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Headline: Shrovetide Celebrated In Pyrohiv Open Air Museum

Caption: Kolodkuvannia ritual recreated as part of the holiday "Kolodii. Masnytsia" on Spivoche Field at the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pyrohiv, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. A "kolodka" in the form of a rolling pin, log, shawl, ribbon, or flower was attached to boys’ and girls’ limbs as a punishment for not getting married during the previous Masnytsia.

Keywords: Kyiv,museum,Pyrohiv,Kolodii,folk customs,traditions,folk rituals,holiday,celebration,Masnytsia,Shrovetide,Kolodkuvannia,ritual,tradition

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