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Today in Poland we celebrate Fat Thursday and it is old tradition Slavic carnivals are known under different names in various Slavic countries: Sirni zagovezni (Bulgarian:Сирни заговезни) also called Proska (Прошка)(translated forgiveness), Russian:Maslenitsa, Miasopust (Масленица, Мясопуст), Polish:Ostatki, Czech:Masopust, Slovak:Fašiangy. They are traditional Slavic festivals related to the period of carnival.
Wonderful images and interesting history! The Fat Tuesday celebrated here is sometimes called "Shrove Tuesday" and pancakes are traditionally eaten in order to use up the food before people fast for the season of Lent. Of course, there is also the famous Mardi Gras with lots of fun, costumes, parades, etc. which most of us think about as being related to Fat Tuesday! I enjoy your posts of your national and cultural history.
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