Ukususela kwiveki yokugqibela kaFebruwari ukuya ekuqaleni kuka-Matshi, kwiveki phambi kweLente, kubhiyozelwa iCarnival yaseRussia, ebizwa njalo I-Shrovetide.
Le kuphela kweholide eyiSlavic engachaphazeleka yiyo nantoni na kwaye iseneempawu ezithile zobuhedeni apho kuphekwa khona iikeyiki ezithi zifane neLanga.Phakathi kwezithethe zeCarnival ngeveki kwakhiwa izilayidi zomkhenkce ezindulini Ngelixa amahashe anemibala etsala isileyi, ngelixa abantu bacula iingoma kwaye banamaqela osapho.
Incopho yeveki yeCarnival kukuvalelisa kulo mnyhadala ngokutshiswa konodoli weCarnival enxibe iimpahla ezindala njengophawu lwemingcwabo yasebusika yayo yonke into eyenzekileyo kunye nokuzalwa kwayo yonke into entsha negcwele amandla.
Omnye umhla obhiyozelwa kwinyanga kaFebruwari lusuku loMthetheleli weSizwe waBantu, ngomhla wama-23. Eli holide lavela ngo-1918 ukubhiyozela ubugorha boMkhosi oBomvu nxamnye nohlaselo lwaseJamani. Le holide ibhiyozelwa njengoSuku lwamadoda, omeleleyo kwaye anesibindi.
Enye inkcukacha ngeCarnival yaseRussia kukuba ikwangumbhiyozo wabantwana abanxiba ngokwesiko, ngesiqhelo ngeCawa yamashumi amahlanu kwaye bahamba ezitalatweni ngeetoti zabo ukuze bafumane imali.