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article about Shrovetide and fill in the gaps with the missing words/phrases given
below:
Shrovetide
A Russian Celebration
In late February and early March, Russia
Blank 1 Вопрос 9celebrates Shrovetide, Blank 2 Вопрос 9the most ancient festival of the Slavonic people. In
the old days, Slavs believed that the change of seasons was the struggle
between Yarilo, Blank 3 Вопрос 9most important part of Shrovetide week , and the evil spirits of Blank 4 Вопрос 9cold and darkness . People
believed that they had to help Yarilo fight against winter and bring in the
spring. So, for the whole week, ancient Russian villagers Blank 5 Вопрос 9 making and eating pancakes . They built Blank 6 Вопрос 9 a straw dummy of the Shrovetide
Maid, then put it on a sledge and pulled it around the village. On the last day of
the festival, they burnt it and chanted: “We are seeing off Shrovetide and
waiting for the sun to come!"
The Blank 7 Вопрос 9Yarilo was Blank 8 Вопрос 9god of the sun . The hot, round pancakes symbolized Blank 9 Вопрос 9had fun and games .