What will proverbs say about Pancake week?

On the eve of Maslenitsa, many people wish not only to cook pancakes with various fillings, but also to learn the history of this wonderful holiday. Of course, many habits and folk customs are embodied in folklore, you can learn them by reading a variety of proverbs about Shrovetide.

Delicious feast

Many holidays, which are now considered purely Christian, still have pagan roots, and were celebrated even before the Baptism of Rus. In addition to the beginning of Lent, before the bright Easter day, which began immediately after the Cheese Week (also called Maslenitsa), this holiday marks the arrival of spring. This is evidenced by customs, such as burning a stuffed animal, symbolizing the winter, decorating with bright attributes of clothes, horses, sleighs, on which young people skated. But proverbs about Shrovetide also tell a lot about the involvement of the holiday to the ancient Slavic traditions:

• Blintsi, pancakes, pancakes, like the wheels of spring!

• We greet the pancake week, we await the sunshine!

Symbol of the holiday

It would seem that special in such a dish as pancakes? And to cook them is not difficult at any other time of the year. Nevertheless, few people at least once for the Shrovetide week will not bake this delicious treat. Hot, yellow, round pancakes are a symbol of the sun. Tired of the frosty frosts, snow and winter, people tried to bring warmth and were happy with the first manifestations of spring.

• Have fun at Maslyana, and treat yourself with a pancake!

• No pancake is not Maslian.

There is another reason for the popularity of pancakes during the wonderful holiday of spring. After the Christmas holidays, the strictest fast began, and by the time of Maslenitsa, meat was already banned. But baking, cottage cheese, sour cream, eggs is a list of allowed products. It was believed that during the Cheese Week it was necessary to eat the pancakes to the heap. And proverbs about Pancake week express very clearly the peculiarities of this event:

• Damn not a wedge - the belly does not split.

• Pancakes and kisses do not like bills.

Day of strife

Proverbs and sayings about Shrovetide also tell a lot about the course of the holiday itself. It was conditionally divided into two periods - in the first three days it was decided to visit relatives, then they collected a scarecrow, baked the first pancakes, it was possible to do household chores.

Already on Thursday there was a storm of fun, participation in which took children and young people. The playground was a village where young people from all over the city gathered. It was already customary to joke, ride from a hill, ride a sled on a sleigh, dance dances and sing songs. In some villages they jumped through a huge fire.

All this riot of fun and a holiday of a stomach perfectly describe proverbs about Pancake week:

• On the mountains to ride, in pancakes to lie around!

• As in the oil week, pancakes flew to the ceiling.

We loved this holiday with children. In addition to eating a variety of treats, kiddies participated in a variety of activities. They skated down the hill and hopped through the fire (in some places adults were generally forbidden and remained only children's entertainment). In addition, special rhymes, sayings and proverbs about Maslenitsa for children have been compiled.

Special end of the holiday

The Shrovetide week was over. Forgiven Sunday. Celebrations ceased very sharply. With the bells of the church bell, everyone went home. On this day it was necessary to ask forgiveness from all friends, relatives and friends. What is important is that forgiveness should be given.

• We will pay homage to Cheese on Sunday.