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Some famous festivals in Russia

On Oct21th afternoon, we were honored to go in for Miss Yulia’s speech. Upon her splendid speech, we have known of some public traditional holidays in Russia. What impressed me most was that Russia is the amazing holiday destination. The Russian festivals reveal the rich culture tradition and fascinating customs of its people. While the festivals stem from the Christian legacy in Russia are shared with the European and American. Besides, the manner of celebration is really unique. Now, allow me to introduce some important Russian festivals to you in brief.

Noviy God or New Year

Noviy God (we also call it New Year) in January1th is the most popular Russian festival. In the Noviy God every family are revolved around a new year’s tree (called conifer tree) which is decorated with sweets and special glass decorations and has a bright star on top. She had shared a song accompanying with a lively tone with us dedicated with this New Year tree which is usually sung by Father Frost. Being comparable with the Christmas Day in Europe, there is a Father Frost who is the Russian Santa Claus in the prospect with special costumes. They come to hug kids with the greeting and give the gifts.

Of course, on New Year is complete without a family get together and delicious meals and fireworks. Another tradition is to listen to the New Year speech by the president of Russia on New Year’s Day. Usually the president pronounces his speech on the Red Square in Moscow at 23:55 hours.

Maslenitsa (pancake week)

Pancake week is the only purely Russian holiday that dates back to the pagan times. It is a celebration of the end of winter chills and the start of spring, of warmth, of hope, of growth. The essential element of this festival is the pancake. The key symbol of Maslenitsa is pancakes - round, golden and warm, they represent the sun and the welcoming of spring. The pancakes are served with butter, sour cream, mushrooms or caviar.

Maslenitsa’s end means the winter giving way to the spring. Maslenitsa is usually celebrated in 28th of February and 6th of March.

Easter

The spring feast of Easter is a favourite celebration among most Russians. It is a light and kind feast that brings belief, hope and love. And it means passing with the Christ to other life, deliverance from death. Easter is meant as a sacred week of Resurrection of Christ during which, the Holy gates in churches remain open meaning that now Resurrection of Christ opened heaven for all. Like many countries in Eastern Europe, Russians celebrate Easter with decorated eggs and special foods and customs.

Day of defenders of motherland

Russia Day is an occasion for many Russians to demonstrate national pride. Some people celebrate Russia's economic and social achievements and pay tribute to famous Russians on June 12. People may attend concerts and fireworks that take place in many cities throughout the country. Outstanding Russian writers, scientists and humanitarian workers receive a National Award from the Russian president on this day. Yet many other people see Russia Day as nothing more than a day off. Russia Day is a national holiday in the Russian Federation. Most banks, public offices and schools are closed on June 12.

National unity day

The 4th of November is a National Unity Day in Russia. This holiday was found in memory of events that took place in 1612 when Russian people's volunteer corps under the leadership of Kozma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky set Moscow free from Polish enemies.

The festivals above are the typical festivals of in Russia. The festival To my surprise is Russian Students’ Day on January25th, also it has the Children’s Day on June1th. Along with it is the Teachers’ Day. As far as I personally think, the festivals in Russia afford the children more fun and pleasure. Besides via the Russian festivals we can easily find out more emphasizing on the children’s growing up. Maybe we can use for reference. In closing, thanking for the beautiful teacher’s speech. It benefits me a lot.

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