An informal meeting of ambassadors and high-ranking diplomats from Brazil, China, India, South Africa, Iran, UAE, Ethiopia and Egypt was held at the State Historical Museum. The guests were treated to pancakes, and at the end they were twirled in a Maslenitsa (Pancake day) round dance.

What did the representatives of diplomatic missions like most of all? How is Russian Maslenitsa similar to one of the traditional Ethiopian holidays?

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TV BRICS reporter: Vasily Kuchushev

TV BRICS cameraman: Pavel Polovinka