Maslanitsa; Shrovetide

The Country Fair & Amusement Park; Shrovetide is the English equivalent of what is known in the greater part of Southern Europe as the "Carnival", a word which, in spite of wild suggestions to the contrary, is undoubtedly to be derived from the "taking away of flesh" (carne levare) which marked the beginning of Lent. - There is a border around the image. Image size is correct. Many sizes available.