From February 17 to 26, 2017, Muscovites and guests of the capital will be able to take part in the festive festivities at the Moscow Maslenitsa festival. At 13 venues in the center of the capital, visitors can expect sports activities, historical reconstructions, street theater performances and, of course, a lot of pancakes.
An eventful educational program. In just ten days, the festival will host more than 1,000 free master classes and open classes: culinary, applied and creative. During the festival, adults and children will be able to learn how to cook the main Maslenitsa treat: pancakes. Three culinary schools will operate at the festival: on Manezhnaya Square, in Novopushkinsky Square and on Tverskaya Square.
What venues will be open at the festival?
∙ Ice Palace on Revolution Square
A real winter kingdom awaits guests of the Moscow Maslenitsa festival on Revolution Square. At this site, guests will be able to visit a large ice palace, which will be guarded by the harsh Guardians of Winter. This will house playgrounds and street workshops will be held. Young craftsmen will be able to visit the “Workshop”, where they will learn how to make nursery rhyme toys, whistles and frames.
Every day, Muscovites and tourists can expect performances from street theaters and folk music groups. At the special Maslenitsa sports ground, children will enjoy outdoor games and fun: here you can play bowling with a Maslenitsa ball, shoot with a slingshot and test your dexterity in the “pancake shooting range”. On the last day of Maslenitsa, a comic assault on the fortress will take place.
∙ “Kingdom of Spring” on Manezhnaya Square
During the festival, traditional folk festivities “The Kingdom of Spring” will take place on Manezhnaya Square. The site will be decorated with an eight-meter ice sculpture “Tsar Maslenitsa”, which will be “burned” on the last day of the holiday. And on the street podium-lists there will be comic fist fights and theatrical historical reconstructions. As in the old days, everyone will be able to climb a high Maslenitsa pole and receive a prize for it.
Guests can also enjoy concerts from folk groups, bright show with ribbons and flags “Maslenitsa circle”, spectacular theatrical performances and interactive entertainment programs. Young cooks in the animated chalet “Blinnaya” will be able to take part in culinary master classes, learn more than 50 recipes for making pancakes and learn about the history of their origin.
∙ Seven Maslenitsa on the transition from Manezhnaya Square to Revolution Square
At the festival site on the transition from Manezhnaya Square to Revolution Square, winter meets spring. Adults and children will be able to ride on wooden swings and carousels, learn to walk on stilts, and watch Maslenitsa created by Russian artists. There will be seven Straw Maslenitsa here: three represent winter, and four represent spring.
In the animated chalet “Svetlitsa”, young guests of the festival will learn about the ancient traditions of celebrating Maslenitsa, learn to play Russian folk instruments, and master embroidery and other types of needlework.∙ Aristarkh Lentulov site on Novy Arbat
During the Moscow Maslenitsa festival, the Book Market book fair will turn into a center contemporary art, where you can get acquainted with the classics of the Russian avant-garde of the early 20th century, and with the creations of leading designers and artists of our day. The design of the shopping and animation pavilions is based on the works of contemporary artists, inspired by the works of avant-garde artists, selected on the eve of the festival at a special competition.
On the site named after one of the founders of the Russian avant-garde - Aristarkh Lentulov - the school will open its doors to guests carnival costume. In the adult library of the Book Market, from 11:00 to 21:00, master classes on creating accessories, embroidery and decor will be held under the guidance of professional artists.
∙ Varvara Stepanova’s venue on Novy Arbat
The Stepanova festival site, named after the Soviet avant-garde artist Varvara Stepanova, will be decorated with Maslenitsa figures made by the best artists and design associations in Moscow. The interactive art objects “Feed the horse with an apple” will also be located here.
Every evening, modern folk groups and solo performers will perform on the stage of this venue. On February 17, 20-22, the concerts will take place from 19:00 to 20:00, and on February 18, 19, 23-26 they will last until 21:00. Also at the Stepanova site, guests will see booth artists who will involve everyone in the theatrical action. This weekend, this is where the big Maslenitsa carnival will end its procession.
∙ Kazimir Malevich site on Novy Arbat
The site near house 13 on Novy Arbat will be named after Kazimir Malevich. The design of shopping and animation pavilions uses works of contemporary artists inspired by the works of the classic Russian avant-garde.
The local “Children's Library” will host creative master classes on illustration, collages and Maslenitsa decor from 11:00 to 21:00.
