RTXC784
28 Feb. 2009
Suzdal, Russia
A vendor eats sugar candy while standing next to her goods at a market during celebrations for Maslenitsa, or Pancake Week, in the ancient town of Suzdal, some 200 km (124 miles) northeast of Moscow, February 28, 2009. Millions of Russians this week celebrate "Maslenitsa" to mark the end of winter, which the Orthodox Church has accommodated as a week of feasting before Lent. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA)