Kusukela ngesonto lokugcina likaFebhuwari kuya ekuqaleni kukaMashi, isonto ngaphambi kweLente, kugujwa iCarnival yaseRussia, ebizwa I-Shrovetide.
Lona ukuphela komkhosi weSlavic oyiqiniso ongathintwa yilutho futhi obusenezici ezithile zobuqaba lapho kuphekwa khona ama-pancake afana neLanga. abantu bacula izingoma futhi baba nemicimbi yomndeni.
Umvuthwandaba wesonto lomkhosi ukuvalelisa kulo mkhosi ngokushiswa kukanodoli waseCarnival ogqoke izingubo ezindala njengophawu lwemingcwabo yasebusika yakho konke okwenzekile nokuzalwa kwakho konke okusha nokugcwele amandla.
Olunye usuku olugujwa ngenyanga kaFebhuwari wuSuku Lomvikeli Kazwelonke Wabantu, mhla zingama-23. Leli holide lavela ngo-1918 ukugubha isibindi seButho Elibomvu ekuhlaselweni yiJalimane. Leli holide ligujwa njengoSuku lwamadoda, anamandla futhi anesibindi.
Eminye imininingwane yeCarnival yaseRussia ukuthi futhi iwumkhosi wezingane ezigqoka ngokwesiko, imvamisa ngeSonto lamashumi ayisihlanu futhi zihamba ezitaladini namakani azo ukuze zithole imali.