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Maslenitsa Train 11
Maslenitsa train is one of the final Maslenitsa rituals, taking place on Sunday. Maslenitsa effigy was paraded through town, sometimes with songs and cheers, sometimes taking a form of funeral procession, sometimes with acted performances along the way. The word 'train' refers to procession being comprised of several sleds, with the middle one usually carrying the effigy. The final stop was in the fields, where Maslenitsa was to be burned in a bonfire.
What's pictured here is not a historic recreation of Maslenitsa train, but rather an adaption of this tradition as part of a modern festival.
This photo was taken 26.02.2017 at Maslenitsa celebration in Yusupov gardens, Saint-Petersburg.
Maslenitsa Train 11
Maslenitsa train is one of the final Maslenitsa rituals, taking place on Sunday. Maslenitsa effigy was paraded through town, sometimes with songs and cheers, sometimes taking a form of funeral procession, sometimes with acted performances along the way. The word 'train' refers to procession being comprised of several sleds, with the middle one usually carrying the effigy. The final stop was in the fields, where Maslenitsa was to be burned in a bonfire.
What's pictured here is not a historic recreation of Maslenitsa train, but rather an adaption of this tradition as part of a modern festival.
This photo was taken 26.02.2017 at Maslenitsa celebration in Yusupov gardens, Saint-Petersburg.