Each day of the week had its special name. Monday was the "seeing-in" day; Tuesday the day of pranks; on Wednesday the sweetmeats were tasted; while Thursday had no limitations—it was simply Broad Thursday, Friday ended with the mother-in-law's soiree and on Saturday the sister-in-law had her posidielit literally,—"sit-downs") But seven days of merriment, te ing and carousal were hardly enough for the Russian soul, in spite of the fact that when the church-bell pealed out for vespers on Sunday everyone fell at each other's feet and begged forgiveness for their sins, while early on Monday morning they had attend church and stu to the special Great Lent prayers, some revellers contrived to snatch two days from the Great Lent by making Monday and Tuesday known, semi-oMicially, as German. Maslianitsa.
When the Butter-Week begins the principal fare with which guests are plied are the bleeny. But what this dish actually is, how it is served and what the rituals -conneetwith its cating are—all this, could be more appropriately described when the Broad Russian Mastianitsa itself comes nearer to Shanghai.
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