With all due respect Rhonda, have you been in Russia at New Year, by that I mean December 31-Jan 1 on our calendar? There are the official Russian Orthodox Christmas and New Year, on January 7 and 13, but you would hardly notice them as different than any other day, particularly Jan 13. December 31-Jan 1 is the “BIG ONE”, and the only other holiday that comes close is International Women’s Day on March 8. The country practically shuts down in the few days before, except for vodka, “shampanskoe", beer, salad and gift merchants, and doesn’t wake up for about a week. CB
On Nov 15, 2013, at 11:23 AM, Rhonda Hamburg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Marie, > > If you are referring to December 31st, they pretty much do just the same as > you do in the states. If you are referring to their holiday of January 7th > this is the date of Christmas and New Years they sort of put together. It's > the BIG ONE! > I do believe they exchange gifts on December 31st (this is what my Russian > friend tells me). > > Rhonda > > On Nov 12, 2013, at 6:44, marie frisbie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am trying to find out what there is to do here in Moscow on New Years Eve. >> >> Marie >> _______________________________________________ >> Expat mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat >> http://www.expat.ru/forum/ > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/
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