There are so many Maslenitsa rituals! And they burn the effigy of Winter, and they bake pancakes, and they play games!
And all because in the old days Maslenitsa was considered a holiday of remembrance of the dead. So the burning of Maslenitsa is its funeral, and pancakes are a funeral treat. But time passed, and the Russian people, greedy for fun and relaxation, turned the sad holiday into a daring Maslenitsa.
But the tradition of baking pancakes remained - round, yellow and hot as the sun, and to it were added horse-drawn sled rides and sleigh rides from the icy mountains, fist fights, and mother-in-law get-togethers.
SCARECROW
Many people think that on the last day of Maslenitsa week they burn an effigy of Maslenitsa, but no, they don’t burn Maslenitsa, but say goodbye to Winter!
In the old days, men and women, taking a bunch of scraps from their yard, put them in one pile, from which the whole village then made a doll, dressed it up “in a woman’s way” - in bright skirts, sweaters, tied a smart scarf, and carried it around all over the city in a sleigh, greeting and honoring Madam Maslenitsa. And then they burned them at the stake, throwing pancakes into the fire as a funeral dish. The children were told that all the nourishing food was burned in the fire, thereby explaining to them why during Lent they eat only lean food.
Sometimes, instead of a scarecrow of Maslenitsa, they carried an elegant girl or a brightly painted old woman in a sleigh, and at the end of the holiday, they took the sleigh out of town and dumped the “passenger” into a snowdrift to the accompaniment of everyone’s laughter and hoots, thereby, as it were, “burying Maslenitsa.”
SNOW TOWNS
During Maslenitsa, it is customary to build towns made of snow on the banks of the river, fortified with towers, with two gates. Many children gather at this town, divided into “on foot” and “on horseback”. "On foot" occupy the city, "on horse" are preparing for an attack. Finally, the “cavalry”, at a sign from their commander, rushes to attack and the battle begins. The besieged bravely defend the city against the "cavalry", preventing it from breaking into the fortress gates, beating them off with brooms and brooms. However, the “cavalry” gains the upper hand and triumphantly enters the gates of the town, and then, together with the “besieged,” destroys the town with cheerful songs and returns home.
PETROVSKY MASQUERADE
And also on Maslenitsa, they take a large ship around the city, decorated with multi-colored flags and dotted with images of fish, animals and birds, stuffed animals and skins of which are hung on its masts. Following the ship, with music and songs, come the mummers.
In 1722, Peter the Great gave an unprecedented masquerade in Moscow: many ships drove around the capital in a long line various types and of different sizes, fifty sleighs drawn by different animals. The procession was opened by a harlequin, riding a large sleigh drawn by six horses, walking in single file, one after the other, and decorated with trinkets. In another sleigh rode “Prince Papa,” dressed in a robe of red velvet, lined with ermine, and at his feet sat Bacchus on a barrel. Behind him is a retinue, closed by a jester, who sat in a sleigh drawn by four pigs.
The procession of the fleet itself was led by Neptune, sitting in a chariot with a trident in his hands, harnessed to two sirens. “Prince Caesar” Romodanovsky was also in the procession - he took a place in a large boat, which was dragged by two live bears. And at the end of this procession followed a giant - an 88-gun ship, built exactly on the model of Friedemaker's ship, launched in March 1721 in St. Petersburg. It had three masts and weapons down to the last block!
On this ship, carried by six horses, Peter I himself sat, dressed as a naval captain, with naval generals and officers and maneuvered them as if at sea. Following this ship was the gilded gondola of the empress, who was dressed as a Dutch peasant woman, and her retinue consisted of court ladies and gentlemen dressed in Arabic style.
The gondola was followed by real participants in the masquerade, known as the “restless monastery.” They sat in a wide and long sleigh, made like a dragon's head, and were dressed up as cranes, wolves, foxes and bears, representing Aesop's fables in their faces. Such a wonderful and bright masquerade procession through the Tverskaya Gate stretched into the Kremlin with cannon shots, where it ended with a magnificent fireworks display and feast.
But after the death of Peter the Great, masquerades stopped until the accession of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, who loved to dress up, since men’s attire suited her very well.
ROLLING MOUNTAINS
During the reign of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna, Maslenitsa skating was organized in her favorite village of Pokrovskoye, where winter time They set up permanent sledding hills, and not only did the empress ski down them, but also the empress herself, who went down “while standing on skis.” This fun remained in Russia for for many, many years, and few people already remembered that skiing from the mountains is not just fun, but ancient rite, after all, it was believed that the one who rolled down the mountain more times would have higher flax.
Katalny mountains were built with intricate towers, on which intricate flags fluttered, and along the mountains, instead of a barrier, there were fir trees in two rows, and between them - statues made of ice and snow.
Remembering his virginity, at the beginning of the twentieth century, I.S. Shmelev described the ice slides this way: “On Saturday, after pancakes, we go skiing. The Zoological Garden, where our mountains are built - they are made of wood and filled with ice: Tall mountains on ponds . Over the fresh timber pavilions on the mountains, colorful flags are playing. Tall "Dilizhans" are falling with a growl, rushing along the icy paths, between the banks of snow with Christmas trees stuck in them. People are black on the mountains: The sedate carpenter Ivan is helping Pashka the clerk to cut and cut. issuing tickets on which it is written - "On both ends - once." The people at the ticket office are in a long tail...
A tall sleigh with velvet benches, “Dilizhans,” for six, which had been screwed in from another mountain, was pulled along the rolled chute with ropes. The off-the-knee riders, stately fellows, leading the Dilijans from the mountains, standing on skates from behind, are cheerful and moderately drunk. The work is strict, don’t blink: hold on tightly to the handrails, drive harder on the ramp, “on the trough.”
They turn on the illumination. The echoing mountains roar in emptiness. They roll with sparklers, in sparks. Tambourines are humming, accordions are squeaking..."
BEAR FUN
Not a single Maslenitsa week in Moscow of the last century was complete without a bear show.
Bear fun was very popular among all segments of the population of cities, towns and villages.
This folk pastime was mentioned several times in Domostroy, which condemned it as one of the “demonic lands”, “abominable deeds”. But, despite the bans and persecution, bear fun continued to exist, amusing and delighting peasants and boyars, simple artisans and kings, adults and children.
Scientists have been walking around Russia with bears since time immemorial; this trade was an ancient, traditional activity. It is known, for example, that in 1570, Ivan the Terrible, preparing for his wedding with Marfa Sobakina, sent a special messenger to Novgorod with an order to deliver buffoons with learned bears to Moscow.
People associated the bear with the goblin, with the pagan god Veles, so it was believed that it had magical healing powers. In the eyes of the peasants, he was stronger than evil spirits and could ward off trouble: if he danced near the house and walked around it, then there would be no fire.