∙ Wassily Kandinsky site on Novy Arbat
The site at 15 Novy Arbat will be named after Vasily Kandinsky. It will be decorated with Maslenitsa figures, decorated by the best artists and design associations of Moscow. The decoration process itself will turn into a separate performance, as the artists will work right on the site. The interactive art objects “Give Sunshine to Maslenitsa” will also be located here.
During the festival, two-meter figures of avant-garde artists will ply along New Arbat: Malevich, Kandinsky, Lentulov and Stepanova. They will be happy to chat with guests and even take selfies with them.
∙ “Kolobok-ball” on Tverskoy Boulevard (near the “Armenia” restaurant)
All fans of sports and spectacular photos are welcome at the Moscow Maslenitsa festival site on Tverskoy Boulevard. Its main decoration and an excellent backdrop for the most memorable winter photo shoot will be a hundred-meter luminous tunnel.
Here, every day from 12:00 to 20:00, young guests can play “broomball”: an active team game based on broomball. It is very similar to hockey, but instead of sticks it uses brooms, and the puck is replaced by a ball (“kolobok”). Experienced instructors will explain the rules of the game and gather teams for friendly competition.
∙ “Catching Geese” on Tverskoy Boulevard (near the monument to K. A. Timiryazev)
At the “Moscow Maslenitsa” site near the monument to K. A. Timiryazev, you will be able to master croquet, jump on trampolines, play basketball, and show your dexterity in the “Goose Catching” attraction. The goal of the game is to throw a ring around the neck of the “goose” and thus catch it.
Lovers applied creativity Every day on weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 they will wait at the local dollhouse: workshop for creating dolls. And on weekends at the same time, environmental master classes will be held here.
Every day from 15:00 to 16:00, young visitors will be delighted by the animated program “Tales of the Mistress of Winter”: a festive Maslenitsa procession along Tverskoy Boulevard.
∙ Giant cheese heads on Tverskoy Boulevard (possession 19)
You can learn how to paint Dymkovo toys and take part in the construction of fairy-tale cities at the Moscow Maslenitsa festival site at Tverskoy Boulevard, property 19.
Fans of active recreation will be able to master a new type of sports competition: the Maslenitsa cheese relay race, where they can compete in the speed of rolling giant cheese heads.
∙ Bears on Tverskaya Square
During the Moscow Maslenitsa city festival, Tverskaya Square will become the border between the passing winter and the coming spring. The design of the entire site will be associated with two seasons. The main art objects will be inflatable figures of Maslenitsa-winter and Maslenitsa-spring.
The main entertainment of the site will be the folk game “Wake the Bear”. Guests will learn its rules on the spot. The entertainment is safe for adults and children: there will not be a single real bear in the game.
∙ Carved platbands in Klimentovsky Lane
During the Moscow Maslenitsa city festival, Klimentovsky Lane will become an example of neo-Russian style. Visitors here will be able to look into the original, recently decorated ancient Russian huts, and modern platbands made according to old models.
Every day from 11:00 to 21:00 in the House of Animation, everyone will be able to listen to lectures on the history of Russian platbands and even learn how to draw and paint them. There will also be an exhibition of photographs of carved window frames from all over Russia. The author of the photographs, Ivan Khafizov, will give thematic lectures.
∙ The most delicious pancakes in Novopushkinsky Square
The most delicious pancakes will be baked on this site. The local culinary school will host children's master classes on making pancakes, from 12:00 to 16:00 on weekdays and from 12:00 to 13:00 on weekends. Afterwards, open cooking classes await adults. And at the cheese factory, everyone will learn how to make “quick” cheeses and master recipes for original cheese dishes.
At the clay toy exhibition, visitors will get acquainted with traditional crafts, dishes and toys made of clay, made in different styles.
From 17 to 26 February in the capital there will be a festival"Moscow Maslenitsa" At 13 venues, visitors can expect folk festivals, sports activities, historical reconstructions, street theater performances, exciting master classes, and, of course, a lot of pancakes.
The festival grounds will be decorated with more than 100 Maslenitsa themed art objects. An 8-meter Maslenitsa figure made of ice will “grow” on Manezhnaya Square, an exhibition of 13 straw “Maslenitsa” will appear on the transition from Manezhnaya Square to Revolution Square, and on Novy Arbat Moscow designers and artists will decorate about 40 two-meter “art Maslenitsa” in front of visitors “—each in its own special style, and on Tverskaya Square guests will be greeted by giant art objects “Maslenitsa-Winter” and “Maslenitsa-Spring”.
