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Maslenitsa celebrated in Russia

Agencies | Updated: 2013-03-17 17:24
Maslenitsa celebrated in Russia

Students of a medical academy celebrate Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, in the Russian southern city of Stavropol, March 14, 2013. Maslenitsa is widely viewed as a pagan holiday marking the end of winter and is celebrated with pancake eating, while the Orthodox Church considers it as the week of feasting before Lent. [Photo/Agencies]

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