19 января Русская православная церковь отмечает Крещение, день, когда Иоанн Креститель крестил Иисуса Христа в реке Иордан.

January in Russia is the most magical and joyful time, full of hopes and expectations. At all times it has been treated as a border zone...

'Kolyada' is an ancient pagan winter ritual, which was later incorporated into Christmas. The word is still used in many modern Slavic...

The Twelve Days of Christmas (Svyatki – Свя́тки) begin after Christmas and last until January 19, Epiphany Day. This period of Christmas...

On Christmas Eve (Sochelnik – Соче́льник), the Christmas service in Russian Orthodox churches starts and lasts until early morning. On...

How could America get through the holiday season without the sparkling romantic music of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" (Rus....