Тема 10 Spotlight on Russia ГДЗ Spotlight 5 класс

Read the answer from Class 5 at a Moscow school. They’ve got great photographs too!

ACTIVITY — Write and tell us about another traditional Russian celebration. Send photos too!

DISCUSS

• Is this how you celebrate Maslenitsa in your area? What’s different/the same?
• Do you like Maslenitsa? Why/Why not?
• What’s your favorite celebration?

Maslenitsa is a traditional Russian celebration. It is the week before Lent. During this week people say goodbye to winter and welcome spring. It is a time of singing, dancing and fun.

People eat delicious blinis, which are butter pancakes. Children dress up and play in the snow. They go for sleigh rides, go sledging and have snowball fights. Families also make a straw doll of Lady Maslenitsa. On Sunday evening, they burn it on a big bonfire.

Maslenitsa is a bright and joyful festival. I like it because it is веселый and full of traditions.