Bishkek Hosts Maslenitsa Festival

AKIPRESS.COM - Traditional winter feast - Maslenitsa festival was held in Bishkek on March 10.Maslenitsa is an Eastern Slavic religious and folk holiday, celebrated during the last week before Great Lent, that is, the eighth week before Eastern Orthodox Pascha.

During the event, various competitions among citizens and a concert were organized by folk bands and artists of Kyrgyzstan. The program of the festival included songs and dances of...

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