Ukrainians celebrate Butter Week, marking end of winter (PHOTOS)

Hundreds of Kyivans came to Pyrohiv, an open-air folk museum, on Feb. 29 to participate in the celebrations of the Butter Week. The Butter Week, known in Ukraine as Maslyana or Masnytsya, is a week-long traditional holiday that marks the end of the winter. It is celebrated during the week before the Lent, which in …