Novopushkinsky Square and Tverskoy Boulevard will be decorated with bright art objects - Dymkovo toys ranging from 1.5 to 3 meters in height. These art objects will be interactive: you can ride down a 7-meter slide in the shape of a Russian sleigh, and you can lift a bucket from a “well.”
You can also study the history of Russian artistic crafts with the help of an exhibition of clay toys that will be located in Novopushkinsky Park. The exhibition presents Abashevskaya, Dymkovskaya, Kargopolskaya, Kovrovskaya and Filimonovskaya toys.
The longest book fair in Moscow, “Bookmarket,” on Novy Arbat Street during the festival will be dedicated to contemporary art: from the classics of the Russian avant-garde of the early 20th century and works by Malevich, Kandinsky, Lentulov and Stepanova, to the work of artists and designers of today’s Moscow.
Here, the art objects - figures of horses and Maslenitsa - are designed in the style of the Russian avant-garde and will also be interactive: with the help of special mobiles, guests will be able to “feed the horse with an apple” or “give the sun to Maslenitsa”.
The festival site in Klimentovsky Lane will be decorated in a neo-Russian (or pseudo-Russian) style. This area will be decorated with ten carved window frames: both original ones, which recently decorated ancient Russian huts, and modern ones, made according to old models. At creative master classes, everyone will be able to learn how to draw and paint platbands.
Three culinary schools will operate at the festival: on Revolution Square, Novopushkinsky Square and Tverskaya Square. The teachers will be chefs from Moscow restaurants, authors of cookbooks, famous food bloggers and simply experienced chefs.
At the children's culinary school "Pancake" on Revolution Square, children will master more than 50 pancake recipes and learn the history of their origin. The “menu” includes fluffy and rosy pancakes, thin pancakes, kefir pancakes, pancakes with sweet and filling fillings, pancakes made from buckwheat and rye flour.
Both children and adults are welcome to visit the culinary school in Novopushkinsky Square. Young festival guests will master simple pancake recipes, while older participants will learn the secrets of preparing real culinary masterpieces and take a culinary “young fighter course” at a local school of food bloggers. At the festival cheese factory, “quick” cheeses will be brewed and recipes for original cheese dishes will be mastered.
In the “Kitchen” pavilion on Tverskaya Square, “Khozyayka-Vesna” herself will teach you how to bake delicious pancakes. In addition to traditional Maslenitsa treats, chefs will teach festival guests how to prepare Lenten dishes on the eve of Lent.
At the festival, children and adults will be able to train, learn new sports and take part in friendly relay races. And all this is under the supervision of experienced instructors.
The main center of the festival sports life will become Tverskoy Boulevard. On the site near the monument to K. Timiryazev, you will be able to master croquet, jump on trampolines, play basketball, and test your dexterity by participating in the “geese catching” attraction.
At the site near the monument to S. Yesenin, all lovers of active recreation are invited to take part in the cheese relay race: a competition for the speed of rolling giant one and a half meter “cheese heads”. On the site near the Armenia restaurant, young guests of the festival can play “Kolobok-ball” - an active team game based on broomball. All sports grounds on Tverskoy Boulevard are open daily during the festival from 12:00 to 20:00.
You can also take part in Maslenitsa themed sports fun on Revolution Square. On the special sports ground “Maslenitsa Fights” children will be able to play curling with “pancakes”, throw a “flying pancake” (Frisbee) and test their dexterity in the “pancake shooting range” or by throwing “pancakes” into the “oven” using a slingshot.
On Tverskaya Square, the main outdoor entertainment will be the folk game “Wake up the Bear”. You can find out its rules on the spot. This entertainment is safe for adults and children and not a single real bear will be involved in the game.
As part of the festival, the children's interactive program “Tales of the Mistress of Winter” will be shown daily in Novopushkinsky Square and at two venues on Tverskoy Boulevard.
Festival venues:
- Manezhnaya Square, possession 1
- Revolution Square
- Revolution Square (transition to Manezhnaya Square)
- Novopushkinsky Square
- Tverskoy Boulevard, possession 2 (near the monument to Timiryazev)
- Tverskoy Boulevard, property 19 (near the Yesenin monument)
- Tverskoy Boulevard, possession 26
- Tverskaya Square
- New Arbat street, building 13
- New Arbat street, building 15
- New Arbat street, building 19
- New Arbat street, building 21
- Klimentovsky lane, property 8
Damn, let's take a walk!
