Russian Tradition Maslenitsa ( Масленица!)

[SergeyAvramenko]

Гениальный фильм , так по русски !!!!

[ImSAVA]

watch?v=wX458iDc0lw вот тоже эпизод масленицы - реальные проводы зимы

Here is a MASLENITSA of uric

[belsebumex]

exactly when and to what russian city should I go to be part of one of this batles? xD

[pcmendes1973]

Is this tradition still, em, alive?

[Ejeska]

Maslenitsa is a ancient pagan celebration for the glory of Slavonic Gods, but changed by Christians for the glory of Christ. Has plenty customs, songs, games, dances and plenty special food.

[VendPrekmurec]

@Ejeska Great tradition. I am happy you still preserve it! In Slovenia we have also "pagan" remains - we are chasing away the winter in February with Korants or Kurents - (probably comes from "kurit" - "to burn" - probably related with Ogenj (Aganj in Russian) - "fire" (Sanskrit's Agni), as mythological figures - demons, half gods that are calling the spring and chasing away the evil spirits and are bringer of fertility

:)

here is short video from this tradition festival:

watch?v=uwdRdxydPq8

[VendPrekmurec]

@Ejeska from the festival opened more for turists:

watch?v=g0EJ9ND_6sA

[VendPrekmurec]

@Ejeska what does the "maslenitsa" mean in Russian?

[dissolveANDcollapse]

@VendPrekmurec it comes from the word 'maslo' which means 'butter'. The thing is that this Maslenitsa is followed by the Lent (it lasts for 40 days) so Maslenitsa week is the last time till Easter when you can eat butter, milk and fish.

[VendPrekmurec]

@dissolveANDcollapse Thanks. We say maslo also. This is another proof that Jews adopted in fact many original, native Slavonic "pagan" traditions, nothing strange their 1. Torah was written in 11th century AD (Leningrad Codex) in Byzantium (with help of Greeks, who were always in wars with old Slavs). Old Slavs knew Vedas ("knowledge") before Torah, Bible and Kuran

[Ejeska]

of course traditions still alive but out of cities

[Ejeska]

during the battle no serious injures because wound a towels round fists

[pcmendes1973]

Tnx. It all looks like great fun, including the fight.

Lovely film btw.

[14SlavsUnited88]

yes

[sereddy]

yes

[glasschoper]

@pcmendes1973 yes, it still alive! Why? Are you thinking of participation?

[nazisucksass]

@pcmendes1973

Sure it is. Even more brutal than it used to be.

[BerserkerVikingRUS]

@pcmendes1973 Yes it is

[MECKAJIb]

@pcmendes1973 , yes, look here /watch?v=R2Ngxy8qapw&feature=r­elated

[MGIET]

=) Масленицу в "Цирюльнике" наш театр ставил =))

[23december2012]

``театр голых мужиков``?

[MGIET]

=) неа, Московский Государственный Историко-Этнографический Театр. =)

[Ejeska]

молодцы=)

[Petravich99]

Нда, а блины где? мардабой и баба орущая. Пиздатая нареска канечно.

[dirimtirim]

nado veliky Maslenitsy vozrojdat!

[CaptainComposte]

cool looking celebration

[stellaelina]

:DDDDD klass!!!