kremlin.ru | Administration of the President of RussiaBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko congratulated his fellow citizens on Maslenitsa and advised them not to eat too many pancakes.The head of state took part in the Minsk 2023 ski slope, where he finished to the applause of the public. The president’s team played out of the standings.“Don’t eat a lot of pancakes, because you’ll be like me. But today you can, and I don’t like drunks, but you can drink 50 grams and eat pancakes,” Lukashenka was quoted as saying by the Telegram channel. “First Pool” .In 2023, the Maslenitsa festivities take place from February 20 to 26. On Sunday, according to tradition, they see winter out to sea. On this day, effigies are burned and they will also ask forgiveness from relatives and friends.

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