Pancake carnival in Moscow Russia

Every year group of enthusiasts organize unofficial Pancake week celebration.
People gather on a field deep in the forest and start to have fun: they toboggan



fighting "wall to wall"












playing games


And the main action in taking of the snow fortress









Then the scarecrow, that symbolize the winter, is set on fire


the celebration ends.



More photos here.

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