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

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 teach...

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

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 K...

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

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

The tradition of sending holiday cards came to Russia from England. Illustrated cards that were in trend at the end of the 19th century i...