Maslenitsa en · PROPN
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Ма́сленица (Máslenica).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) An East Slavic festival of pre-Christian origin celebrated during the last week before Lent, seven weeks before Easter; analogous to Shrovetide.
In pre-revolutionary Russia the pagan associations had already been lost to a large extent, and Maslenitsa had become a popular communal, jolly celebration dedicated to the seeing-off of winter.
1981, Christel Lane, The Rites of Rulers: Ritual in Industrial Society – the Soviet Case:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maslenitsas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (5)
uk Масниця (East Slavic festival analogous to Shrovetide) · cmn 謝肉節 /谢肉节 (East Slavic festival analogous to Shrovetide) · izh Maslitsa (East Slavic festival analogous to Shrovetide) · ru Ма́сленица (East Slavic festival analogous to Shrovetide) · ru ма́сленица (East Slavic festival analogous to Shrovetide)