The last day of Maslenitsa was celebrated with a grand festival on the central square of the capital.

The organizer of the event is the Russian community in Moldova, with the support of the Russian Embassy.

Farid Mukhametshin, Russian Ambassador to Molodova, Vsevolod Philip minister-counselor of the Russian Embassy in Moldova, Valentin Rybicki head of Russian cooperation office came to watch performances of folk groups and of course to try pancakes and other oil meals.

People were flocking to listen to the melodies of folk songs concerning this popular holiday. The comers took part in various competitions, danced, watched performances of creative groups. The culmination of the festivities was burning of effigy of winter. Our ancestors associated this rite with arrival of the long-awaited spring and end of the cold winter.