Orange crepes for Maslenitsa
Though Maslenitsa (pancake week) officially starts on February 28 we had our first pancakes yesterday as we just couldn't wait any more. Maslenitsa is a genius holiday for me. It comes from before Christianity times when people were praying to the Sun. Another name for the holiday is pancake week and that's exactly what it stands for. It's a whole week of making and eating pancakes. And each of them is a little sun in your plate.
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