Christmas in Russia Hristos Razdajetsja
In Russia, will be celebrating Christmas, the birth of Jesus on January 7. In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII has produced the calendar reform so-called “Revolution”. But the Orthodox have refused to accept it. Thus, Russia will be celebrating Christmas according to the old Julian calendar, January 7, not Dec. 25, 13 days after Greece.
This Christmas is preceded by a Lent, which begins on Nov. 28 and ends on Christmas Day. The first Sunday of Lent, eating fish: it is the beginning of forty days scarce.
For the party, there is a large Christmas tree decorated and dance in circles around the Christmas tree. Outside the tree there in the Russian homes, or crib, or special decoration.
On the evening of Jan. 6, we go to the service, then s’attable for christmas (Soltchelnick). He was forbidden to eat before the appearance of the first star in tribute to one of Bethlehem who announced the Nativity to the Magi. It will be placed at the table and shared cakes bread azyme exchanging wishes of happiness and joy. After the meal, there is a duty to leave on the table a assiettée of polach (braided bread) between two lit candles in memory of the deceased of the family.
It eats pies stuffed with rice, mushrooms and onions, marinated specialties in the vinegar. The main course is a goose stuffed apples. We drink vodka and tea tchaï. The meal ends with two desserts: koutia (a mixture of wheat and fruit confis) and uzvar, (compote of dried fruit).
We are celebrating Christmas solemnly less than the New Year, which is celebrated in both January 1 and January 13. It is not up to Christmas that children receive their gifts, on the night of December 31 to January 1. Father Gel, also called the Father Frost, descends into chimneys to bring gifts to good children. He shared his work with Russian Babushka old woman.
A Russian legend tells that there is a 4th King mage, which leads the steppe on a sleigh pulled by reindeer and filled with gifts for children. Since 2000, he has waived find the baby Jesus, then it fills gifts children he meets along the way.
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