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The population is 142 million. |
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The capital of Russia is Moscow. |
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Christmas Eve is celebrated on January 6th. |
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The feast of st Nicolas is celebrated on
December 6th . |
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The Russian calendar is the Julian calendar so
it is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar which is the one we use |
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‘S Rozhdestvom
Khristovym is how you say “merry
Christmas” in Russian. |
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Most Russian Christmas trees have homemade or
traditional family ornaments like little wooden figures. |
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Father Frost is the Santa of Russia. |
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He is associated with New Years not Christmas. |
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In Illustrations he is usually with his
granddaughter, The Snow Maiden, Snegurochka and a evergreen tree. |
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Father Frost- New Years. |
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Father Frost’s granddaughter, The Snow Maiden,
Snegurochka. |
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Father Christmas- Christmas. |
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1) Mushroom soup with zaprashka; this
is often replaced with Sauerkraut soup |
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2) Lenten bread ("pagach")
3) Grated garlic
4) Bowl of honey
5) Baked cod
6) Fresh Apricots, Oranges, Figs and Dates
7)Nuts |
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8)
Kidney beans (slow cooked all day) seasoned with shredded potatoes, lots of
garlic, salt and pepper to taste
9) Peas
10) Parsley Potatoes (boiled new potatoes with chopped parsley and
margarine)
11) Bobal'ki (small biscuits combined with sauerkraut or poppyseed with
honey)
12) Red Wine |
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A
traditional gift in Russia for good boys and girls is a set of
stacking matryoshka dolls. |
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a lump of coal and a slap on the knuckles. |
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In Russia they celebrate New Years not Christmas. |
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“The
Russian Winter Festival is celebrated for twelve days between December 25th
and January 5th. It is like Christmas, though Christmas is not officially
recognized. Christmas trees are decorated and called New Years trees.” |
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The Russian Flag - www.clocksworksky.net |
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How to say`Merry Christmas'-Ch World book 1993
Edition |
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The population of Russia - www.google.com/public
data |
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Pics of Moscow- www.ibiblio.org/sergei/exs/Moscow/moscow |
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The map of Russia- appliedlanguage.com |
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Dates of Christmas- www.christmas-day.org/christmas-in-russia.html |
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candle
pic- Farm1.static . Flickr.com |
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Christmas tree- z.about.com/.../1/0/a/J/-/-/xmastreesrussia.jpg |
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Russian
Santa- http://familyofmann.tripod.com/mannent.htm] |
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Father
Christmas & Reindeer i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/12/04/article-0-... |
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z.hubpages.com/u/1823961_f260.jpg |
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1.bp.blogspot.com/.../s320/FatherFrost.jpg |
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upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/V |
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Mushroom
soup-4.bp.blogspot.com/_UIXOn06Pz70/SAo5qMjbLsI/AA |
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i479.photobucket.com/.../SauerkrautSoup.jpg |
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www.alimentares.com/.../Image/Colunistas/jl2.jpg |
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upload.wikimedia.org/.../72/Coal_anthracite.jpg |
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www.stpetersburger.com/.../matryoshkas-dolls.jpg |
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