Festival of Russian Culture in London

[RioRita]

Maslenitsa is a suitable and traditional occasion to celebrate Russian culture. Traditionally, Russians prepare pancakes with all sorts of fillings and coverings and to eat them with family and friends. Maslenitsa is bliny (Russian pancakes), popularly taken to symbolize the sun.

Round and golden, they are made from the rich foods still allowed by the Orthodox tradition: butter, eggs, and milk. The occasion is marked on the week before the Orthodox Great Lent fast. As a pagan festival, it was meant to celebrate the soon ending of winter.

Maslenitsa is also celebrated with masquerades, snowball fights, sledding, riding on swings and plenty of sleigh rides.
An announcement was made that a Maslenitsa festival of Russian culture will be held in London on March 1. This festival will replace the annual Russian Winter Festival, which has been held in mid-January in London's Trafalgar Square since 2005. This year it was cancelled for financial and organizational reasons.

Maslenitsa is due to go ahead from 13:00 to 18:00 GMT at Potters Fields, a park by the Thames, beside Tower Bridge and City Hall.

"The festival will include various music, dance and theater performances by well-known and promising Russian performers, as well as some local groups," a statement made by event organizers said.

Lisa KARPOVA

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[Lucker]

Yes , 7 hours should be enough time to cover the past few hundred years
A couple of Ballet dancers and a dancing Bear should do it .

We wont bother with the panckes --- flour and water . That's for poor people .

[RioRita]

Tastes differ. But why do you think it's food for poor? All people arond the world like pancakes.
Only Englishmen, strange people, prefer fish and fried potato.

[Lucker]

In two years you have learned zilch .
You pick up on humour like an Elephant trying to cut its toe nails .

[sunontheway]

Will they do this in London as well? I wanna see it :lol:

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[bucksbunny]

Will they do this in London as well? I wanna see it :lol:

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I am sure that they could do so.. ask goofy.

zorozoro

[Lucker]

That is obviously an imitation and taken from our Brighton Gay Pride Festival .

[RioRita]

In two years you have learned zilch .
You pick up on humour like an Elephant trying to cut its toe nails .

[Koshka]

Two Elephants are at one forum?:eek:

[Koshka]

We wont bother with the panckes --- flour and water . That's for poor people .
You have forgotten about caviar.
Bliny eat with caviar :becky:
If have money:(

[Koshka]

Bliny with caviar

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[sunontheway]

They almost do not eat caviar. They call it "fish eggs", savages :becky:

[Koshka]

They almost do not eat caviar. They call it "fish eggs", savages :becky:
Oh, my God, barbarians:(

[Hoopy]

No we don't, we call it crazy Russian food :becky:

[Hoopy]

No we don't, we call it crazy Russian food :becky:
I am very sorry for what I have just said here. Russians are the nicest people imaginable, I love Russian culture, Russian cuisine, totally everything about Russia. I just wish this crazy Russian chick would stop holding a gun at my head while I'm writing this.

[Lucker]

You have forgotten about caviar.
Bliny eat with caviar :becky:
If have money:(


Eat it frequently . Put on thin and lightly toasted grain bread . Drink with Champagne .

[pouffe]

I am ver sorry for what I have just said here. Rusians are the nicest people imaginable, I love Rusian culture, Russian cuisine, totally everything about Russia. I just wish this crazy Russian chick would stop holding a gun at my head while I'm writing this.
Too late, when i slide my Geiger counter over your avatar it bips loudly. You should avoid to drink tea.

[pouffe]

Eat it frequently . Put on thin and lightly toasted grain bread . Drink with Champagne .
When i red the words 'Culture' 'russian' and 'London'; 'caviar' and 'champagne' in the same sentence my blood boil.

Aux armes citoyens, qu'un sang impur abreuve nos sillons!

[Lucker]

Pouffter ,
Jealousy of your superiors is a reasonable and often beneficial emotion .
Envy is destructive .
You are far too nice to fall into that silly trap .

[pouffe]

Pouffter ,
Jealousy of your superiors is a reasonable and often beneficial emotion .
Envy is destructive .
You are far too nice to fall into that silly trap .

Show me who they are 1st and i'll try to moderate my words.

[pouffe]

Pouffter ,
Jealousy of your superiors is a reasonable and often beneficial emotion .
Envy is destructive .
You are far too nice to fall into that silly trap .
I prefer you when you talk about destructive creation of money.

[Lucker]

Too painful?

[pouffe]

Too painful?
No, the compliment was really pleasent.

[sunontheway]

When i red the words 'Culture' 'russian' and 'London'; 'caviar' and 'champagne' in the same sentence my blood boil.



What's wrong with your blood?

[Hoopy]

What's wrong with your blood?It's boiling because I stuck him in the oven.

[Koshka]

Eat it frequently . Put on thin and lightly toasted grain bread . Drink with Champagne .

Barbarian,
Bliny with caviar and Vodka:p

[Koshka]

I am very sorry for what I have just said here. Russians are the nicest people imaginable, I love Russian culture, Russian cuisine, totally everything about Russia. I just wish this crazy Russian chick would stop holding a gun at my head while I'm writing this.

Hoopy, I hope you are still alive and eat caviar by the spoon

[Koshka]

When i red the words 'Culture' 'russian' and 'London'; 'caviar' and 'champagne' in the same sentence my blood boil.

Aux armes citoyens, qu'un sang impur abreuve nos sillons!

Do not worry, in consequence of crisis caviar will be artificial