People burn an effigy of Lady Maslenitsa as they celebrate Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, in the Russian far eastern city of Vladivostok, March 17, 2013. Maslenitsa is widely viewed as a pagan holiday marking the end of winter and is celebrated with pancake eating, while the Orthodox Church considers it as the week of feasting before Lent. (Photo by Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)
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