A week later, the queue to cut cabbage will go to the Novgorod “Vitoslavlitsy”

Yesterday, on September 26, in Borovichi, the festival “Kroshevo” was held on a grand scale, the main event of which was the “Cabbage Grab”, during which several dozen teams competed who would better and faster chop vegetables.

And next Sunday, the cabbage will be cut in the Museum of wooden architecture “Vitoslavlitsa”, where the event called “Cabbages” will take place, the press service of the Novgorod Museum-Reserve reported.

In the second half of the XIX - first half of the XX century in many Russian regions there was a tradition to cut cabbage for fermentation with the whole village. There was such a custom in the Novgorod land. “Cabbages” began on the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord (September 27, according to the new style) and lasted until the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God (October 14, according to the calendar we use now). This period coincided with the season when young people arranged gatherings.

Everyone will be able to visit Vitoslavlitsa on October 4 to personally try to chop vegetables, as well as learn about how in the old days they cooked and made blanks for the winter. In addition, guests of the museum will be offered to solve mysteries and master useful skills at master classes. Songs, dances and games are also planned.

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