1. New Year Eve and Christmas Russian’s traditions

2. Новый год / New Year Eve 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. http://www.etost.ru/day/newyear/cards/001.shtml

3. The New Year is a family holiday People think about friends and relatives Young people prefer to have the New Year parties of their own. nrsm.nsc.ru/families/ rednik/red3.jpg

4. New Year Eve At midnight on the 13d of January people in Russia celebrate Old New Year that corresponds to January 1st in the Julian calendar, used in Russia before 1918. http://www.etost.ru/day/newyear/cards/001.shtml

5. Ded Moroz /Дед Mopoз Dedushka Moroz Father Frost Father Christmas Grandfather Christmas Grandfather Frost Bring presents.

6. Snegurochka / Снегурочка The Snow-maiden Ded Moroz’s granddaughter Always accompanies Ded Moroz She helps him distribute the gifts.

7. Yolka / Eлка a decorated New Year's tree (fir tree). 1935 the first children party in Kharkov with yolka. 1935 New Year holiday is made legal. http://www.rosweb.ru/lomakovka/Antilopa-elka-26.12.99.jpg

8. Рождество / Christmas Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on January 7th, in accordance with the old Julian calendar. A lot of people go to church services on that day. www.meparh.ru/photo/0005.htm

9. Christmas After the Revolution (1917) religion was called as "opium for people" Christmas was banned throughout Russia Only after 75 years, in 1992, Christmas became openly observed.

10. Рождественский пост Christmas Fast 40 days (no meat, butter, milk, eggs, cheese) M, W, F – food without oil, no fish. T, H, Sat, Sun – food with oil. From 2 till 6 January is strong fast.

11. Christmas food Twelve course supper roasted goose suckling pig cakes fish beet soup or Borsch cabbage stuffed with millet cooked dried fruit

12. Рождество / Christmas Superstitious traditions: witchcraft or fortune telling. Girls tried to foresee their future husbands, fates and so on. И. Н. Крамской. Святочное гадание. 1870-е гг. http://www.solnet.ee/ng/06_21.html

13. Колядки / Kolyadkey Youth visit their neighbors Glorify God and praise hosts Receive treats from their hosts Трутовский. Колядки в Малороссии. http://www.solnet.ee/ng/06_21.html

14. Колядки / Kolyadkey www.zabavaglum.narod.ru/ calendar/rozhd.htm

15. Колядки / Kolyadkey www.zabavaglum.narod.ru/ calendar/rozhd.htm

16. Big masquerade in Moscow http://www.alexis.rosnet.ru:8101/win/chronos.html

17. Big masquerade in Moscow http://www.alexis.rosnet.ru:8101/win/chronos.html

18. Big masquerade in Moscow http://www.alexis.rosnet.ru:8101/win/chronos.html

19. New Year Parties Adults like New Year parties as children do Among colleague At hospitals http://www.kak.ru/images/news/021024/205.jpg http://www.volgadmin.ru/~sts/images/kl-ms3.jpg

20. Party in Hospital deti.blood.ru/images/ny2.jpg

21. В лесу родилась ёлочка www.geocities.com/a3apt/pesny/vlesurod.html