This attitude also affected the nicknames that were awarded to the bear artist. Everywhere they called him respectfully and jokingly: “Mikhailo Potapych” or “Matryona Ivanovna”, “the venerable Mikhailo Ivanovich Mr. Toptygin.”
Trained bears made the audience laugh, depicting how girls put on makeup in front of the mirror and how women bake pancakes.
Mikhailo Potapych’s eternal companion was a “butted goat,” depicted by a boy dressed in a sack with a goat’s head and horns attached to it. A wooden tongue was usually attached to the head, the flapping of which produced a terrible noise. The "goat" danced around the bear, teasing him and pecking him with her wooden tongue. The bear became enraged, growled, stretched out to its full height and circled around the leader. This meant that he was dancing. After such a clumsy dance, the leader gave him a hat in his paws and the bear walked around with it to the honest audience, who threw pennies and pennies there.
Often, Toptygin and his leader were treated to vodka, and after this treat the leader invited the bear to “fight.” Such a struggle, however, did not always end well for the leader.
Thus, the bear comedy consisted of three parts, which could go in any order: the dance of the bear with the “goat”, the performance of the bear accompanied by the jokes and jokes of the leader, the fight of the bear with the owner or the “goat”.
Single combat between a man and a bear, as a demonstration of strength, dexterity and courage, was especially popular. Competitions of this kind were organized not only for sovereigns, but also for the common people, and both servants of the royal “hunting path” specially taken for this purpose and “non-professional amateurs” came out to fight the bear.
Because the bear is main character performance, all attention was focused on him. First of all, the figure of the bear itself was played out. As soon as the animal placed its paw on the building, the person involuntarily began to compare it with himself, relate it to different types of people. And suddenly it turned out that the bear’s plasticity, its appearance, clumsiness, clubfoot, inarticulate “speech” (roaring, grumbling) - all these are features of a narrow-minded, awkward, good-natured, sometimes half-asleep and usually unlucky commoner.
PARSLEY COMEDIES
In the old days, the Parsley Comedy was extremely popular at Maslenitsa. It happened that several parsley players performed simultaneously, showing their simple comedy many times a day.
The success of Petrushka in some cases was explained by the topicality and satirical orientation of the sketches, in others the secret of the comedy’s charm was seen precisely in its theatricality, in the fact that the forms of the game here were uncomplicated, simple and understandable, so they were easily perceived by the broad masses of all ages and all levels of development.
Usually the performance began with the sound of laughter or a song coming from behind the screen, followed by the appearance of Petrushka. He was dressed in a red shirt, corduroy pants, tucked into smart boots and a cap on his head. Its indispensable details appearance there was also a hump or even two humps. And a long hooked nose.
FIST FIGHTS
Another Maslenitsa fun is fist fights, which are a remnant of ancient military fun, for our ancestors fought with their enemies “on fists” - as evidenced by the chronicle: in the 23rd century, during the war of Prince Mstislav III of Kyiv against Grand Duke Yuri Vsevolodovich, Mstislav, encouraging their Novgorodians and Smolensk residents to resist the enemy, they left it to their will to fight on foot or on horseback. Then the Novgorodians answered: “We don’t want to ride horses, but, following the example of our ancestors, fight on foot and with our fists.”
There was a time when our boyars, having gathered to have fun, brought fighters from different cities for their amusement. The Kazan, Tula and Kaluga fighters were more famous than others, withstood a strong battle with the Tatars who came to Moscow with caviar and fish, won large pledges, and often paid for their courage with their lives.
In the old days there were three types of fist fights.
One-on-one combat was considered the best and most interesting.
“Wall to wall” combat was also practiced, when each “wall” persuaded the reserve fighters to take their side, and they were released only when the enemy broke through the wall. Nadezhda the fighter flew with his cap in his teeth, beat the piles on both sides, did not touch the one lying down, and, having broken through the wall, returned with a crowd of flatterers straight to the tavern.
And the least common thing that happened was a fight between the two, which usually arose due to the fact that the old men egged on the young with stories and promises to fight. The young people moved with news from yard to yard, the children went out to bait and were the harbingers of the “couple”.
BALAGANIA
The center of the festive Maslenitsa square were booths. After all, booths are the main attractive force, the most tempting, although not always accessible, entertainment.
Booths are the face of the festivities. The significance and scope of the festivities were judged by the number and decoration of the booths, and by the names of their owners.
The word "booth" originally meant a light upper extension to the house. At the beginning of the 19th century, it had the meaning of “temporary, dismountable commercial building.”
In relation to theatrical performances, this word began to be used only in the second half of the 19th century.
Professional actors, amateurs, petty officials, artisans, artisans, as well as circus performers performed on the stages of light temporary theaters.
Maslenitsa RITES
Maslenitsa rituals are very unusual and interesting, as they combine the end of the period of winter holiday rituals and the opening of a new, spring period of holidays and rituals that were supposed to contribute to a rich harvest. Therefore, the basis of Maslenitsa is the idea of meeting and seeing off, which can be traced in all rituals, be it puppet comedies or cooking culinary dishes.
Funeral rites
Funeral rites include burning an effigy, baking pancakes and preparing other funeral food. Such, for example, as a fish, which, due to its muteness, was interpreted in folk culture as one of the hypostases of the souls of the dead. And snow was also considered the embodiment of the souls of the dead, so it was used for fortune telling, and pancakes for Maslenitsa were mixed with melted snow water.
The memorial complex of rituals is also associated with prohibitions on performing certain types of economic work during this period, especially women’s work, such as spinning and weaving.
These prohibitions were explained by the fear of harming the souls of dead people invisibly present nearby. These prohibitions especially concerned the evening time, which is why all Maslenitsa evenings were called holy.
Violation of the ban threatened troubles and troubles not only for people, but also for livestock.
Maslenitsa bonfires are also a memorial rite, since they served as a kind of invitation to deceased ancestors to a hearty dinner on the eve of Lent.
That is, Russian Maslenitsa is essentially an analogue of Halloween, because the purpose of both holidays is to “appease” the spirits for the whole year ahead.
Marriage and family rituals
Another important Maslenitsa complex of rituals is associated with marriage and family themes, because It was believed that marriage relations were supposed to contribute to the awakening of the earth and the growth of plants, and ensure the future harvest.
The newlyweds were given “watching parties”, they were put up against posts at the gate and forced to kiss in front of everyone, and women who had been married for the first year were given more difficult tests: for example, they were harnessed to a sleigh instead of horses and forced to ride their friends around with songs and jokes. village
At Maslenitsa, the mother-in-law invited the newlyweds to visit “for pancakes” and had to anoint her son-in-law’s head with oil, “so that he would be affectionate and would like his wife in the same way.”
