Slavic carnivals are known under different names in various Slavic countries: Bulgarian: Сирни заговезни, Прошка, Поклади, romanized: Sirni zagovezni,...

French-Canadian conductor Jacques Clément. Candlemas Slavic carnival Fašiangy (in Slovakia) Rio Carnival (in Brazil) Carnaval (in the Netherlands) Fat Thursday...

Shetland Islands, Antarctica are named after the Bulgarian Kukeri. Slavic carnival Месни заговезни [bg] Русалии [bg] Старци [bg] Survakane Сурваки [bg]...

the Šokci living in the town of Mohács, Hungary, held at the end of the Carnival season ("Farsang"), ending the day before Ash Wednesday. The celebration...

specific Slavic cultures (e.g. Polish, Ukrainian.), see outlines for individual Slavic groups. Veche Slavic carnival Slavic literature Pre-Christian Slavic writing...

Kurentovanje is Slovenia's most popular and ethnologically significant carnival event first organised in 1960 by Drago Hasl and his associates from cultural...

may have been "circle". Also, the words hora and oro are found in many Slavic languages and have the meaning of "round (dance)"; the verb oriti means...

Carnival or Shrovetide is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove...

the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. The custom dates to Slavic pagan antiquity and remains typical for this region. The primary task of...

the last day of the Christian liturgical season historically known as Carnival or Shrovetide, before the penitential season of Lent, related popular practices...

the last Thursday before Lent and is associated with the celebration of Carnival. Because Lent is a time of fasting, the days leading up to Ash Wednesday...

колада, коледе) is the traditional Slavic name for the period from Christmas to Epiphany or, more generally, for Slavic Christmas-related rituals, some dating...

Kurentovanje 2024 is the upcoming 64th Ptuj carnival, organized by Ptuj Tourism Public Institute. Every night between 4 and 12 February, Kurents (Korants)...

bear (Silesian: Wodzynie bera) is a Slavic carnival tradition. It enjoyed brief popularity in the entire Slavic region, the practice still takes place...

Candlemas Festival of Veles Pre-Lent Maslenitsa (Cheesefare Week) Slavic carnival] Sfințișori (Forty Martyrs of Sebaste) Feast of the Annunciation Palm...

Candlemas Festival of Veles Pre-Lent Maslenitsa (Cheesefare Week) Slavic carnival] Sfințișori (Forty Martyrs of Sebaste) Feast of the Annunciation Palm...

Kurentovanje 2023 is the upcoming 63rd Ptuj carnival, organized by Ptuj Tourism Public Institute. After two years of the pandemic and virtual events and...

весенний, romanized: Yuryev den vesenniy, lit. 'George's Day in Spring'), is a Slavic religious holiday, the feast of Saint George celebrated on 23 April by the...

(feminine Masopustová) is a Czech surname (meaning carnival), it may refer to: Masopust, the Slavic carnival Josef Masopust (1931–2015), Czech footballer Karel...

the Christian feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist and the East Slavic feast of Saint John's Eve. In folk tradition, it was revered as the day...

Candlemas Festival of Veles Pre-Lent Maslenitsa (Cheesefare Week) Slavic carnival] Sfințișori (Forty Martyrs of Sebaste) Feast of the Annunciation Palm...

readings. Its best-known feature is its concluding three-day festival, Carnival or Shrovetide. The pre-Lenten period begins with Septuagesima, first documented...

potatoes or coal from Chort (čert) for their sins. The creature has roots in Slavic folklore; however, its influence has spread far beyond German borders, in...

(Veles' Day) is a holiday in honor of the Slavic god Veles, celebrated by rodnovers in February. Like other Slavic neopagans' holidays, the day of Veles is...

specific blessing of the nuts takes place during the celebration. On this day, slavic households prepare festive dishes with nuts such as pies with mushrooms...

Orthodox Church as the festival of Radonitsa, the name of which comes from the Slavic word "radost'", meaning "joy." In Kievan Rus' the local name is "Krasnaya...

Candlemas Festival of Veles Pre-Lent Maslenitsa (Cheesefare Week) Slavic carnival] Sfințișori (Forty Martyrs of Sebaste) Feast of the Annunciation Palm...

Candlemas Festival of Veles Pre-Lent Maslenitsa (Cheesefare Week) Slavic carnival] Sfințișori (Forty Martyrs of Sebaste) Feast of the Annunciation Palm...

Hlinsko and several municipalities in the surrounding area are known for Slavic carnival processions of masks. In 2010, this tradition known as "Shrovetide...

Prachystaya; Czech: Dožínky, Obžinky; Kashubian: Òżniwinë; Dormition) is a Slavic harvest festival. In pre-Christian times the feast usually fell on the autumn...