From the last week of February to the beginning of March, a week before Lent, the Russian Carnival is celebrated, which is called Shrovetide.
This is the only authentic Slavic festival that is not affected by anything and that still had some traits of paganism where pancakes that resemble the Sun are cooked. Among the traditions of Carnival week ice slides are built in the hills While colorful horses pull sleighs, while people sing songs and have family parties.
The culmination of the carnival week is the farewell to this festivity with the burning of a Carnival doll dressed in old clothes as a symbol of the winter funerals of everything that has happened and the birth of everything new and full of energy .
Another date that is celebrated in the month of February is the Day of the National Defender of the People, on the 23rd. This holiday appeared in 1918 to celebrate the bravery of the Red Army against the German invasion. This holiday is celebrated as the Day of men, who are strong and courageous.
Another detail of the Russian Carnival is that it is also a festival for children who dress traditionally, usually on Fiftieth Sunday and walk through the streets with their cans to get money.