Скоро первое мая, а это для меня всегда одна ассоциация: первомайские демонстрации, флаги, знамёна и другие атрибуты этого...

New Year celebration just isn’t right without traditional New Year salads. These are not light green salads, but mayonnaise-infused and...

Тради́ция отправля́ть поздрави́тельные откры́тки пришла́ в Росси́ю из Англии. Откры́тки с иллюстра́циями, кото́рые бы́ли в мо́де в конце́...

С 13 на 14 января в России отмечают старый Новый год — неофициальный, но любимый в народе праздник.

Вы, скорее всего, знаете, что Рождество в России празднуют 7 января, а не 25 декабря, как во многих странах Европы и Америки. Вы видите,...

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19 января Русская православная церковь отмечает Крещение, день, когда Иоанн Креститель крестил Иисуса Христа в реке Иордан.

January in Russia is the most magical and joyful time, full of hopes and expectations. At all times it has been treated as a border zone...

"Shchedryk" (from Ukrainian «Щедрий вечiр», "Bountiful Evening") is a Ukrainian Christmas carol, which was arranged by composer and...

'Kolyada' is an ancient pagan winter ritual, which was later incorporated into Christmas. The word is still used in many modern Slavic...

The Twelve Days of Christmas (Svyatki – Свя́тки) begin after Christmas and last until January 19, Epiphany Day. This period of Christmas...

Most of Russians are Orthodox Christians, and celebrate Christmas (Рождество́) on January 7th (according to the Gregorian calendar). In...

On Christmas Eve (Sochelnik – Соче́льник), the Christmas service in Russian Orthodox churches starts and lasts until early morning. On...

Шампа́нское и икра́ | Champagne and Caviar While these items were in shorter supply during the Soviet period, it was then that they...

Ded Moroz (Дед Моро́з) or Father Frost, the Slavic version of Santa Claus, is a symbol of Russian winter and New Year’s holiday season....

Unlike Americans who think of a decorated holiday tree as a Christmas tree (рожде́ственская ёлка), Russians always call it a New Year...

How could America get through the holiday season without the sparkling romantic music of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" (Rus....

Introduced to Russia in the 17th century, tea has become one of the most popular beverages. Nowadays, it is considered the national...

‘Russian Samovar’ is a little Russian island one block away from Broadway, where culture and tradition stay untouched. Joseph Brodsky...

The podstakannik (подстака́нник, literally means "thing under the glass") is a holder with a handle, most commonly made of metal that...