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Project 1 Russian winter festivals` guide -write about the festivals you want to tell your foreign friends about - describe the activities connected with the festivals -illustrate your project with music and songs -design a poster to illustrate your stories about the festivalsСлайд 2
… 1. New Year’s Day - January, 1st. New Year is one of the most cheerful holidays in Russia. Before Communists took power, Russian Orthodox Christmas was a very important Russian holiday, a sacred one. However, Communists banned all religious holidays as they banned religion in the country, so Christmas became less and less popular with years passing by. New Year replaced it in the hearts of people, however. The New Year is also celebrated with a Christmas tree which began to be called New Year tree, gifts and all other attributes. Russian people think that the coming year is the beginning of new life, a chance to make their dreams come true. There is a nice tradition to make a wish while drinking champagne (at the time when the Strikes of the Spasskaya Tower Clock (Kremlin wall) takes place). Actually, champagne is the traditional drink of the first half hour of the new year. Then beer or vodka take place. People make a lot of preparations before New Year’s Day. They clean their houses, make plans how they are going to celebrate the holiday, cook a lot of food. Russian New Year is different from American Christmas. Russian New Year is usually celebrated with friends while in America Christmas is usually celebrated with family. The main attribute of Russian New Year is a dinner table full of delicious dishes and also the President's solemn speech which is broadcast at 5 to 12. After the speech and the strikes a New Year party begins. It is usually a very nice party with a lot of toasts, changing clothes, exchanging presents and congratulating each other. Russians can afford having a lot of fun on the New Years Day. December 31 st is a working day, but January 1 st and 2nd are holidays, so people can stay awake all night long (what they usually do ). New Year is the holiday when all guests are welcome!).
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… 2. Russian Orthodox Christmas, January 7, is celebrated all over the country . The religious nature of the holiday is preserved in Russia. There are numerous church services and praising Jesus on this holiday. People may also exchange presents, but it is not much of a tradition. This holiday gives people another day off and a chance to think once again about Christ, God, the role of religion in their lives
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… 3. FatherLand Defender’s Day takes place on February 23 . This holiday came to us from the Soviet times. It has been renamed several times. At first it was known as The Red Army Day, because the Red Army was created on February, 23rd, 1918. Later on it transformed into the Soviet Army Day. All Soviet men were liable to military service, so it was only logical to congratulate all men on this holiday and not only the military men. After the Soviet time had ended, the holiday was renamed into " FatherLand Defender's Day" and just the same, celebrates all men regardless of age or occupation.
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… 4 . The most important holiday for Russian women is March 8, the official Women’s Day. It is anticipated for all women and even small girls. This is the day when men pay all their attention to their beloved, their mothers, sisters, daughters. Women get flowers, boxes of chocolates, gifts, and a lot of kind and tender words from men around them. Some Russian men even do all the housework for their beloved women. It is a sign of deep love and appreciation. They cook, clean, bring breakfast while their women are still in bed and use every opportunity to say something nice to their women. It is really important because in everyday life Russian women do not get much attention from their husbands. March 8 is the day of spring, the day of women and FOR women. It is a unique chance for them to feel loved, admired, and cared for. In everyday life Russian women have too much work to think about their being women after all, but not on March 8. Forgetting to give a present or at least flowers on that day spells doom on a relationship. March 8 is an official holiday, and everyone gets a day off.
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… 5. The main religious holiday for Russian people is Orthodox Easter. Easter is celebrated in late March or early April. The date of Easter varies from year to year, and moreover, Russian Orthodox Easter is usually celebrated AFTER American Catholic one. To be on the safe side, it is better to check the exact Easter date. You can do it by referring to the article below. There you will find Easter dates for the next 5 years. So why does Russian Easter go after American one? The question is very difficult, and the answer would be really complicated to read. I'll just say that it is connected with It’s Julian vs. Gregorian calendar, as well as with different interpretation of certain religious dates by Catholic and Orthodox Churches. There are some other things, but I do not think they all should be mentioned here. Easter is very important for Russians. A lot of traditional celebration goes on in churches, plenty of people attend the services. Some people are very religious, and this holiday is full of sacred meaning to them. Others pay tribute to their Orthodox upbringing, and dye eggs and cook special food due to the tradition. Easter is not an official holiday, however. It is always celebrated on Sunday, but people do not have a day-off on some other day of the week, unfortunately.
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… 6. Victory Day, May 9. This hoiday can be called sacred for the Russian people. Russians celebrate the victory in World War II. This was the heavist time for Russia, the country lost more than 20 million people in the war against fascism. A lot of Russian people do not like Russia, but on May, 9 they all unite under one great feeling of patriotism. Parades and celebrations, fire works and concerts devoted to the veterans take place in every part of the country. No one is forgotten, and people think about those who gave their lives for country. Naturally , Russians have a day off .
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