Actors wearing fairy tale characters' costumes perform during the Maslenitsa (Shrovetide) holiday celebrations in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Maslenitsa is an Orthodox Christian holiday celebrated in the last week before the Orthodox Lent. The festivities feature baking traditional pancakes, sleigh rides, sparring between groups of men and, finally burning the effigy of Maslenitsa. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)