Where did blintzes come from and what made them into a Shavuos tradition? The first and obvious idea that comes to one's mind is Russian blini, thin pancakes essential to Maslenitza, the Butter-Week, an ancient pagan worship retained and transformed with the conversion of Kievan Rus to Christianity in 10th century and still celebrated today. The oldest archaeological evidence of blini dates back to 2nd century C.E.
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