Say goodbye to winter

Employees of a fast food chain prepare to serve free pancakes during their action to mark Maslenitsa, or Shrovetide, in central Moscow, on February 26, 2014. Maslenitsa is a week long traditional carnival of saying goodbye to the already passed winter in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.  Source: VASILY MAXIMOV / AFP PHOTO / East News

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