For those of our members who are not familiar with Russian culture, “a magical time called Christmas is loved in Russia as well as all over the world. Christmas in Russia commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, is celebrated on 25 December in the Julian calendar used by the church, which falls on 7 January in the common Gregorian calendar. This public holiday is celebrated by Russians as one of the main high days of the year. The ancient pagan culture formed many customs of Russia’s Christmas. From the end of December to January people performed different rituals, asking pagan gods for a fruitful year, and held a winter festival called Koliada. After the adoption of Christianity, such rituals mixed with the new customs into unique Christmas traditions that Russians still adhere to.”

New Year's Eve in Russia is celebrated noisily, cheerfully and for a long time! Most people start celebrating the holiday on December 31, and finish in the tenth days of January. For many years, Russians by law have the right to a New Year's vacation, the term of which is approximately ten days. During this time you can have time to do a lot: to visit all relatives, relatives, friends, to visit Christmas trees and other festive events, you can even arrange a small vacation, going to another city or country. New Year's Eve from December 31 to January 1 is usually spent with relatives, because this holiday is considered a family and home.