Zapust (Carnival)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Zapust
gptkb:Slavic_Carnival
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Belarus
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Croatia
gptkb:Czech_Republic
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Serbia
gptkb:Slovakia
gptkb:Slovenia
gptkb:Ukraine
Slavic countries
gptkbp:culturalSignificance marks end of winter
celebrates abundance before fasting
gptkbp:customs community feasts
drinking
pranks
fortune telling
singing traditional songs
pancake races
masking
visiting neighbors
folk plays
house-to-house visits
dancing in circles
mock weddings
burning of effigy
animal disguises
gptkbp:date varies (February or March)
gptkbp:duration several days
gptkbp:features dancing
folk
parades
feasting
costumes
pancakes
traditional games
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zapust (Carnival)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Lent
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mardi_Gras
gptkb:Maslenitsa
gptkb:Shrovetide
gptkbp:religiousSignificance pre-Lenten festival
gptkbp:symbol masks
bells
straw effigy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sorbian_culture_(intangible_heritage)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6