Andrichevo (Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia).This village is counted as one of the “most beautiful villag
Andrichevo (Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia).This village is counted as one of the “most beautiful villages ofRussia”. It is known for the wooden Church of St. Nicholas (builtin the 1850s), the Andrichevskaya bell tower (built in the secondhalf of the 1800s), and pendant bridges across the Puya River.On the first Sunday after Trinity, an egg game called Yaishnoe(Petrovo) zagovenie is played. A circular pit, about 10 – 15cmdeep, is prepared in the evening, and a wooden trough is fixed at theside of the pit. Players begin with one egg, which they place on theline in the pit. The eggs ride along the trough, and the goal is totouch other eggs lying in the pit, to capture them. The winner isthe one who collects the most eggs. -- source link
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