Winter Wonderland | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
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Children celebrate Maslenitsa, a traditional Eastern Slavic festival marking winter's end in Siberia, Russia. This ancient pagan holiday now incorporates Christian elements and precedes Russian Orthodox Lent.
Winter Wonderland
Children enjoy Maslenitsa, a traditional Eastern Slavic event to celebrate the end of winter, in Siberia, Russia. The religious and folk holiday dates back to pagan times. However, it now has ties to Christianity and occurs the week before Russian Orthodox Lent.
Wiliam Daniels, Nat Geo Image Collection