Get footloose with these Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest dance scenes Photographs selected by Quentin Nardi Text by Tracy Scott Forson In the 1500s, ballet roles for female characters were ...

MUSCAT, March 9: The vibrant Maslenitsa Spring Festival, a spectacular celebration of Russian culture, concluded on a high note, captivating an audience of 20,000 at Al Mouj Muscat. The festival ...

Thousands of people gathered near the Kremlin in central Moscow this weekend to celebrate Maslenitsa, a traditional festival marking the end of winter and the arrival of spring.

Maslenitsa is the oldest folk East Slavic holiday. During the seven days preceding Lent, folk festivals are held in Russia, and families gather for feasts. The holiday is dedicated to the arrival of ...

A richly set Maslenitsa table with a variety of pancake dishes is the tradition of the week to see off the winter Maslenitsa celebrations Darya Titova Dudutki The popular museum complex of ancient ...

Maslenitsa in Russia After the Revolution of 1917 and the Bolsheviks coming to power, Maslenitsa, like many other holidays was considered a bourgeois relic.

A sadly under-attended concert by Stéphane Denève and the Brussels Philharmonic saw fine technique and a clear appreciation of the final pieces of Rachmaninov and Prokofiev's careers.

Yazidi scholar honored for contributions to Kurdish language, Yazidi heritage Russians celebrate Maslenitsa festival marking the arrival of spring ...

Maslenitsa is a traditional week of seeing off winter. There are many folk traditions associated with this holiday - from baking pancakes to burning a scarecrow. However, lately, against the backdrop ...

Maslenitsa [Maslenka in Belarusian] is no exception. What day of the week did you go to your mother-in-law for pancakes? Why was ‘grandfather buried’ on the holiday? Why were ‘wooden decks’ hung ...