Today Russians celebrate the New Year. 2014. All over again. It’s called the Old New Year, because it’s the new year according to Russia’s old calendar which was Julian vs today’s Gregorian, or Gregorian vs today’s Julian…the point is, I cannot keep up and if you want to know for sure, you should probably check…
Today being Russian Orthodox Christmas and all. Nope, I am not ready to let go of the holiday cheer. Happy Neverending Holidays to all!
This far it’s been a freak winter. Between the last week of September and the first few days of October snow — however light — fell four times. The rest of October was chilly. November broke snowfall records and temperatures regularly dipped below -20C at night. And then…it all stopped. For the last couple of…
As promised, Moscow’s New Year & Christmas trees (Yolki), presented to you by Ded Moroz and Snegurochka: Most of these are from the Moscow Center, and a handful are from the area where I work. There will be more to come in January 2014!
When I started writing my Christmas – New Year – Christmas post, I knew that one aspects of the holidays I absolutely had to include was the New Year’s [Eve] feast. But due to travel and expat living and other logistical complications I haven’t had a proper Novogodny dinner in years. As a result, my…
Merry Christmas to all my Far Abroad-dwelling friends! For me? Well, it’s just a regular day at work. That’s because Russian [Orthodox] Christmas takes place about two weeks after the Catholic/Protestant one. Also, modern-day Russian Christmas is mostly devoid of everything associated with Christmas in non-Eastern Orthodox countries, save for the Birth of Jesus. And…
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