Another Maslenitsa ritual is the punishment of those who have not entered into marriage in the form of hanging a block: a log was hung around the neck of a single guy or an unmarried girl, which symbolized the missing “half”. The Punished had to walk with this “couple” all day until the evening and endure endless ridicule.
Agricultural rituals
The third complex of Maslenitsa rituals is the agricultural complex.
All these rituals are associated not with cereals, but with fibrous grains - flax and hemp.
Such rituals include skiing from the mountains: it was believed that whoever slides down the mountain more times or whoever travels further will have more flax, so people said that they were going for a ride “for a long flax”.
Flax and hemp are plants in one way or another associated with women’s labor, so in most cases Maslenitsa was perceived as a women’s holiday, and in most rituals women were given the main role (sister-in-law’s get-togethers, mother-in-law’s pancakes, etc.).
MASLENITSA GAMES
SkatingWe rode all week, starting from Thursday, the last day, Clean Monday, the first week of Lent. We rode from the mountains on ice skates, on horses through the village, on the lake. Women rode their children “so that the flax would grow long and well.” The festive form of skating is “race”.
Ritual game
One of the ritual games on Maslenitsa is “shelyga” (“crested shelyga”). Ritual outrages - they dragged a plow and a boat around the village (they will bring it to those who are friends with each other), they dragged harrows onto the roofs of houses.
Burning an effigy of winter
The burning of Maslenitsa is on the last day. “Trash” and wood for the fire were collected throughout the village. Participants in the ritual: children, women, old women. They burned birch trees, straw, brooms, baskets of hay, sheaves, barrels, wheels in the field, often fastening them on high stakes, poles, and trunks of dry trees (pines).
“SCARED” - a bunch of straw in a scarf, tied “woman-style” and a jacket - was placed on firewood piled in a “well”, and a fire was lit inside. They played tricks on the pre-prepared scarecrow during the week, bringing it under the windows and scaring it, and only then burning it. Old women came to the fire and offered pancakes; they jumped over the fire; people walked around him, sang long songs, and danced (there is also often mention of dancing at crossroads). At the fire they shouted: “Goodbye, wild Maslenka!”, “Burn, burn, Maslenka, so that it doesn’t go out! Where is the smoke, damn it, there is Maslenka!” and said goodbye to each other. The lighting of bonfires could be combined with horse riding: they built gates, wrapped them in straw and lit them, and rode through them on horseback.
Horse and Rider
The goal is to knock opponents to the ground - at least the top one. A lot depends on the “horse”.
Kisser
Fellow villagers could come to the house of the newlyweds and kiss the young woman. The newlyweds were taken for rides around the village, but if they received a bad treat for this, they could take the newlyweds for a ride not in a sleigh, but on a harrow.
Pulling
A guy or girl was tied to a “block” - a piece of wood, a branch, a ribbon, etc. - to his leg and forced to walk with it for some time. To untie the block, the punished were paid off with money or treats.
FUN
Cherry
Fun for young boys and girls of marriageable age. The main thing is to take a longer run, fly higher and farther, and then the hands of your comrades will bring you to the girl, whom you will kiss. After flying through the waves from clasped hands for a couple of tens of meters, the kiss turns out to be especially sensual. The main thing is to brake in time, otherwise you will fly by.
Slaps
Good old fashioned fun. A narrow bench and crossed legs make it difficult to deliver hard blows with a tense arm. One of the participants tried to do this, and even with his fist, which is against the rules, but it got worse for him - he became a victim of his own unextinguished inertia and a narrow bench and flew to the ground.
Sack fight
To fight with bags, you need to fence off the area. This type of wrestling, where one hand must be kept tightly pressed to the lower back, can only be performed with one hand. Here the ability to move, feel the enemy’s movement, and use his inertia becomes more important.
Snow Maze
On an ice or snow area, a labyrinth diagram is first drawn in the shape of a square or circle with two exits on opposite sides. First, the internal sectors of the labyrinth are laid out with snow, then, moving from the center to the edges, the walls are laid out. They should not be high (up to 1 m) so that it is easy to find someone who gets lost in the passages of the labyrinth. The width of the passages is 80-100 cm. If there is a lot of snow, you can make a labyrinth by removing the snow with a shovel and laying it on the sides of the passages. Instead of building a labyrinth, you can instead trample intricate passages on the site.
Snow shooting range
In the winter town you can install permanent targets for throwing snowballs. It's best if they are wooden boards measuring 1x1 m with concentric circles drawn on them with a diameter of 30,60 and 90 cm. The shields can be installed on poles dug into the ground, hung on a blank wall or on a fence. It’s probably worth making a special wall for the shooting range, on which you can put targets, and the guys will knock them down with snowballs.
snow Hill
The height of the slide can be different; having a large space is important here. The length of the slide should be three to four times its height. The width of the area where the guys are preparing for the descent and the rolling paths is at least 1 m, and the width of the sled track is 1.5 m. To make a slide, you need to roll up snowballs during the thaw and put them in a pile. Then compact the snow with your feet or a shovel, cut off the excess snow and make a barrier or ladder out of it. Water the hill cold water, otherwise thawed patches may form. You can build a more complex slide with turns, intermediate ascents and descents, and decorative arches. The difference between the start and finish levels should be 3-5 m.
Ice carousel
This attraction is a big hit with children. A pole, into the upper end of which a metal rod (for example, a crowbar) is driven, is dug into the ground or frozen into ice. Its height is 70-80 cm. Then an old (or specially made) wheel is placed on the metal rod. Long poles are fastened to the wheel with wire or nails, and sleds are tied to them. The path along which the sled will roll is cleared of snow and filled with water. For greater stability, the sled can be made wide (60-90 cm) or two sleds can be fastened together. Around the pillar, the snow is sprinkled with ash or sand so that it is not slippery for the children who will spin the carousel.
ice pillar
On Maslenitsa they would put up a tall pole, then they would pour cold water on it, and gifts would be hung on the frozen pole at different distances from each other. Players must try to climb this pillar, but they slide off it, and the winner is the one who tries harder and harder to overcome the obstacles in order to reach the end and get the most expensive prize.
Pole riding
This folk pastime was once widespread in the wooded provinces of Russia. Some other nations also organized it. On the slope of a mountain or hillock, sometimes specially made from snow and compacted tightly, two even, smoothly planed poles (poles) 15-20 m long are placed parallel to each other at a distance of about 1 meter. It also happens that skilled craftsmen “increase » to each pole one or more more, bringing the length to 50 meters or more. But the connections must be very strong and smooth, so that when you move your hand, you do not feel a noticeable ledge or gap. It looks like two smooth rails along which you can slide down the mountain. The poles are repeatedly watered so that they freeze solidly and become slippery. They also fill in and thoroughly roll out the platform on which those who slide down the poles will roll. Anyone who wants to ride the poles selects a partner of approximately the same height and weight. It is advisable that both of them have shoes with heels, which help to stay more stable on the pole and not slip off it. Partners stand on poles facing each other, supporting each other with their hands on the shoulders or waist. However, there can be a variety of methods, just to resist a rapid slide down. Coherence of actions, ability to maintain balance, ingenuity, and courage allow some to ride in the most daring and comical poses. This is a wonderful folk show for a winter holiday. Young people and teenagers are especially interested in pole riding.
