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- 2. Almost every country has holidays honouring important events in its history. Some holidays come on the
- 3. We celebrate the first day of Christmas on the 7th of January. On the 6th of
- 4. Maslenitza is one of the most favourite holidays in our country. It lasts from Monday till
- 5. Non-official "Men's Day" is the 23d of February, it is a public holiday called "The Homeland
- 6. The greatest national holiday in our country is Victory Day - the 9th of May. Many
- 7. One of religious holiday is Easter. It is movable. It is usually the first Sunday after
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Almost every country has holidays honouring important events in its history.
Almost every country has holidays honouring important events in its history.
The first holiday of the year is New Year's Day. People see the new year in at midnight on the 31st of December. They greet the new year with champagne and listen to the Kremlin chimes beating 12 o'clock. There are lots of New Year traditions in Russia. In every home there is a New Year tree glittering with coloured lights and decorations. Children always wait for Father Frost to come and give them a present. Many people consider New Year's Day to be a family holiday. But the young prefer to have New Year parties of their own.
We celebrate the first day of Christmas on the
We celebrate the first day of Christmas on the
It begins when the first star lights up. As the legend says, this star announced the birth of the God's Son. We celebrate Christmas for two days.
Maslenitza is one of the most favourite holidays in our country.
Maslenitza is one of the most favourite holidays in our country.
It comes either at the end of February or at the beginning of March. This holiday means the end of winter and the spring coming. It has pagan origin. During this holiday people visit each other, children play snowballs, light bonfires, enjoy horse-sledging.
During these days people should avoid eating any kind of meat, but they are to eat much butter, cheese, sour cream, lots of pancakes.
Non-official "Men's Day" is the 23d of February, it is a
On the 8th of March we celebrate Women's Day when men are supposed to do everything about the house and cook all the meals. This is pretty nice — at least once a year women can take a break and forget about all those dishes, cooking, kids, take a magazine and relax on a coach.
The greatest national holiday in our country is Victory Day -
The greatest national holiday in our country is Victory Day -
One of religious holiday is Easter. It is movable. It is
One of religious holiday is Easter. It is movable. It is