On Friday, February 17, folk festivities dedicated to Maslenitsa begin in the capital. Those who follow the holiday calendar were puzzled by the choice of date, because Maslenitsa itself starts only on Monday, the 20th... However, as MK found out, this is not a mistake. The fact is that February 17 is International Pancake Day - and Moscow has decided to keep pace with the whole world.
In honor of two pancake holidays at once, we have compiled a guide for the townspeople: where to go to have fun, what traditions to remember and what to cook at home.
Nothing could knock the custom of celebrating Maslenitsa out of our people - neither the adoption of Christianity and the fight against pagan customs (what else could you call the ritual of burning an effigy?), nor the famine of the times of the world wars (when there was not enough flour for bread, not just for pancakes! ), nor the modern course on advanced lifestyle (according to which all grandma’s customs are crap and mold). In 2017, the Moscow Maslenitsa festival, organized by the city, will begin on February 17 and end on the 26th. You can take a walk and have fun in the city center and in 18 parks.
And eat the fish, and ride like cheese in butter
Do you dream of learning how to bake pancakes? Head to Manezhnaya and Tverskaya squares, New Arbat and Novopushkinsky Square, where culinary schools will operate.
On Manezhnaya Square you can try pancakes with pike caviar, game, cottage cheese and condensed milk. Pancakes made with cedar flour will also be presented here. Among the baked goods, it is worth noting the Old Russian Kurnik, mushroom kulebyaka and pear pie. We recommend treating yourself to hot pretzels, which will be baked in front of you. Starting from February 17, every weekday from 15.00 to 19.00, and on weekends from 12.00 to 19.00, Muscovites will have lessons at the culinary school. You can learn to cook and then try pancakes from different nations of the world: Asian spring rolls, French crepes, Abkhazian achachkva pancakes and many others. At the same time, folklore ensembles will perform on stage. The main attraction of the festival - the eight-meter ice sculpture "Tsar Maslenitsa" - has already been placed in the very center of the city, on Manezhnaya Square. The main character of the holiday will be solemnly burned on the last day of the festivities.
On Revolution Square, townspeople will immerse themselves in the atmosphere of a real old Moscow festivities: guests will be invited to play Russian folk games, stand in a round dance, watch the performance of the buffoons and make the very effigy that will be burned on the last day. Muscovites will be able to taste 120 types of pancakes. Both famous restaurateurs and novice attorneys will be treated to them. Revolution Square is worth a look for pancake rolls, pancakes prepared according to old recipes, and pancake cake. Here you can also try blue pancakes with strawberries and basil and black pancakes with vanilla sour cream and chocolate chips. Every day from 15.00 to 20.00 on weekdays and from 12.00 to 20.00 on weekends you can take a photo with the Winter and Spring mummers and take part in the winter fun: tug of war, games of knucklebones, ryukhi, skittles, serso, funny swords, turnip hockey, hats, kubar and others.
On Saturday and Sunday from 12.00 a workshop will open where Muscovites will be taught how to handle clay: make toys, whistles, as well as masquerade Maslenitsa masks from natural materials. On Tuesday, clay will be replaced by wood - from 16.00 you can paint wooden toys and kitchen utensils (those same Russian spoons!), and on Thursday from 16.00 Muscovites will be taught how to burn pictures on wood. On the last day of the festivities, February 26, at 14.00 there will be a master class on making birdhouses.
On Tverskoy Boulevard you can taste a lot of hearty pancakes - with red caviar, wild Far Eastern salmon, mincemeat filling, tomato, Parmesan and basil and other unusual but tasty additions. Children will be shown a real theatrical puppet show “Tales of the Mistress of Winter” - starting at 16.00 daily. In addition, on Tverskoy Boulevard you can master a new type of sports competition - the Maslenitsa cheese relay race: you need to compete in the speed of rolling giant one and a half meter cheese heads. They take place every day from 12.00 to 20.00.
February 23, Thursday, is the time to remember the defenders of the Fatherland. All day on Tverskoy Boulevard for the strongest, bravest and most courageous - a CrossFit challenge, open training and a lot of steaks as part of a real meat feast.
Wake up the bear and take his place
In Klimentovsky Lane, between Pyatnitskaya and Bolshaya Ordynka, those who are interested in the history of architecture will linger for a long time: the neo-Russian style, which shook up society a hundred years ago, is presented there in all its glory. The main design element is carved window frames, made especially for the festival and the real ones that decorated Russian huts. The originals, however, will only be shown in photographs, but you will be able to listen to thematic lectures. They take place every day from 12.00 to 21.00. Here, on the site, Breton galettes are prepared from buckwheat flour with various fillings.
