What is the significance and source of the introduction of Russian meat festival?

Many people used to like to go abroad to play. In fact, Russia is a very good place. So there is a festival in this place called Russian Meat Festival. What is this festival? What is the source and significance? Let's analyze it together.

1, Festival Introduction Xie Meat Festival ()

масленица), also known as "Winter Festival (Spring Farming Festival)", is an important traditional Orthodox festival in Russia. During the festival every year, various regions in Russia will hold grand celebrations.

2, the source of the festival Xie Meat Festival originated from the Slavs in the Middle Ages. It is believed that when the sun god Arila overcomes the cold and night, it is the day when spring comes, which means that spring ploughing is about to begin. Therefore, every year from the end of February to the beginning of March, people in guslav will hold a grand ceremony to welcome winter and prepare for spring ploughing. The Winter Festival (Spring Farming Festival) is the predecessor of the Meat Festival.

Celebrate the end of winter and welcome the arrival of spring.

4. Festival Process Monday: Spring Festival, on which people make pancakes. Traditionally, the first pancake will be given to the poor to commemorate the dead. Early in the morning, children went out to make snowmen, rich families began to fry pancakes, and people began to tie dolls with straw and cloth to symbolize winter.

Tuesday: On the first wedding day, young unmarried men and women ride sledges and visit relatives and friends' homes to find their lovers, so that they can have a wedding after Easter.

Wednesday: On the feast day, the mother-in-law invites her son-in-law to eat pancakes and taste all kinds of snacks at home, so this day is also called Children's Day.

Thursday: Carnival Day, the climax of the activity, people hold activities in the street and have a drink. The slogan is "The more unrestrained this year, the better", and the celebration reached its climax on this day. Everyone should eat and drink to his heart's content until his stomach can't hold up.

Friday: My uncle came to my house, and my new son-in-law invited my mother-in-law to eat pancakes. The slogan is "son-in-law, see how you respect your mother-in-law". On this day, my mother-in-law will pay homage to her son-in-law, make pancakes for her son-in-law, and prepare a real feast.

Saturday: My sister-in-law needs to give gifts to her sister-in-law, and invite her sister-in-law and her husband's family or close friends to her home.

Sunday: Forgiveness Day. On this day, people visit relatives and friends and ask them to forgive their mistakes in the past year. On this day, people will burn the scarecrow symbolizing winter, which means to send winter away. Sometimes people dress up a woman as Maslinika and throw her into a snowdrift to show off winter. People see the hope of spring.