Spring coming, Masnyt'sya

Masnyt'sya (from: мастити - to spread butter) is a celebration of incoming spring. It's one of the traditions that hasn't changed from it's pagan form to christian. It dates back as far as IV century and became widespread after 988 baptision of the Rus' Christian part of the tradition is it's the week before start of Great Lent. Most common food where varenyky, but with time and Russian influence it became pancakes, though nobody is against making both. Usual culmination of the day is burning a scarecrow for fertility of the crops and waving goodbye to the winter.

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