Slavic Maslenitsa

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Butter_Week
gptkb:Pancake_Week
Cheese-fare Week
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Christianity
folk paganism
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Slavic_peoples
gptkbp:customs gptkb:fire
dancing
singing
visiting relatives
sledding
forgiveness rituals
snowball fights
burning of the Maslenitsa effigy
gptkbp:danceType circle dances
gptkbp:date February or March
week before Great Lent
gptkbp:duration one week
gptkbp:effigyMaterial straw
old clothes
gptkbp:effigyRepresents winter
gptkbp:game tug-of-war
fistfights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Slavic Maslenitsa
gptkbp:mainEvent burning of straw effigy
gptkbp:marking end of winter
beginning of Lent
gptkbp:musicBy folk
gptkbp:origin Eastern Slavic tradition
gptkbp:permittedFood gptkb:fish
gptkb:milk
eggs
gptkbp:prohibitedFood gptkb:meat
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:gathering
community bonding
gptkbp:region gptkb:Belarus
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Ukraine
other Slavic countries
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mardi_Gras
gptkb:festival
gptkb:Shrovetide
gptkbp:religiousSignificance preparation for Lent
gptkbp:symbolizes welcoming spring
farewell to winter
gptkbp:traditionalFood gptkb:butter
gptkb:cheese
eggs
blini
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:burning_of_MorÄ—_(effigy)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7