Pancake Day celebrated mainly in the eastern regions of Belarus among Orthodox Christians (Catholics it starts in the last week of February). <span>On the Saturday before Carnival commemorate the dead, to have their support and assistance in the future of agricultural work. </span><span>Of great importance during this holiday was ritual food - pancakes. </span><span>There was a ritual "Tsyagats kalodu". </span><span>It was attended by all married women of the village. </span><span>Festivities went on throughout the night. </span><span>Women walked with songs, shouts, aukanem the village with the stump of a tree (a pack). </span><span>If the road met a man, especially unmarried, throws him a rope and forced to pull the deck, and themselves clung to it to make it heavier. </span><span>When a man wanted to get rid of the deck, he paid a ransom for women. </span><span>In some villages, "spraўlyalі Ulas." </span><span>The sleigh, adorned with flowers, sat the mistress of a yard, and the rest of the songs carried her through the village. </span><span>All the men who met on the way, grabbed and started to throw up, while they did not pay a ransom. </span><span>Member processions often dressed in costumes, "men", "elders", "Gypsy." </span><span>To disguise joined musician (male). </span><span>Entering the house, they turned the dishes, bed spreads, clothing, brawled until then, have not yet received a ransom from the owners. </span><span>Going round the village, dressed went to someone's house and a spacious walk there all night, singing, dancing. </span><span>The elderly, the relatives, the friends, the two men traveled this week to visit each other on decorated carts. </span><span>The children had their fun: sledging. </span><span>Young people going when it was getting dark outside: singing, dancing. </span><span>During a visit to the Pancake midwife were women and young men. </span><span>After refreshments solemnly taken out of her home, they put into the sleigh, and themselves, vpryagshis them, drove through the village grandmother with jokes, songs. </span><span>At last, on Sunday, the day of Carnival's relatives went to visit each other, to the mother-in "pancakes" in-law came with his wife. </span><span>In the evening in full family I had dinner together, as Monday was advancing Lent. </span><span>We ate mostly milk. </span><span>This evening was held extremely interesting and solemn ritual in many parts of Belarus. </span><span>After dinner, the owner sat in a strict and pious mood. </span><span>To him came the brothers and sons in turn, after the women bowed down to the ground and said, "Give, But father Rodney kalі Chym sagrashyў (-la) Peyrade taboy spravay tsі language." </span><span>After listening to all the host, in turn, bowed to the ground before the whole family, so asking for forgiveness for all the sins and errors. </span><span>In parting with Carnival usually fired effigy - a straw man or a woman. </span><span>Ashes are scattered across the field for greater productivity. </span><span>After the revolution and during the war did not officially celebrated Shrove Tuesday. </span><span>In 1970-1980 gg. </span><span>holiday celebrated "Farewell to winter". </span><span>Since the 1990s. </span><span>We began to revive the tradition of celebrating Pancake mostly in the villages, and in each locality, this holiday has its own characteristics. </span><span>In the Belarusian city hosts farewell to winter holidays: march fairy-tale characters, attractions, sports, horseback riding, an entertainment pancakes. </span><span>Children spend theater festivals in the street, riding a rollercoaster. </span><span>In schools, many teachers spend talking about relationships in the classroom, where children ask each other for forgiveness, a teacher, and he in them.</span>
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