On Tverskaya Square, guests will be treated to colorful puff tea pancakes, as well as black pancake roll on bamboo charcoal, kaymak pancake, lingonberry pancake, pancake dog and even crispy pancake cookies. Every day from 11.00 to 21.00 you can play the traditional Russian game “Wake up the Bear”. Every day at 11.00 a master class on handicrafts begins: Maslenitsa decoration of home textiles, making Russian thread horses and even gift bow ties. At 15.00 classes begin for those who are interested in floristry - you can make a Maslenitsa doll from natural materials.
New Arbat is becoming an “intellectual” platform. Two-meter figures of cultural and artistic figures will walk along the avenue - anyone will have a chance to take a photo with Kandinsky or Malevich. There, the book fair will turn into a center for contemporary art, where Muscovites will be able to learn more about 20th-century painting. Every day from 11.00 to 21.00 there is a costume workshop on Novy Arbat: under the guidance of professional artists, prop makers and costume designers, guests of the site will create costumes for the Maslenitsa carnival.
February 25 and 26 on the territory of the Muzeon art park, where it is planned to set a Guinness record for the largest pancake meal. The organizers plan to bake more than 10 thousand pancakes and treat everyone. And it’s free – so those with a sweet tooth should hurry!
No empanadas!
It is pointless to argue about which pancake recipe is considered “correct” - as many housewives as there are, so many recipes. However, as Russian cuisine historian Maxim Syrnikov told MK, some traditions are still worth taking into account.
— The first mention of pancakes as a mandatory delicacy for Maslenitsa can be found no earlier than the middle of the 18th century. So it has not been proven whether they were adopted in Rus' earlier - maybe yes, maybe not. However, we can definitely say that the traditional Russian pancake is not wheat. They were baked from buckwheat, rye or oat flour. Wheat pancakes were called “German” - wheat was less accessible, and it did not take root everywhere, especially in the north of the country. In addition, the question of fillings is open - those that are offered today in the “Maslenitsa menu” do not always correspond to the original. Caviar, salmon fish are healthy, as are sour cream and sweets... But pancakes with meat cannot be served: after all, Maslenitsa is the beginning of Lent, a meat-free week. So they don’t eat meat on Maslenitsa,” explained Syrnikov.
Buckwheat pancakes are considered traditional for serving at mother-in-law parties. By the way, the second name of Maslenitsa is Cheese Week, however, in the Russian tradition, cottage cheese was called “cheese”. Nevertheless, you can safely put on the table the popular today “cheese platter” and any dishes made from dairy or fermented milk products. You shouldn’t neglect pies either - unless, of course, such an abundance of pastry dishes on the table scares away modern Muscovites who are accustomed to watching their figure.
Feed your mother-in-law and burn the effigy. Don't get confused!
Maslenitsa cannot be imagined without special Maslenitsa rituals. Every day becomes a kind of holiday with its own customs. So, let's remember the whole week.
Monday. We make a scarecrow and ride down the slides. On the first day of Shrovetide Week, you need to make a stuffed animal of the main character of the holiday - Winter. They put her old one on women's clothing and were driven around the village on a sleigh, singing. We don’t recommend repeating this in the Moscow metro, but you can drive a young lady around your area. Then they put her on a snow slide and began sledding. This also had a meaning: whoever rolls down more times, his flax will grow higher. Now you can make wishes, for example, about your salary, and compete with your boss.
Tuesday. Down with work! In the old days this day was called “zaigrysh” - a time of unbridled fun. Offices are cancelled: we dress like mummers, wear masks, visit guests and organize home concerts. And don’t forget about the bear: not a single Shrovetide week was complete without a clubfoot. A trained bear must amuse the audience by depicting how women bake pancakes. If we couldn’t get a live bear in the capital, then don’t get upset, we continue to ride on a sleigh or a harnessed troika.
Wednesday. The pancakes are starting.“Where are the pancakes? When can you eat them?” - we feel like a silent reproach from the reader. We've just arrived. On Gourmand Wednesday, various dishes began to be prepared. Each family set a generous table with pancakes and beer. At the fairs they sold hot sbitny, roasted nuts and honey gingerbread. And from the boiling samovar you could drink warming tea. In our century, nothing has changed in principle, except perhaps the price tag.
