The Taking of the Snow Fortress (Vasili Surikov, 1891)
Here is a painting that shows the continuity between the Maslenitsa celebrations of the past and the modern festivities. It is FUN to be Orthodox. Orthodox people know how to laugh well because they know to discipline themselves as well. To everything, there is a season, as the Scripture says.
That is why I oppose the innovations of Schememann, the Again crowd, and all the other earnest long-faced converts that have come into the church (again, I am speaking of a loud minority). I stand for our traditional faith and the customs that encapsulate it. If you take away the customs, there is no framework, and the faith dies. It is truly that simple.
Party Hearty! It’s the Orthodox thing to do!
