What to do in St. Petersburg from February 28 to March 6, 2011?
So, the oil week of 2011 falls on the above dates. It's still winter these days. Petersburg It will offer its guests a multicolored ancient pagan holiday, a variety of festivities and abundant traditional treats.
Maslenitsa also has a sublime spiritual significance: it is a time of reconciliation and forgiveness of offenses, manifestations of broad love for one’s neighbor, love for the earth, life and God. This is a week of preparation for the Great Lent. Meat is not eaten, fish and milk are not prohibited, and pancakes are imputed as a duty.
Blinoid Shrine,
Fat-eating carnivore,
Shrovet-bill,
Shrovet-deception!
I cheated, I did,
I made it to the post.
All the food,
Radish tail.
To Lent!
The last day of the oil week - the wires of winter, accompanied by the burning of stuffed carnival. In the temples at the evening service, all believers bow to each other, ask forgiveness and in response to the request say “God will forgive.”
If we mention the traditions of the celebration of carnival in pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg, we can say that they differed from the all-Russian except for the scale of the construction of ice mountains in the central squares and the abundance of street folk entertainment - buffoons, clowns, bearded women and busty men.
If these days you will find yourself in St. Petersburg, do not forget about the opportunities that open before you on Maslenitsa!
The fact that most restaurants and cafes include traditional dishes for Maslenitsa in the menu, I think it is not worth mentioning, it goes without saying. I will only mention specially prepared events.
Those who gather in Peterhof on one of the days of the Maslensk week, on the way there or back can make a stop in the “Russian village Shuvalovka”, which is located on the highway between St. Petersburg and Peterhof. February 27th, March 5th and March 7th – Maslenka fun, and March 6th will be a big craft fair!
When touring Pavlovsk, do not forget that the Maslenka program is also held in Pavlovsk Park. Maslenitsa in Pavlovsk starts on March 6 at 12.00 march from the station. Among other events will be such: broom racing, English women's races with pancakes; a dance ritual of saying goodbye to beef; grooms race in troughs ... “Everything boiled on carnival from the beginning: oil on pans, tea in samovars, and fun. The blood boiled with the delight of the holiday. Therefore, the festivities in Pavlovsk are called “Boiling Maslenitsa,” the organizers of the festivities say.
Festive fun is planned in the Zoo, in city parks - CPKiO, Alexander Park, Tauride Garden, as well as on other sites.
If we talk about musical events, it would be good to listen to the performance of the State Academic Russian Orchestra named after Andreev with the program “Hello, Maslenitsa!” in the Great Hall of the Shostakovich Philharmonic on February 28, 2011 at 19:00.
There is an opportunity to celebrate Maslenitsa and in the spirit of secular Petersburg. March 6, 2011 in the wonderful hall of the museum-estate of G.R. Derzhavin (the embankment of the Fontanka River, 118) will be held a masquerade ball in the style of the XIX century. The ball program will begin with a tour of the museum-estate of G.R. Derzhavin. The solemn evening will open with divertissement performed by artists of the academic symphony orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic. The dance program will consist of three parts. Buffet will be arranged during breaks. During the ball will be held historical games, the ceremony of choosing the King and Queen of the ball.
As for the last two events (the concert of the Andreev Orchestra and the secular masquerade ball), I would advise you to prepare for them in advance, namely, to worry about purchasing tickets and, in the case of the ball, costumes.
We're waiting for you.
Meet me with butter pancake,
Cheese, honey, kalach.
With cabbage pie.