"Miss Russia" Participants Prepare to Celebrate Orthodox Easter

Russia’s most beautiful ladies, participants of the "Miss Russia" beauty pageant, participated in a workshop on cooking preparations for Easter, one of the most important Christian holidays.

 

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This year Easter in Russia is celebrated on April 12.

Above: Valeriya Zhuravleva, participant of "Miss Russia" contest, at the Easter cooking workshop.

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During the workshop led by Sergei Konakov, chef of Konakovo River Club hotel, "Miss Russia" contest participants baked Easter cakes and painted and decorated Easter eggs.

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Above: "Miss Russia" beauty pageant participants. From left to right: Anastasia Vyacheslavova (St. Petersburg), Daria Shmakova (Volkhov), Olga Krasikova (Moscow) and Daria Martunenko (Rostov-on-Don) taking part in an Easter cooking workshop.

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Easter eggs are one of the most popular cultural symbols of Easter.

Above: Easter eggs that were painted by the "Miss Russia" contest participants at the cooking workshop with Sergei Sotnikov, chef of Konakovo River Club hotel.

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Above: "Miss Russia" contest participants baking Easter cakes during the workshop with Sergei Sotnikov, chef of Konakovo River Club hotel.

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In Russia, the traditional Easter cake is called kulich. It is an Easter type of bread in the Orthodox Christian faith. It is also baked for Easter in such countries as Belarus, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Georgia.

Above: "Miss Russia" beauty contest participants bake Easter cakes at the cooking workshop.

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Above: "Miss Russia" contest participants. From left to right: Anastasia Naidenova (Voronezh), Valeriya Zhuravleva (Volgodonsk) and Jana Vasilyeva (Samara) during the cooking workshop with Sergei Sotnikov, chef of Konakovo River Club hotel.

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Above: "Miss Russia" contest participants bake Easter cakes and paint Easter eggs at the cooking workshop with Sergei Sotnikov, chef of Konakovo River Club hotel.

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Above: "Miss Russia" beauty pageant participants during the cooking workshop with Sergei Sotnikov, chef of Konakovo River Club hotel.

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Above: "Miss Russia" contest participants bake Easter cakes and paint Easter eggs at the cooking workshop with Sergei Sotnikov, chef of Konakovo River Club hotel.

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Above: Kseniya Nikitenko (Kirov), a participant of the "Miss Russia" contest, at the cooking workshop with Sergei Sotnikov, chef of Konakovo River Club hotel.