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You are dating Russian women: learn more about some amazing Christmas traditions that have no prototypes in western world. |
Each community has its own culture that may be understood only when you plunge into it. Holiday culture of Russian people is one of the most fascinating in the world. Learn some Christmas rites that are really popular in the place your Russian bride lives.
Before Christmas, Russian and Ukrainian people of Orthodox faith fast for six weeks. This Fast is vegetarian and requires no parties and holidays during it. Christmas Eve dinner is meatless but really festive Russian wives are very crafted and skilful in cooking delicious dishes. The most important dish is a special porridge called kutya. It is made of berries, wheat or other grains that symbolize hope and immortality, and honey and poppy seeds that ensure happiness, success, and untroubled rest. Christmas in Russia is very religious holiday and it is also associated with a number of practices which represent a blend of tradition from Russia's Christian and pre-Christian past. On Christmas Eve it is very popular masquerading as manger animals to travel from house to house singing songs known as kolyadki. Once you celebrate Christmas with your mail order russian brides you may have great fun to meet all her friends if you both wearing some animal costume or at least some mask. Throughout Russia, after Christmas Eve services, people carrying candles, torches, and homemade lanterns parade around the church, just as their grandparents did in the past. It is called the Krestny Khod.
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