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A man takes part in a festive contest during the celebration of the Maslenitsa (Pancake week) festival in Yuryev-Polsky town, some 70 km northwest of Vladimir, Russia. Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday, celebrated during the last week before Great Lent.
- Package: Russia Pancake Week
- Categories: Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: Vladimir, Russia
- Event date: 09.03.2019
- Date published: 09.03.2019
- Author: Ilya Pitalev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5760x3840px, 8.8Mb
- Job-ID: 3612fd736ca12f05