The third day of Maslenitsa is called Gourmet. Learn about the signs and the tradition of the third day of Pancake Week.
Ukrainians call gourmet "shiver-women." On this day, mother-in-law invited evening pancakes. Everyone knows the saying "to his mother on pancakes," and so, in accordance with national traditions is on Wednesday, the third day of Carnival, mother-in-law laying hearty home and waited tables in-law. It should be noted that earlier the family had many children, and the daughters of each family had a few. Therefore, the company is going to the family table rather big - each son-mother-in-law had a hearty feed, treat tasty dishes that no one in the grievance did not stay.
What dishes prepared on the third day of Carnival - gourmet
Of course, the main course was on gourmet crepes, and every woman owned their own unique recipe for the dough pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. In addition to pancakes and a variety of toppings for them on the table were served a variety of treats (except meat): cheese, milk and milk dishes, muffins, tarts, cakes, dumplings with cheese, potatoes, eggs, Grechanik, fish, sbiten, were treated to brandy, cooked jelly, kvass, beer. Prepare a festive treat for in-law helped her daughter.
Maslenitsa week - nourishing and riotous. We load up to fed every day. However, the environment - one of the most nourishing days of the week, when the tables were literally burst with treats. This day was made to eat as much as you want and even more. "What is in the oven - swords on the table" - a saying about Pancake Day. Quite wasteful been was done on Shrove Tuesday, but preparing for it in every family, because thought than satisfying and richer will be a table on Shrove Tuesday, the yield will be the year, and the greater prosperity It will be home. That's why to follow the adage "Though with all the laid, but Pancake wires!"
Signs and traditions of Carnival of the third day - Gourmet
On the gourmet unmarried women and girls marriageable maiden organized congresses: riding in a sleigh, singing songs, and unmarried peasants and overgrown boys hung on the neck of wooden blocks - as punishment for failing to marry. For those trying to pay off cakes, sweets, pancakes and other treats.
On the streets continued bright Shrovetide celebrations, fairs, where people widely celebrated holiday that hosted the presentation and noisy entertainment, selling honey cakes, sbiten, nuts, cheese cakes, lollipops, could be treated with hot tea and fresh beer.
A festival on Shrove Tuesday / pixabay.com
Pancake was in fashion trips to the sleigh, driving around on threes, said that on the Pancake week, not only riding a baby so sick man. Particular attention was drawn to the young couples who just recently got married, they had to go on Shrove Tuesday in the best outfits in public hugging and kissing. Thereby maintaining the omen that his young skating awaken the land from hibernation, it will revive and begin to bear fruit, and soon the young family will get the first-born.
Be sure to ask, It called on both days of Shrovetide week and signs