COMPETITIONS
Stilts
To make them, you will need bars with a cross section of 40 by 50 mm and a length of 2-2.5 m. Blocks - foot rests - are nailed to the bars at a distance of 30-40 cm from one end.
How do they compete on stilts?
1. On the path, at a distance of 1.5-2 m, circles with a diameter of 50-60 cm are drawn from one another. The players must walk along the path so as to be sure to step inside each circle and, observing the same condition, return back.
2. On a narrow path, pins (or small towns, or wooden blocks) are placed in different places. Players must walk on stilts along the path back and forth, trying not to touch or knock over any pins.
3. A distance of 15-20 m must be covered by taking as few steps as possible. To do this, you need to try to spread your legs wider. This is not so easy to do on stilts.
Pillar walkers
These simple devices will replace stilts. To make them, you need a strong rope and pieces of round logs with a diameter of 10-15 cm. Pieces of rope of sufficient length are threaded into holes drilled in the upper part of the pole walkers. When walking, the ends of the ropes are held in the hands - they help move the legs with the pillar walkers.
They compete on pole walkers in the same way as on stilts. By the way, you can use large tin cans instead of wooden chocks.
Weight-lifting
In this competition, you can identify both the winners in push-ups of the kettlebell separately with the right or left hand, and the winner based on the sum of the exercises performed with both hands. It is advisable to at least approximately divide the participants into weight categories before the start of the competition (maybe the weights will be of different weights for different weight categories).
Tug of War
Let it not be entirely traditional for Maslenitsa. Preparation is the same as in a regular tug-of-war, but the teams take on it with their backs to each other.
Three legs
The players are divided into pairs, each pair's legs are tied (the right leg of one to the left leg of the other). The pair on “three legs” runs to the turning flag and returns to the starting line.
Wheelbarrow
Team relay race, where pairing is required. One of the pair will have to become a wheelbarrow - a cargo transport with one wheel and two handles. The role of the wheel will be played by the hands, and the handles by the legs. On command, the “wheelbarrow” player lies on the ground, focusing on his hands, and the “driver” takes his partner by the legs so that the body of the “wheelbarrow” is parallel to the ground. The “wheelbarrow,” moving on its hands, must reach the turning flag and return back, where another “wheelbarrow” is ready to move.
Russian broom
Comic championship in throwing a broom at a distance. It is more convenient to take a broom without a shaft.
Who's faster on a broom?
There are pins lined up on the court. You need to run like a snake on a broomstick and not knock over the pins. The one who knocks them down the least wins.
Broom on forehead
Now try wearing it on your forehead for as long as possible.
Russian beauty
The girls first dance in a circle, showing off their costumes. Then they walk with a rocker and full buckets of water, showing off their stance and gait.
Russian bath
Use a dry bath broom to “steam” the enemy, see who can beat the broom on him the fastest.
Concert competitions:
Ditties (If you want to win over your girlfriend, sing a funny ditty).;
- spoon players (Try to play spoons to the accompaniment of an accordion player);
- re-dancing (“Barynya”, “Gypsy”, “Apple”, “Semyonovna”).
Auction proverbs about pancakes, Maslenitsa: who knows more proverbs.
The Russian soul is structured in such a way that as soon as the last New Year’s fireworks have died down and the protracted feasts have died down, the people begin to wait for spring. That is why Farewell to the Russian Winter is celebrated so widely and joyfully Wide Maslenitsa. On these days, both those who strictly observe Orthodox traditions and those who do not adhere to them happily gorge themselves on pancakes and participate in fun activities and folk festivities. For those who like to add something new to the traditional program of this wonderful holiday, we offer outdoor games and fun for Maslenitsa: some of them are more suitable for a small company, others - for a mass celebration.
1. Outdoor game - skit for Maslenitsa "Pancakes with Caviar"
To play this game, you need to prepare fiery folk music and six chairs (bench) and invite six people to participate in it. Before the start of the skit, assign roles and introduce the participants to the audience to the music, at the same time rehearsing their movements and words with each (it is better not to give cards with words, they will interfere with movement). The presenter calls each character, he expressively says his phrase and demonstrates his movement to a musical excerpt. Then the presenter will explain the rules: everyone sits down, the text is read, every time their character is mentioned, the participant gets up and runs clockwise around the chairs, making a characteristic movement and shouting out his line, then sits down again. If the word “Pancakes” is heard in the text, everyone jumps up and shouts: “Happy holiday, people!” and run around the chairs together.
There are no winners or losers in this game, even if someone gets confused, it doesn't matter, it's just a reason to have fun and move around the holiday.
(The game was invented by analogy with the famous skit - if the presenter likes the option with cards more, you can distribute the words, removing the movements).
Characters, lines and characteristic movements:
Grandfather: “I want a drink!” - one hand on the back of the head, the other on the waist
Baba: “I’ll treat everyone!” - spreads his hands hospitably
Daughter: “Life is good!” - claps his hands
Son-in-law: “The soul has turned around!” - hands on hips
Caviar: “The mouth is happy!” - the thumb shows the gesture: “Wow!”
Pancakes: “Happy holiday, people!” - welcome hand gesture
Sketch text
They lived - there was Grandfather... and Baba..., they lived - they didn’t grieve,
On Maslenitsa they loved to bake pancakes.
Son-in-law... with Daughter... for Pancakes... they came to them,
They brought caviar... sterlet to the Pancakes!
Grandfather... with Son-in-law... They take pancakes, dip them in Caviar,
And they themselves hint to Baba.. and Daughter.. about the holiday!
And Baba..., you know, bakes Pancakes... with heat,
It’s as if he and his Daughter...don’t understand their hints.
Grandfather... almost suffocated with Blin from anger,
Son-in-law... actually choked on caviar... sterlet.
Here immediately Baba. and Daughter..., they got some liqueur
Everyone drank and started eating Pancakes with gusto!
The hut on Maslenitsa is red with love, delicious pancakes,
Children's laughter, and housewives with smart minds!!!
Elena Eremina
About the role of the mobile games a lot has already been said in the training and education system. And in our preschool educational institution No. 9 mobile organized games are a means of comprehensive development of children preschool age, are used everywhere and every day. But I want to pay special attention folk outdoor games. They are an integral part in the upbringing of preschool children. By participating in them, children get acquainted with the uniqueness of life, language, and customs of people of different nationalities. IN folk games always contain speech content. They are mainly presented in the form of round dance folklore amusements and practical jokes. Folk games are very entertaining, contain old, little-used words, and are very popular with children. They always create a joyful, upbeat mood, which is a condition for children’s interest; emotional experiences in the game mobilize all their strength to achieve their goal.
Counting rhymes, drawing lots, beginnings, and nursery rhymes give the games a unique flavor.
A traditional Russian holiday, which is celebrated annually by both children and adults in our kindergarten, is MASLENITSA. It's especially fun After all, children really love ritual holidays: slides, various competitions, dressing up, games.
Maslenitsa- one of the longest holidays. The celebration lasts for a whole week, during which children make crafts, eat pancakes, compete, and participate in a themed matinee.
On Friday, the last working day, Maslenitsa in kindergarten we celebrated on a grand scale. Dress the kids in folk costumes and began the celebration in the music room. And we didn’t have to go far to find games - our ancestors, the Slavs, had already invented them once, and they continue to delight children.
Russian folk outdoor game"Stream"
Our great-grandmothers and great-grandfathers knew and loved this game, and it has come down to us almost unchanged. There is no need to be strong, agile or fast. This game is of a different kind - emotional, it creates a mood that is cheerful and cheerful.
The rules are simple. The players stand one after another in pairs, usually a boy and a girl, a boy and a girl, join hands and hold them high above their heads. The clasped hands create a long corridor. The player who did not get a pair goes to "source" stream and, passing under clasped hands, looks for a mate.
Holding hands, the new couple makes their way to the end of the corridor, and the one whose couple was broken goes to the beginning "stream". And passing under clasped hands, he takes with him the one he likes. So "trickle" moves - the more participants, the more fun the game is, especially fun to play with music.
A game "Tug of War"
Children stand on both sides of the rope and, at a signal, begin to pull in different directions. That team wins, which will manage to pull the rope across the line.
Relay race: Pancake with heat, heat in a hot frying pan.
Children like pancakes.
How delicious are pancakes!
Everyone in the world is in love
Into delicious pancakes!
Round dance on Maslenitsa
Calls for burning effigy Maslenitsa
So that it doesn't go out!
So that all the snowstorms
They flew away together
For the birds to sing
The grass was turning green
The skies are chenille
And the ears of corn ripened!
So that all adversity,
Winter frosts,
Failures, tears -
Let them burn, let them burn,
They're flying towards the sun!
Burn, burn clearly
So that it doesn't go out!
Burn, burn brighter
Summer will be hotter!
Maslenitsa is tanned -
The whole world is tired of it!
I walked happily
She sang and played.
Hello, goodbye
Come next year!
Spring is already at the door,
So burn, burn quickly!
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Maslenitsa is traditionally celebrated outdoors. We offer you a scenario for such an event. It is not necessary to stage it; playing outdoors will also help make this holiday fun.
You will need two adults who will be the entertainers. They will attract children and adults to all kinds of competitions and will direct the fun in the right direction. As the holiday progresses, they can improvise, change tasks, and change their own texts. However, the list of entertainment and competitions should be drawn up in advance to avoid annoying pauses and misunderstandings. Further on in the scenario we will call them buffoons. The main thing is to take into account that the event takes place outside, which means that static competitions must be alternated with moving ones so that children and adults do not have time to freeze.
Characters
Buffoons
Buffoons. Winter doesn’t want to go away, look how wonderful the frost is! To keep us warm, let's play.
Outdoor games are played.
Labyrinth
This game will require the efforts of everyone, adults will happily remember their childhood, and kids will happily play around in the snow. Choose a location for the future labyrinth in advance. Draw the diagram of your chosen snow structure (a square or a circle is the most convenient shape) with two exits on opposite sides. First of all, the internal partitions of the labyrinth are laid out from snow, then the walls are laid out from the center to the edges. Pay attention to the height of the walls, they should not be higher than 1 m (in case someone gets lost, they will be easy to find in the passages of the labyrinth). The width of the passages should be convenient for the advancement of children and adults (80-100 cm). If the labyrinth is being built in a snowy area where there is plenty of snow, you can simply remove the snow with a shovel, laying it on the sides of the passages. Another option: not to build, but to trample confusing passages on the site. In order to increase the intrigue, you can divide into teams and place flags inside the maze different colors by the number of players (by team colors). The team that collects the most flags the fastest wins.
Santa Claus shooting gallery
What would winter be without a snowball fight? There is no better exciting, warming fun in the fresh frosty air. Set up snowball throwing targets on the playground. The simplest option is wooden shields measuring 1 x 1 m with several circles with a diameter of 30, 60 and 90 cm drawn on them (you can make them in the form of stuffed Maslenitsa or Snowmen, or simply stick images of thick cardboard on the shield or draw on the shields). Shields can be dug into the ground on poles, hung on a wall or on a fence. If it is not possible to make targets, you can simply draw them on a blank wall of a house or a fence. The most accurate one wins.
snow Hill
There is no way to complete Shrovetide week without going downhill. It is quite simple to build, the main thing is to have more space. You can build a lower slide for the little ones and a steeper one for adults (the difference between the start and finish levels should be 3-5 m). The main thing is to take into account that the length of the slide is 3-4 times greater than its height. For convenience, the width of the descent platform and the ice path should be at least 1 m; if they will go down the slide on sleds, the width should be at least 1.5 m. Construction of the slide requires preliminary preparation; during the thaw, roll up snow globes with your children in advance and gather them together. The building blocks are ready. Now you need to compact the snow with your feet (you can’t do this without the help of children) or with a shovel. Excess snow needs to be cut off, it will be used for the construction of a barrier fence and stairs. Now you need to fill the slide with cold water (to prevent thawed patches from appearing). If you have time and desire, you can build an “American” snow slide with turns, intermediate ascents and descents, and decorative arches. The rules of the game are simple, the one who drives the furthest wins. You can make the task more difficult. Each person leaving must hold a plastic cup of water in their hands. The winner is the one who slides the farthest without spilling a drop. Instead of a glass of water, you can offer to drive with a book or a snowball on your head. You can throw a snowball at a target while sliding down a hill, shout a tongue twister while going down, or guess a riddle. Fantasy is not limited by anything, the main condition is the safety of children. No sharp, beating or piercing objects.
Butter carousel
This fun came to us from antiquity; it is still a great attraction among children. You need to find a pole; a metal rod 70-80 cm long is driven into its upper end (an ordinary crowbar will do). A wheel is put on the rod, to which long poles are attached (can be screwed with wire or nailed). The sleds are tied to these poles. The sled will have to roll along the path, which must be cleared of snow in advance and filled with water. For such fun, wide sleds or two-by-two sleds are better suited. The snow around the pole should be sprinkled with sand to prevent those who untwist the pole lying on the ground from slipping. Of course, such fun is only possible where there are strong men. This cannot be done without the participation of dads.
