Don’t worry - Christmas isn’t over!
In case you are experiencing a let down after Christmas, I wanted to remind you that Russians haven’t even begun to celebrate their holidays!!! So let’s join our Russian brothers and sisters and keep the celebration going…
Here are the dates to keep in mind:
- December 31 - New Year’s Eve. New Year’s celebrations begin and last through the night.
- January 1 - New Year’s Day. Same day as in America, but in Russia the celebration is more like our Christmas. Дед Мороз (Russian Santa) leaves presents under the Новогодняя ёлка (New Year’s Tree). New Year’s Day became the most important holiday in Russia when Christmas was banned under communism.
- January 2 - Most Russians get the day off of work. New Year’s celebrations continue.
- January 6 - Christmas Eve. Christmas celebrations begin.
- January 7 - Russian Orthodox Christmas. Celebrated later than ours because it follows the Julian calendar.
- January 14 - Old New Year’s. New Year’s Day according to the Julian calendar. This is a smaller, quieter celebration.
Any Russians out there? Feel free to correct me if I got anything wrong!
