{"id":2307951,"date":"2026-03-02T08:18:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2307951"},"modified":"2026-03-02T08:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:18:26","slug":"annual-eastern-european-and-eurasian-spring-festival-gives-space-for-culture-music-and-bliny-the-lawrence-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/annual-eastern-european-and-eurasian-spring-festival-gives-space-for-culture-music-and-bliny-the-lawrence-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Eastern European and Eurasian Spring Festival gives space for culture, music and bliny \u2013 The Lawrence Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The smell of crepes and the sound of music filled Liberty Hall on Sunday as KU\u2019s Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREES) held its annual Spring Festival.<\/p>\n

The event is held each year around the time of Maslenitsa, a Slavic festival that celebrates the arrival of spring. <\/p>\n

The event featured live music performances from the Mavka Ukrainian Dance Group, an Olathe-based Ukrainian dance group, as well as Gerald Trimble and Jambaroque, a six-piece ensemble that plays traditional music from Turkey, Armenia and the Caucasus.<\/p>\n

East European crepes that symbolize the sun, called bliny, were served to attendees as a sign of celebration.<\/p>\n

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