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RE: How to celebrate New Year and Christmas in Russia

in #life6 years ago

I was surprised by 'drinking' the burned paper...

Yes, it's really very unusual. But for the freebies people can do even more strange things:)))

Christmas on the 7th of January

The difference of thirteen days between 25 December and 7 January had arisen because of the different calendars. The Roman Catholic and the Protestant Church uses the Gregorian calendar, the Russian Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar.
In 1582 in Europe began to use the Gregorian calendar, while Russia continued to use the Julian calendar.

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I never realised this. I will drink on the Russians on 7 January 😃 🍷

Great!!! :))