Russian Gifts Russian
Traditions - Gift giving forms a very important part of
Russian Tradition to a
Russian woman. There are special days reserved especially
for ladies in Russia. The most important of these is March
8 (Ladies Day). Other days you will not want to forget are
your Russian ladies birthdays, also remember that Christmas falls
in January in Russia. New Years is another big celebration.
Russian Christmas Russian Easter
Christmas was banned as a holiday by the Soviet regime
but was restored to its former status in 1991, and now it
is a public holiday. In 1918, the old Julian calendar, which
had been used in Russia for 930 years, was abandoned and
replaced with the Gregorian calendar, which had already
been used for a long time in many countries.
The difference
between the Julian and the Gregorian calendar is the length
of the year. The Julian year is 365.25 days, whereas the
Gregorian year is 365.2425 days. This means, for instance,
that January 1 in the Julian year comes one day later every
128 years, according to the Gregorian calendar. The next
time there will be any noticeable difference is in the year
2100, which will be a leap year in the Julian calendar but
not in the Gregorian, so the Julian year 2100 will be one
year longer. Russian brides love
tradition, gifts and Russian Christmas.
Another difference between the Julian calendar
and the Gregorian one was 13 days when the Soviet Union
abandoned the Julian calendar. Remarkably enough, the Russian
Orthodox Church is still using the Julian calendar, so Christmas
Day is celebrated 13 days after the Catholic and Protestant
Christmas Day, that is on January 7. Naturally, not many
of the Russians of today remember what it was like to celebrate
Christmas in Russia before the revolution. New Years day
has taken the role of Christmas regarding the giving of
presents. However, it seems that Russia will take up some
of the old traditions again, and in the future we may see
more presents given at Christmas than at the New Year.
Russian Women adore men who know
the culture, traditions, and holidays like Russian Easter.
Easter, April 19 was the only religious holiday which was
accepted under the atheist Communist rule, but the connections
with Jesus were toned down. In at least one sense there
was a true connection with Jesus: People greeted each other
with "Khristos voskres!" and answered "Voistinu
voskres!" (Christ has risen! -- Truly risen!). The
painting of eggs duringEaster in Russia is famous. Easter is
celebrated one week after the Catholic and Protestant Easter.
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