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03 нояб. 2016 г., 11:41:34 (7 лет назад)

Easter

Easter - this glorious feast of Christ's resurrection. This holiday came to Russia from Byzantium together with the baptism at the end of X century. Since then, the whole of Russia wide, beautifully and solemnly celebrate this Christian holiday. Read more ...
Christmas

Christmas - a holiday the birth of Jesus Christ, the savior of the world, with the advent of which people have hope in the mercy and goodness, truth, and eternal life. The Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas according to the Julian calendar on January 7 in contrast to the Western churches celebrate it on December 25 on the Gregorian calendar. Read more ...
Advent
Christmas Eve
Yule
Baptism
Ivan Kupala

Even at the time of the ancient pagan deity existed rusichej Kupalo personifying summer fertility. In his honor, the evening and sang songs, and jumped over the fire. This action has become a ritual in the annual celebration of the summer solstice, mixing a pagan and Christian tradition. Ivan Kupala deity became known after the Baptism of Russia, when he was replaced by none other than John the Baptist (more precisely - the popular image of him), the cross of Christ, and whose Christmas was celebrated on June 24. Read more ...
Carnival

In the old days was considered a carnival feast of All Souls. So burning carnival - it's her funeral, and pancakes - this commemorative feast. But as time passed, and the Russian people, hungry for fun and relaxation, turned sad holiday in daring Shrovetide. But there was a tradition of pancakes - round, yellow and hot as the sun, and were added to the horse riding and sleigh rides with icy mountains, fist fight, Teschin gatherings. Pancake rituals are very unusual and interesting because they combine the end of the period of winter holidays and the opening ceremonies of the new, the spring period festivals and rituals that were to facilitate obtaining a rich harvest.