MOSCOW, March 5 At the Beijing Exhibition Center On March 15, the first large-scale celebration of farewell to the Russian winter will take place, and on March 17, this event will be held in Xi'an, the central city of Shaanxi province, reports the press service of the chairman of the Russian part of the Russian-Chinese Committee of Friendship, Peace and Development, Boris Titov.
The press service recalled that by decree of the Russian President, 2024-2025 were declared cross years of culture between Russia and China, within their framework a whole series of cultural events were planned, and after the celebration of the Chinese New Year in Russia, it was the turn to introduce Maslenitsa to its eastern neighbors .
«In the Chinese capital, the holiday will begin at 16:00, two hours later there will be a concert with the participation of the Cossack song ensemble «Krinitsa», the Moscow Cossack Choir and the ensemble «Peddler». In Xi'an, the start of the concert is scheduled for 17:00″ , — stated in the press release.
“Visitors to the holiday will get acquainted with the tradition of folk festivities and will be able to feel the atmosphere of fun and gluttony that precedes the Orthodox Lent,” Titov’s words are quoted in the release. According to him, “traditional Russian pancakes are responsible for gluttony, skoromokhi and singers are responsible for fun. And, of course, the Cossacks, who are fluent in cold steel, will demonstrate the so-called sabrage — the art of opening a bottle of champagne with a saber. I am sure that the Chinese guests of the holiday will remember Russian generosity and Russian scope.»