I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year’s. Муж and I spent the week in Ohio, and got back to DC just in time to have a nice low-key New Year’s at home alone.
I don’t really believe in New Year’s resolutions, exactly, but I do think it’s a nice time to get a fresh start and get into some good habits. There are a lot of good habits I plan to work on for this year, and I have a lot of plans for my blog that I’m going to keep a secret for now.
But one thing that I am willing to put out there in writing (partly because I need the accountability) is that I plan to have a new post for every weekday. This will take a lot of organization and discipline, but I’m sure I can do it.
Do you have any good habits you’d like to work on for this year? Maybe spend more time practicing Russian?
In the mean time, let me know if there’s anything you’d like to see on this blog - I’ll need lots of ideas!
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!