Slippery pillar
This is another old buttery pastime that will still be interesting today. A tall pillar is placed, which is doused with cold water so that it freezes. Gifts are hung on a pole, like on a Christmas tree, at different distances from each other. The player's task is to climb onto the slippery pole and get to the gifts. Whoever got what got it got it. The strongest and most persistent wins, the one who gets to the very end and gets the most valuable prize.
Throwing brooms
This is a wonderful outdoor competition, fun and simple: it is a championship in broom throwing over a distance. For such fun you need to take several brooms without a shaft. What is winter without a janitor with a broom clearing the snow? We are holding a competition for the title of Honorary Janitor. The winner is the one who throws the broom the farthest or knocks down the snow figure.
Panicle three
What's Maslenitsa without troika riding? Only in the city now a live horse is a rarity. It’s okay, the horse can be replaced with an ordinary broom. On a flat area, build a chain of snow globes (you can replace them with skittles). The task is to gallop (run) on a broom along the path without knocking down the fences. The one who knocks down the least wins.
Steam room
After fun in the fresh air, it’s good to take a steam bath in the bathhouse. You're not in a hurry to go home yet, but a bathhouse won't hurt. We offer an old Russian pastime - using a dry bath broom to “steam” your opponent. The main task is to hit the broom on the enemy as quickly as possible. Take care of safety; during the match, the players must wear protective masks (for example, hockey masks).
So, the celebration continues. The buffoons appear.
Buffoons.
To us, here! Get ready, people!
Something interesting awaits you today!
Games, fun, fun and laughter,
We have enough holiday for everyone.
Let's, children, together, in unison, call for the red spring.
Adults, together with children and Buffoons, call for spring.
Spring, spring is red!
Come, spring, with goodness,
With great joy:
With the warm sun,
A bountiful harvest,
With pouring rain,
With beautiful flowers,
With abundant gifts!
Spring appears with a greeting (the text accompanying its appearance can be anything).
Vesna invites children and adults to guess riddles about Spring, birds and animals.
Children and adults can be divided into teams in advance, or each person can guess in turn.
Puzzles
From the window in the window there is a golden spindle. (Sunbeam)
He came from heaven and went to earth. (Rain)
The red yoke hung across the river. (Rainbow)
Without a tongue, but speaks. Without legs, but running. (Creek)
An old grandfather, he is a hundred years old, paved the bridge. The Red One came and dispersed the entire bridge. (Frost and spring.)
What is not sown will be born in the spring? (Grass)
The whole field was covered in small greenery. (Spring meadow.)
Mother in the spring - in a colored dress, mother in winter - in a white raincoat. (Field)
The brothers began to climb out of the cradle. They fell to the ground and turned green. (Sprouting grain.)
In the summer he walks without a path near the fir trees and oaks, and in the winter he sleeps in a den, hiding his nose from the frost. (Bear)
Note. Don't forget that the celebration is held outside, which means there is a game going on.
Buffoons. Hey, hey, honest people, we strained our brains - now let’s strain our muscles! We propose to organize a sack race.
Both individual players and teams can participate in the competition.
Note: while equipment is being distributed, division into teams, and the rules of the game are being explained, one of the buffoons reads an impromptu barker.
Buffoon.
This is fun, this is fun.
This has never happened before.
It's hard to run without legs
The legs are hidden in a bag.
Who will be more dexterous?
Get your reward sooner rather than later.
Spring. Have you warmed up? Let's now take a break and remember songs about winter, spring and, of course, Maslenitsa.
Note: You can play this way: call by line from different songs or according to the principle of playing “Cities”, i.e. the next line should begin with the letter with which the previous line ended.
Buffoons. And now we invite you to try the fun of our ancestors - walking on stilts.
Oh, it's so much fun!
You'll have a good laugh,
Transform into a crane.
I will help you with this!
Note: You can arrange a speed hike on stilts to see who gets to the finish line faster. You can simply invite everyone to try their hand at it. A competition is being held.
Spring. How do we know that spring has arrived?
Children. The streams are running, the sun is warming, the birds are flying.
Spring. That’s right, birds are flying in from the south, the piles of snow are melting. Let's play the "bird game" - "Sparrows and Crows."
Sparrows and crows
Rules of the game: players are divided into two teams - “sparrows” and “ravens”. The presenter says: “Sparrows!”, The members of this team catch “crows”. Suddenly the presenter says “Crows!”, and everything happens the other way around, the “crows” catch the “sparrows”. The game is dynamic, there is no need to drag it out, the main goal is to warm up and get a boost of energy.
Buffoons. But there is such a bird, Boris Zakhoder also wrote about it, maybe someone will remember? (If the children remember this poem, they recite it; if not, the buffoons prompt.)
How beautiful the peacock is, he has one vice,
All peacock beauty begins with the tail.
Attention, attention, we are offering the Peacock Tail competition.
Peacock tail
A rope is attached to the participant’s waist (you can attach a broom), one end of which hangs down to the floor. A snake is built on the ground from skittles or plastic bottles. The task is to pass between without knocking over a single object with your tail. The one who gets to the finish line first and fastest wins.
Buffoons. Fun for adults, but for kids? Come on, little ones, come over, do you want to take part? Game for the little ones “Snowdrops”.
Snowdrops
Prepare paper flowers in advance; you can use small plastic multi-colored bottles instead of flowers.
Flowers cut out of paper are scattered on a snowy clearing; these are the first spring flowers - snowdrops. The one who collects the most snowdrops wins.
Spring. And now moms and dads are invited, let's have a tug of war. This ancient Maslenitsa fun.
Note: organize several tournaments. Only mothers perform first, fathers second, and then you can arrange a competition for family teams.
Buffoons. This has never happened before! Broom competition. Birch or Christmas tree? Are these fairy tales or true stories? Witches kicking up dust?
Broom racing
A long strip is drawn on the snow - a track, along it a snake is placed plastic bottles, participants (you can seat a whole family) sit astride long brooms and run to the finish line.
Note: if it is difficult to find brooms, replace them with brooms or shovels for clearing snow.
Spring. What would a farewell to winter be without riding in troikas with bells? I invite all dads who want to turn into horses. Note: dads are harnessed to a sled; to make it more believable, bells are put on their necks; kids in the sleds must help dads by pretending to neigh. Those who reach the finish line first win.
Spring. Well done, horses! Let's now relax and remember fairy tales and films about winter, spring and Maslenitsa.
The main thing is to depict the title and content without words, only with gestures. The winner will be the one who portrays it best. We will choose it all together. And the second winner will be the one who guesses the most.
