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Shumerlya, 2010
Done by
Midukova O.P.
School №6
RUSSIAN
HOLIDAYS
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New Year’s Day
Christmas, Russian Orthodox
Russian Army and Military
Navy’s Day
International Women’s Day
Russian Orthodox Easter
Spring and Labor Holiday
Victory Day
Independence Day
Day of Accord and Conciliation
Constitution Day
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1-2 January
7 January
2 3 February
8 March
15 April
1-2 May
9 May
12 June
7 November
12 December
NEW YEAR’S DAY
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Still the most important holiday of the
year, it is celebrated starting on
December 31 and stretches until
January 13 - “The Old New Year”
CHRISTMAS
Christmas can be celebrated either in the Western
Style, on December 24/25 or according to the Old Style
calendar, on January 6/7. It begins with the Holy
Supper on Christmas Eve, meant to be a time of
celebration of the birth of Jesus. Often, families will go
to a midnight service between 12 and 3 am.
MASLENITSA
Maslenitsa is the ancient
Russian holiday.
This holiday not of Christian
origin. Essential to
Maslenitsa is blini.
Scarecrows will be sacrificed,
bonfires built, and everybody
asks each other for
forgiveness. This is a way of
saying goodbye to winter and
welcoming the spring.
EASTER
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This, the most important
holiday in the Christian
church year, has once
again become an
important celebration in
Russian life. In the
Orthodox tradition,
Russians will bake kulichi
(special Easter cakes)
and paint eggs.
WOMEN’S DAY
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March, 8 is women's holiday, a holiday of spring and
attention to the woman.
This is a national holiday and a day off. Several
nations celebrate this, but only a few acknowledge it
as an official, non-working holiday .
RUSSIAN ARMY AND MILITARY NAVY’S
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This holiday is celebrated on February 23. It used
to be called Day of the Soviet Army. Since most
all Russian males served in the military, this day
has become a time to celebrate all Russian
males.
APRIL’S FOOL DAY
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It is a day for fun. It is celebrated on the
1st of April. We like to play jokes on the
1st of April. Our jokes are harmless and
the victim of them is called an April fool.
It is possible to play jokes on friends,
parents, relatives
. 1 April is non-official "the Day of
Laugh". People tell jokes to each other,
newspapers and TV publish funny
stories and jokes. The motto of this day:
Do not trust anybody on 1 April
SPRING AND LABOR DAY
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The 1st of May is the traditional holiday of spring. It
opens the sequence of other May holidays. This is the
day of triumph of the nature which is full of blossom,
of birds' singing, of multicolored flowers and small
balls. People have a rest both from the long frosty
winter and winter troubles looking forward the
summer and summer joys.
VICTORY DAY
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Day of the Victory of Soviet people in Great
Patriotic War of 1941-1945 is one of the
military glory of Russia days.
May, 9 is a national holiday - the Victory Day.
Victory Day is a day off, and is annually
celebrated by military parade and artillery
salute.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
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Celebrated on July 12 to mark
the independence and
founding of modern Russia.
This holiday commemorates
the adoption of the 1991
Declaration of Sovereignty of
the Russian Federation which
declared Russia's
"independence" from the
USSR. In accordance with this
view this holiday is generally
celebrated simply as show of
patriotism for Russia.
IVAN KUPALA DAY
Kupala night is believed the most mysterious, enigmatic
and yet the most dissolute night of the year. Witches are
considered having a feast of their own. Werewolves,
water-nymphs, house-spirits, water-spirits and woodgoblins are believed to have special power.
All night through people keep bonfires, leap over the
flames, cleaning themselves of ill and bad luck.
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