The authorities of St. Petersburg emphasize that Maslenitsa needs to be promoted as a holiday with “pagan roots”, and therefore “truly folk”

March 2, 2011 Chairman of the St. Petersburg Administration Committee for culture Anton Gubankov, in a conversation with reporters, emphasized that the first The official Maslenitsa will be held in St. Petersburg " as bright and noisy as ever ".

" Maslenitsa is included in the law on memorable dates in St. Petersburg, and this is money. This is a serious holiday that we should unwind. Easter is a religious holiday, and Maslenitsa with its truly a folk holiday with pagan roots ," he said.

Recall that at the end of December 2010, the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg announced two new city holidays - the day of Peter and Paul and Maslenitsa.

Sources

• Maslenitsa in St. Petersburg has become an official city holiday // Credo-ru portal. 2011. March 3.