RUSSIA-MASLENITSA-CELEBRATIONS

RUSSIA-MASLENITSA-CELEBRATIONS

(220307) -- MOSCOW, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People play tug-of-war during Maslenitsa celebrations in Gamzyuki village, Kaluga region, Russia, on March 6, 2022. Maslenitsa is a traditional holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

RUSSIA-MASLENITSA-CELEBRATIONS

RUSSIA-MASLENITSA-CELEBRATIONS

(220307) -- MOSCOW, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man climbs a pole during Maslenitsa celebrations in Gamzyuki village, Kaluga region, Russia, on March 6, 2022. Maslenitsa is a traditional holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

RUSSIA-MASLENITSA-CELEBRATIONS

RUSSIA-MASLENITSA-CELEBRATIONS

(220307) -- MOSCOW, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People watch a burning effigy during Maslenitsa celebrations in Gamzyuki village, Kaluga region, Russia, on March 6, 2022. Maslenitsa is a traditional holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

RUSSIA-MASLENITSA-CELEBRATIONS

RUSSIA-MASLENITSA-CELEBRATIONS

(220307) -- MOSCOW, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A child slides on a slope during Maslenitsa celebrations in Gamzyuki village, Kaluga region, Russia, on March 6, 2022. Maslenitsa is a traditional holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)

RUSSIA-MASLENITSA-CELEBRATIONS

RUSSIA-MASLENITSA-CELEBRATIONS

(220307) -- MOSCOW, March 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People fight with pillows during Maslenitsa celebrations in Gamzyuki village, Kaluga region, Russia, on March 6, 2022. Maslenitsa is a traditional holiday to celebrate the beginning of spring. (Photo by Evgeny Andreev/Xinhua)