Girls take part in a festive game during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, in the Rachen village, Belarus, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Villagers take part in a festive game during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, in the Rachen village, Belarus, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Women swim with a samovar in a pond during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in Podolsk, Russia, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





A man jumps into a pond during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in Podolsk, Russia, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





A boy looks at remains of a burnt effigy of Lady Maslenitsa during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in Podolsk, Russia, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





A woman swims next to a samovar floating in a pond during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in Podolsk, Russia, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov/Reuters)





Members of the “Cryophile” winter swimmers club burn an effigy of Lady Maslenitsa during celebrations of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)





A man climbs up a wooden pole to get a prize during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, at the Bobrovy Log ski resort in the suburbs of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)





A man climbs up a wooden pole to get a prize during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, near Rumyantsevo, Moscow region, Russia, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)





A man climbs up a wooden pole to get a prize during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, at the Bobrovy Log ski resort in the suburbs of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)





Men take part in a pillow fight contest during celebration of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, at the Bobrovy Log ski resort in the suburbs of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Ilya Naymushin/Reuters)





Bakers make a pancake during celebrations of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in southern city of Stavropol, Russia, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters)





People watch a burning effigy of Lady Maslenitsa during celebrations of Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in southern city of Stavropol, Russia, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Eduard Korniyenko/Reuters)





Revellers lead a cart with an effigy of Kostrubatyi Did, a symbol of winter, during the celebration of Maslenitsa also known as Kolodiy, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in Kiev, Ukraine, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Revellers burn an effigy of Kostrubatyi Did, a symbol of winter, during the celebration of Maslenitsa also known as Kolodiy, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in Kiev, Ukraine, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





A reveller takes part in a festive game during the celebration of Maslenitsa also known as Kolodiy, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in Kiev, Ukraine, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Revellers sing during the celebration of Maslenitsa also known as Kolodiy, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in Kiev, Ukraine, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Revellers burn an effigy of Kostrubatyi Did, a symbol of winter, during the celebration of Maslenitsa also known as Kolodiy, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in Kiev, Ukraine, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)





Masked revellers take part in celebration of Maslenitsa also known as Kolodiy, a pagan holiday marking the end of winter, in Kiev, Ukraine, February 26, 2017. (Photo by Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters)