Folk holiday Maslenitsa in «Strochitsy»

Internet portal Ekskursii.by and Museum of Folk Architecture and life of Strochitsy is invited on March 5, 2022 to the Slavic holiday Maslenitsa. You can truly plunge into the atmosphere of a national holiday, take part in the 7 days of the Maslenitsa week and traditional festivities, as well as try yourself in various games and fun!

Maslenitsa is an ancient Slavic holiday symbolizing the farewell to winter. Traditionally, the holiday lasts a week and each day of this week has its own name and rituals that must be performed. The culmination of the holiday is Sunday, on which they burn the effigy of winter - «Marena». This ritual is a symbol of the beginning of spring!

A bright program awaits you:

• performance of folklore groups;
• carnival games and fun for children and adults;
• screening of the Belarusian shadow theater «Vertep»;
• show of the puppet theater «Batleyka»;
• conducting various master classes for adults and children;
• reconstruction of the rite «Pahavanne Dzeda» (only for adults!);
• reconstruction of the rite «German»;
• reconstruction of the rite «Navedvanne maladukhi»;
• reconstruction of the rite «Navedvanne zhanchyny-pavitukhi»;
• Shrovetide pole with prizes;
• burning Marena

You can visit the event \"Maslenitsa\" as part of the tour Strochitsy, send an application for which you can already now.