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A woman poses for a picture with a straw figure which symbolizes the end of the winter at the Pyrohiv Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in Kyiv on March 13, 2021.
Photo by Volodymyr Petrov

Hundreds of Kyivans came to Pyrohiv outdoor folk museum on March 13 to participate in the celebrations of Butter Week.

Butter Week, known in Ukraine as Maslyana, is a week-long traditional holiday that marks the end of the winter.

Celebrations include eating bliny, thin Ukrainian pancakes, and burning down a scarecrow that symbolizes winter. Also, there are festive concerts of the national ensembles and museum workers who organized games for children and adults.

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