason called "broad", oil orgy unfolds in its full width. The whole world, as participants or active, interested audience, went to fisticuffs, erection and taking a snowy city, horse racing, ride through the streets.

    * Friday - Teschin Vecherki

In-law to invite the tesch, treated them with pancakes.

    * Saturday - Zolovkiny gatherings

Young daughters were invited to visit his zolovok. Newlywed daughter-in-law was supposed to give any gift.

    * Sunday - (Last day of Carnival) - Forgiveness Sunday

In the temples on the evening worship service takes place rite of forgiveness (the rector asked for forgiveness from other clergy and laity). Then all the faithful, bowing to each other, ask for forgiveness, and in response to a request say "God will forgive you."

The Battle of Carnival and Lent
1559. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.


Pieter Brueghel

And I was in a similar search for an hour, probably a half fascinated by the history here with this picture.
The bottom line next

Cool.

But.

There is no answer or I do not find it?

If the answer is no - zapadlo.

Summary of this story - http://lurkmore.ru/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%8...B8%D1%86%D0%B0

I am over this "carnival" like ...
:)