Shrovetide Fair in Saint Petersburg
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The Shrovetide Fair in Saint Petersburg is a lively pre-Lenten Russian festival marked by outdoor celebrations, folk performances, and traditional foods, famously depicted as the bustling backdrop of Stravinsky’s ballet "Petrushka."
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian folk festival
ⓘ
annual event ⓘ cultural festival ⓘ |
| artHistoricalImportance | iconic representation of Russian fair life in early modernist music and ballet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian folk traditions
ⓘ
pre-Lenten feasting ⓘ public amusements ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtForm |
Russian ballet
ⓘ
Russian folk theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Petrushka (puppet character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebrationOf | Shrovetide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole | popular urban version of Maslenitsa celebrations ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | marks the end of winter and the approach of Lent ⓘ |
| depictedAs | colorful and chaotic fairground setting in Petrushka ⓘ |
| depictedIn | Petrushka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedInCreator | Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedInWorkType | ballet ⓘ |
| featuresActivity |
folk performances
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outdoor celebrations ⓘ street entertainment ⓘ |
| featuresFood |
blini
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traditional Russian foods ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere |
bustling
ⓘ
lively ⓘ |
| hasElement |
crowds of townspeople
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market stalls ⓘ music and dancing ⓘ street vendors ⓘ |
| hasTheme | transition from merrymaking to Lent ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
St. Petersburg
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surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| notableFor | being the setting of Stravinsky’s ballet Petrushka ⓘ |
| relatedFestival | Maslenitsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | pre-Lenten festival ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century ⓘ |
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