Note: Before the screening, anyone must quietly tell Vesna what film or fairy tale he wished for.
Buffoons. The Japanese have sumo, and we have our own fun. We invite you to participate in the ancient Russian entertainment “Cockerels”.
Cockerels
A flat area is selected on which to draw a circle. The game participants are divided into pairs according to age and weight category. The first pair enters the circle, jumping on one leg and holding the other with their hand, the players must push the opponent out of the circle. Attention! They push not with their hands, but only with their shoulders. The one pushed out of the circle is eliminated from the game. The next pair of players enters the circle, then the winners compete with each other. The last winner wins.
Buffoons. And now we invite the little people to the tree of sweets and to the ribbon carousel.
Sweet tree
This children's version Traditional butterfly fun, but instead of a tall smooth pole, the sweets are hung on the branches of a tree. The kids' task is to jump up and get the gift. The test can be complicated, for example, by offering to bite off a bagel or gingerbread while jumping with your teeth.
Ribbon carousel
This fun is also reminiscent of old Russian fun for adults. A long stick or pole is stuck into the snow. Bright ribbons are tied to the pole in such a way that they easily slide and rotate on the stick, but do not go down to the ground. Each child chooses their own ribbon and runs after each other in a circle.
Note: There should be an adult next to the carousel to prevent children from getting dizzy.
Spring. Well, dear guests, did you play and have fun? Isn't it time for us to try some pancakes and find out which housewife did the best job?
Note: Agree in advance with friends and guests so that each family submits pancakes for tasting. Prepare signs with the housewives' names. Before the tasting, the names of the hostesses must be hidden. Each person who tastes the pancakes is given one forfeit, with which he can vote only once for the pancakes he likes. Near each dish with pancakes you need to place a bowl or box where the forfeits will be placed. At the very end of the tasting, the number of forfeits is counted, and the hostess who receives the most forfeits wins.
What is Maslenitsa without a hot, blazing samovar? Sbiten, a traditional Russian drink, will come in very handy in the fresh air. It's very easy to prepare. Mint and St. John's wort (any aromatic herbs will do) are brewed with spices (cinnamon, cloves), and honey is added. The drink is consumed only hot.
Spring. Isn't it time, dear guests, to say goodbye to Winter, to Maslenitsa? Let the fierce cold give way to the warm sun, let the ant grass turn green in the fields instead of snow. Let drops ring and streams gurgle instead of the howling of a blizzard. Buffoons. It's time for us to say goodbye to winter; we'll warm ourselves from the fire. This is what our ancestors did when they lit fires.
Burning of Maslenitsa
Firewood for the fire must be prepared in advance; the fire must be high so that the Maslenitsa effigy burns in it. Children can help collect wood for the fire, but only under adult supervision. You need to remember the safety of the kids, explain in advance the rules of behavior around the fire and be near them. Children and adults join hands and dance around the fire with the words: “Go away, Winter! Goodbye, Maslenitsa! Hello Spring! Burn, burn clearly so that it doesn’t go out! Goodbye, Maslenitsa! And come again next year!”
Buffoons. Everyone has been familiar with the fairy tale “The Snow Maiden” since childhood, written by A. N. Ostrovsky. The Berendey forest inhabitants said goodbye to Maslenitsa with the words with which we would like to end our holiday:
Farewell, honest Maslena!
If you're alive, I'll see you.
Wait at least a year
Yes, to know, to know that Maslena will come again.
For the bravest and most desperate, offer the last Maslenitsa fun - jumping over the fire. This can be done after the fire becomes lower. A tiny fire can be made for the little ones, but you need to jump over the fire with them, holding their hand.
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This development presents a scenario for the holiday. The children were invited to take part in the Fun Fair (in winter fun) and burn the effigy so that Winter will give way to Spring.
Purpose of the event: introduction to the celebration of Russian folk holidays.
Objectives of the event:
- introduce students to the customs and traditions of Maslenitsa celebrations;
- expand the general horizons of students;
- develop agility, speed, coordination of movements, logical thinking;
- create a festive atmosphere among students;
- cultivate friendly relations, respect for the way of life, everyday life, and customs of ancestors.
Forms of organization of activities: theatrical performance, competition games.
Progress of the event
Cheerful music sounds and buffoons run out.
1st buffoon: All! All! All! On holiday! We celebrate Maslenitsa, say goodbye to winter, and ring in spring!
2nd buffoon:
Hey hey guys
Listen to me!
I'll tell you a secret,
And you are further than the whole world,
What do we have here today?
For fun - freedom:
There will be music and singing,
Dancing, games, entertainment
Very interesting,
Simply wonderful!
Today the law here is simple:
"Sing and dance, dance and sing!"
Let's forgive all mistakes today,
But not the lack of a smile!
1st buffoon: Come, mash your bones! Today Maslenitsa invites you to visit!
2nd buffoon:
To us, here! Get ready, people!
Something interesting awaits you today!
Games, fun, fun and laughter,
We have enough holiday for everyone.
Everyone gathered in a big round dance.
Leading: Hello, dear, long-awaited guests! Today we have - Take a walk! The fourth day of Great Maslenitsa! Maslenitsa! Maslenitsa! Wide Maslenitsa!
1st buffoon: We will see off winter and welcome spring, sing funny Russian songs and play games.
2nd buffoon: Look who's coming towards us! It’s Zimushka herself coming towards us.
Music for winter.
Winter. Hello people! Aren't you tired of the long winter? Maybe you should add some more frost and some snow?
Buffoons (together). We don’t need such joy, we are frozen to the bones, teeth are missing, we can’t wait for warmer days. Maybe you will give way to Spring?
Winter. I'll take a look and think about it. If you make me laugh, amuse me, maybe I’ll give way to Spring.
Leading: Guys, do you want Spring to come? Let's try to make Zima laugh and amuse himself?
1st buffoon: Winter doesn’t want to go away like that, she wants to be amused!
2nd buffoon: Are you ready to take part in winter fun?
1st buffoon: Then, we open our Entertainment Fair.
Leading: In order to participate in the Fair, each class must receive an “Entertainment Ticket” and follow the specified route. Having finished all the tasks, we gather here with you. And we’ll find out if we were able to please Winter?
1st buffoon: We begin!
Music.
Fun fair
- Shooting gallery of Santa Claus. What would winter be without a snowball fight? There is no better exciting, warming fun in the fresh frosty air. Set up snowball throwing targets on the playground. The simplest option is wooden shields measuring 1 x 1 m with several circles with a diameter of 30, 60 and 90 cm drawn on them (you can make them in the form of stuffed Maslenitsa or Snowmen, or simply stick images of thick cardboard on the shield or draw them on the shields). Shields can be dug into the ground on poles, hung on a wall or on a fence. If it is not possible to make targets, you can simply draw them on a blank wall of a house or a fence. The most accurate one wins.
