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SOME FACTS FROM THE HISTORY OF RUSSIA connected with celebrating New Year and Christmas
(2 part)
Many cities held charity bazaars before Christmas. The main thing was to make sure that all the children received gifts. City officials often arranged gifts for poor and homeless children
☃️In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it became fashionable to send Christmas cards. To ensure timely delivery, senders wrote and posted their cards well in advance. Interestingly, famous artists
were often involved in the design of Christmas cards.
The tradition was adopted in Soviet times as
well.
🚗Selecting a Christmas tree was also an important event. In upper-class families, it was usually done by a servant who went to the forest to pick a tree, while representatives of the lower classes did it
themselves.
🫐 The Christmas tree was usually decorated in secret and hidden from the children. When everything was ready, they were summoned with a bell to see this Christmas miracle in all its glory. They were
often very impressed!
🔴This is what Leo Tolstoy wrote about Christmas in 1870: “On Christmas Day there was a magnificent
Christmas tree. Anna and I together with the children had wrapped nuts in gold paper, dressed up
dolls, made boxes and flowers. The Dyakovs brought a huge number of wonderful toys that had so
tastefully and lovingly been chosen by our dear friends. During the day we all went ice-skating... and
the mood was unusually cheerful and happy."
🏡The Christmas dinner was another important part of festivities, with the planning and preparations
done well in advance. Christmas was preceded by a strict fast, so the feast that broke it usually
featured ham, caviar, and pies with different fillings.
Christmas dinners and receptions were held until the New Year.☕️
❓My question
What costumes did you wear when you were 5-6 years old?
What is your favourite costume?
