Pancake day celebrated mainly in the eastern regions of belarus among orthodox christians (catholics it starts in the last week of february). on the saturday before carnival commemorate the dead, to have their support and assistance in the future of agricultural work. of great importance during this holiday was ritual food - pancakes. there was a ritual "tsyagats kalodu". it was attended by all married women of the village. festivities went on throughout the night. women walked with songs, shouts, aukanem the village with the stump of a tree (a pack). if the road met a man, especially unmarried, throws him a rope and forced to pull the deck, and themselves clung to it to make it heavier. when a man wanted to get rid of the deck, he paid a ransom for women. in some villages, "spraўlyalі ulas." the sleigh, adorned with flowers, sat the mistress of a yard, and the rest of the songs carried her through the village. all the men who met on the way, grabbed and started to throw up, while they did not pay a ransom. member processions often dressed in costumes, "men", "elders", "gypsy." to disguise joined musician (male). entering the house, they turned the dishes, bed spreads, clothing, brawled until then, have not yet received a ransom from the owners. going round the village, dressed went to someone's house and a spacious walk there all night, singing, dancing. the elderly, the relatives, the friends, the two men traveled this week to visit each other on decorated carts. the children had their fun: sledging. young people going when it was getting dark outside: singing, dancing. during a visit to the pancake midwife were women and young men. after refreshments solemnly taken out of her home, they put into the sleigh, and themselves, vpryagshis them, drove through the village grandmother with jokes, songs. at last, on sunday, the day of carnival's relatives went to visit each other, to the mother-in "pancakes" in-law came with his wife. in the evening in full family i had dinner together, as monday was advancing lent. we ate mostly milk. this evening was held extremely interesting and solemn ritual in many parts of belarus. after dinner, the owner sat in a strict and pious mood. to him came the brothers and sons in turn, after the women bowed down to the ground and said, "give, but father rodney kalі chym sagrashyў (-la) peyrade taboy spravay tsі language." after listening to all the host, in turn, bowed to the ground before the whole family, so asking for forgiveness for all the sins and errors. in parting with carnival usually fired effigy - a straw man or a woman. ashes are scattered across the field for greater productivity. after the revolution and during the war did not officially celebrated shrove tuesday. in 1970-1980 gg. holiday celebrated "farewell to winter". since the 1990s. we began to revive the tradition of celebrating pancake mostly in the villages, and in each locality, this holiday has its own characteristics. in the belarusian city hosts farewell to winter holidays: march fairy-tale characters, attractions, sports, horseback riding, an entertainment pancakes. children spend theater festivals in the street, riding a rollercoaster. in schools, many teachers spend talking about relationships in the classroom, where children ask each other for forgiveness, a teacher, and he in them.
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