Olga JarrellDec 28, 2015Крещение | Epiphany: January 1919 января Русская православная церковь отмечает Крещение, день, когда Иоанн Креститель крестил Иисуса Христа в реке Иордан.
Olga JarrellDec 28, 2015Свя́точные гада́ния | Christmas Fortune TellingJanuary 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...
Olga JarrellDec 28, 2015Коляда́ | Pagan Christmas Ritual'Kolyada' is an ancient pagan winter ritual, which was later incorporated into Christmas. The word is still used in many modern Slavic...
Olga JarrellDec 28, 2015Свя́тки | 12 Days of Christmas: January 7 - January 19The Twelve Days of Christmas (Svyatki – Свя́тки) begin after Christmas and last until January 19, Epiphany Day. This period of Christmas...
Olga JarrellDec 28, 2015Соче́льник | Christmas Eve: January 6On Christmas Eve (Sochelnik – Соче́льник), the Christmas service in Russian Orthodox churches starts and lasts until early morning. On...
The American RussophileDec 10, 2015Щелкунчик" Петра Ильича Чайковского. The Nutcracker by Peter TchaikovskyHow could America get through the holiday season without the sparkling romantic music of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" (Rus....
