Ancient considered a pancake is symbol of the sun, since he, like the sun, yellow, round and hot, and believed that together with a pancake they eat a part of its heat and power. In the people each day of Maslenitsa has its own name... So Thursday — wide Orgy. From that day the Carnival unfolded to its full width. The people indulged in all sorts of fun: icy mountains, booths, swings, horseback riding, carnivals, fist fights, noisy revels.