Thursday. Let's drive away winter. The most important thing on this day is to gather your courage and still drive away the winter. This is done with the help of simple manipulations: you need to ride a horse around the village clockwise. That is, “in the sun,” thereby helping him. Well, guys, let's surprise the Department of Transport? But oats are expensive these days, and it takes more than three to gather bad omen. Therefore, the main male activity on this day was considered to be the capture of a snowy town. You can just stay at home with your wife, the effect is the same.
Friday. Mother-in-law's pancakes. Well, guys, have you had a rest? It's time to get to work. On this day, the sons-in-law had to treat their wife’s beloved mother to pancakes all evening. And the mother-in-law should send her beloved son-in-law everything he needs: a frying pan, a ladle. The father-in-law sent a bag of buckwheat and butter. The draft dodgers faced mortal resentment from their mother-in-law and eternal enmity with her.
Saturday. Sister-in-law's get-togethers. On this day we do not sit at home - we pay visits to relatives and friends. Daughters-in-law invite their husband's sisters to their house, talk and give gifts. All this, of course, is accompanied by generous portions of pancakes. Therefore, the most important thing here is to leave the house faster than uninvited guests arrive.
Sunday. Maslenitsa, goodbye! There are two important things to do on this day. Firstly, spend the winter and burn the same effigy of Winter that was done at the beginning of the week. People used to throw pancakes and leftover food into a big fire. This is how they explained Lent: they say, all the nourishing food was burned in the fire, we will eat what is left. And, of course, the last day of Maslenitsa is called Forgiveness Sunday. It is necessary to ask each other for forgiveness for all troubles and insults, and in the evenings it was customary to go to the cemetery and ask forgiveness from the dead. There is no use calling the bank; the loan will not be forgiven.
For the closing ceremony of the festival “Moscow Maslenitsa” coincided with a large-scale battle reconstruction on Revolution Square. According to the plan, the army of spring throughout Maslenitsa week unsuccessfully stormed the icy fortress of winter, but this time the citadel submitted.
In total, about 400 thousand people have visited the ice fortress since February 17. During this time, the guests drank about 35 thousand liters of tea and purchased about two tons of sweets, including candies.” Maslenitsa”, made especially for the festival.
The organizers held about 1.3 thousand master classes, sporting events, theatrical and concert programs, whose visitors were more than 132 thousand people.
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About 800 thousand people attended events to celebrate Maslenitsa in Moscow, the capital’s headquarters of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. At venues in the city center and in Moscow parks, citizens and guests of the capital took part in games and competitions, feasted on pancakes with a variety of fillings and spent the winter with the Maslenitsa scarecrow. Public order at Maslenitsa events was ensured by police officers and military personnel of the Russian National Guard. Festival “Moscow Maslenitsa”
took place at 13 venues in the capital from February 17 to 26. During ten days of festivities, guests managed to drink 35 thousand liters of tea and eat almost two tons of sweets. On the last day of Maslenitsa, February 26, a huge ice statue of Maslenitsa was melted on Manezhnaya Square. Before this, the “forces of spring” stormed the fortress where the defenders of winter were sitting.
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An unusual art object in the form of the sun, painted rocking horses and flat figures in the style of popular prints will decorate the Kuznetsky Bridge near the TSUM building. An exhibition of eight two-meter dolls in traditional holiday dresses will open on Klimentovsky Lane, and the site itself will be decorated with flowers, ribbons and bird figurines, the organizing committee noted.
A two-meter firebird was created especially for the festival, symbolizing the arrival of spring, which will be installed on Tverskoy Boulevard. On Revolution Square and on Profsoyuz Street there will be boxes for displaying popular prints - amusing panoramas of “Rayek”, the organizing committee added.
“Guests will be able to look inside small houses on wheels, and at this time the artists will replay the popular print story, accompanying it with a story about Maslenitsa traditions,” the organizers said.
Some of the art objects that decorated the city center last year will move to other festival sites this year. For example, in Troitsk, on Sirenevy Boulevard, six Maslenitsa figures in bright outfits, more than 2.5 meters high, will be installed. Last year they stood on the site between Manezhnaya Square and Revolution Square, the organizing committee explained.
More than 170 types of pancakes with delivery
At the same time, according to Nemeryuk, Muscovites will be able to try more than 170 types of pancakes at the Maslenitsa festival. “You can’t do without the main symbol of the Maslenitsa table - pancakes. You can try more than 170 types of them at the festival,” he said.