- Competition – relay race “Plant Potatoes”. The first member of each team has a bucket with 6 “potatoes”. At the presenter’s signal, the first participant runs to the drawn line and places one potato in the “holes” dug in the snow and painted with paint. Having finished the work, the first participant returns to the team and passes the bucket to the second participant. The second participant collects the potatoes and passes the bucket of potatoes to the third participant. The third one “plants” potatoes, etc.)
- "Cock-fights". Draw a narrow “path” in the snow. Participants are invited to knock down their opponent with a pillow. The one who goes beyond the line loses.
- Bowling. Goal: knock down the pins. Team competition: who will shoot down the most. Everyone is given one attempt.
- Ditties about Maslenitsa and winter
- Throwing brooms. This is a wonderful outdoor competition, fun and simple: it is a championship in broom throwing over a distance. For such fun you need to take several brooms without a shaft. What is winter without a janitor with a broom clearing the snow? We are holding a competition for the title of Honorary Janitor. The winner is the one who throws the broom the farthest or knocks down the snow figure.
- Riddles (about holidays Maslenitsa)
From the little window there is a golden spindle. (Sunbeam)
He came from heaven and went to earth. (Rain)
The red yoke hung across the river. (Rainbow)
Without a tongue, but speaks. Without legs, but running. (Creek)
An old grandfather, he is a hundred years old, paved the bridge. The Red One came and dispersed the entire bridge. (Frost and spring.)
What is not sown will be born in the spring? (Grass)
The whole field was covered in small greenery. (Spring meadow.)
Mother in the spring - in a colored dress, mother in winter - in a white raincoat. (Field)
The brothers began to climb out of the cradle. They fell to the ground and turned green. (Sprouting grain.)
In the summer he walks without a path near the fir trees and oaks, and in the winter he sleeps in a den, hiding his nose from the frost. (Bear) - You can also play the game "Sparrows and Crows"(if they guess the riddles quickly). Rules of the game: players are divided into two teams - “sparrows” and “crows”. The presenter says: “Sparrows!”, The members of this team catch “crows”. Suddenly the presenter says “Crows!”, and everything happens the other way around, the “crows” catch the “sparrows”. The game is dynamic, there is no need to drag it out, the main goal is to warm up and get a boost of energy.
- Broom racing. A long stripe is drawn in the snow - a track, plastic bottles are placed along it like a snake, the participants (you can seat a whole family) sit astride long brooms and run to the finish line.
Note: if it is difficult to find brooms, replace them with brooms or shovels for clearing snow.
Music.
1st buffoon:
Hey people! Get ready for a round dance.
Well we started the holiday.
2nd buffoon: I wonder if Zimushka was respected?
Winter: You made me laugh. Maybe I'm thinking about staying. You feel good with me. Games good in winter there are so many. Why should I leave?
Leading: Yes, Winter, we feel good with you! But I want the sun to warm us with its warmth.
Winter: Then one more task for you. Handle it, I’ll give in. You need to draw out Spring. On the one hand, my team, on the other, my rivals.
Leading: Yes, in the old days, one of the funs on Maslenitsa was tug of war, let’s follow the tradition.
1st buffoon. Whoever is the stronger of the guys, come out, don’t be timid! We quickly grab the rope, the one who pulls it will be glad. He will become the strongest and get the gift.
The rope can be pulled both individually and in teams.
The main thing is that the strengths of the participants are approximately equal. This should be monitored by adult assistants to the presenter.
Buffoons can help the competition participants, or they can “fool around” by pretending to help.
Winter. I see that the buffoons spent the winter in vain, they didn’t play in the snow, they didn’t move down the mountain. I’ll probably stay with you some more, treat you to snow and frost, and won’t let spring come.
Presenter. Wait, Winter, let's ask the guys how they spent the winter. Guys, was there always enough snow for skiing?
Children (in unison). Yes!
Presenter. Have you always gone down hills quickly?
Children (in unison). Yes!
Presenter. Winter! Thank you for the snowball, for the snow slides, for the skating rink and the fast ski track.
1st buffoon. Now make way for the Red Spring. She's just around the corner.
2nd buffoon. Maslenitsa will help us with this.
Winter. And where is your assistant?
Presenter. To do this, you need to get into a round dance and sing the song together.
1st buffoon. If only she would come sooner, cheerful, perky, wild, and not meek.
2nd buffoon. Hey guys, let's sing a song with you "____"
Children sing and Maslenitsa appears.
Presenter. Maslenitsa lasted seven days.
1st buffoon. The first day is “Meeting”, we have already celebrated Maslenitsa. Let's move on to the second day.
2nd buffoon. The second day is “game 3”. Guys and girls ride down the hill, trying to get to know each other.
1st buffoon. Winter lasts a long, long time, but Maslenitsa goes by quickly. The third day is announced - “Gourmand”.
2nd buffoon. What do people eat on Maslenitsa?
Children (in unison). Pancakes!
1st buffoon. Thursday is the busiest day - “Revelry”.
2nd buffoon. Day five - "Mother-in-law's evening." When visiting their sons-in-law, mothers-in-law would enjoy pancakes.
1st buffoon. Day six - “Sister-in-law’s get-togethers.”
2nd buffoon. On these days, family tea parties were held with the presentation of gifts.
Presenter. Maslenitsa ended with Forgiveness Resurrection. Everyone asked each other for forgiveness, and then burned the effigy of Maslenitsa and finally said goodbye to Winter.
Winter(who had been watching the events taking place all this time). Or maybe you'll change your mind again? Why do you need this Spring, it’s so fun, snowy, frosty, fresh with me!
1st buffoon. No, Zimushka, your time has passed.
2nd buffoon. Empress Maslenitsa, we boasted about you, ate pancakes and had fun! Your time has come, leave us!!!
Presenter. Well, guys, it's time to say goodbye to Winter - to burn Maslenitsa! Let's tell her in unison the words that the Slavs said a long time ago.
Children(in unison). Maslenitsa is a deceiver, she brought me to fasting - she ran away! Maslenitsa, come back to New Year show yourself! Burn, burn clearly so that it doesn’t go out!!!
We burn the effigy, and Winter leaves.
Music. Coming out of Spring.
Spring. Hello guys, teachers, dear guests. Winter told me that you can sing, dance, and play various games. You made Winter happy, so she gave way to me.
Buffoons. Farewell winter! Long live Spring!
Spring.
As if to say goodbye to winter, pancakes flew from the oven,
Wow, you buffoons, don’t be stingy, share your buttery pancake!
And the guys and I will sing the song “Pancakes”
Song "Pancakes".
Presenter. Thank you for your attention, for your active efforts, for the fun, jokes, laughter. And there will be a reward for everyone! We invite you to have pancakes and a samovar.