History and Culture: "On a Butter Week. Shrovetide Celebration and Agricultural Ritual" presented in Saint-Petersburg

The State Museum of the History of Religion (Saint-Petersburg) hosted an exhibition, devoted to Shrovetide - noisy and cheerful holiday of farewelling winter and meeting spring. In most Christian countries, Shrovetide is celebrated before the Great Lent. It showcases lithographs, linocuts, watercolors, postcards, printed silk scarves and statues from the State Museum of the History of Religion collection.

Shrovetide in Russia is the most fun seven-day long holiday with festivities, songs, dances, games.