|
|
|||||
|
View
Cart
|
|||||
 |
|
||||||||||
|
 Holidays Popular
Holidays |
|
|||||||||
| Appreciate the holidays more with flowers and gifts. |
Major
National Holidays
|
Don't forget your loved ones on their special day. | |||||||||
Major National Holidays
New Year - January 1: New Year's Day is one the most favorite holidays in Russia. Both grown-ups and children are happy on this day. n the Eve of this holiday or just on this very day everybody give presents to each other, have fun, make fireworks, decorate pine and fur-trees, cook delicious things and lay the holiday table. The unchangeable participants of this holiday are Farther Frost and his granddaughter "Snegurochka"(a snow girl). The holiday lasts till next morning. Everyone who believes in good says an intimate wish and thanks God for everything good that had happened that year. For the first time this holiday was announced by Peter 1 's order dated by January 20, 700. This order gave the detailed instructions how to celebrate New Year's Day. Many people used to see the New Year in on January 14, (according to the old calendar). And the tradition of telling fortunes at this night is very popular among young ladies and fellows, who is willing to know at least a little bit about their near future.
Orthodox
Christmas - January 7: This period from 7 till 19th
of January is the best period for telling fortunes, as it is
the Saint Christmas week, when people have fun, ware fancy-dresses
and walk from one home to another asking for favor.
Old New Year - January 13: holiday in memory of Old Calendar New Year. Celebarated as a family holiday.
The Student Day ( Tatyana's Day ) - January 25: in Russia it is a merry holiday of the students as on this very day January, 25th 1775 Emperor Elizabeth signed the decree (prepared by count Shuvalov) of the establishment of the Moscow University.
Holiday of lovers - St.
Valentine's Day - February 14: Christian martyr Valentine
was condemned to the capital punishment by Roman pagans but
even in such cruel conditions he didn't stop thinking of his
lover-the jailer's daughter. He sent her a message full of love
and tenderness.
The Army Day - Men's Day - February 23: This holiday is celebrated on the 23rd of February. It is our tribute of respect to all the generations of Russian soldiers from the ancient times till nowadays to those who defeated courageously our motherland from invaders. On this day all the masculine representatives from boys to old men receive congratulations and presents and the military men greet each other. Women have a happy opportunity to say the warmest and the sweetest words to their lovers and to please them with sings of attention.
The Pancake Day
- February 27 till the beginning of March: It is a holiday of
ancient Slavs in honor to east pagan God of fertility (Vles).
It is a holiday of farewell to the winter and welcome to the
spring.
Major National Holidays
Women's Day -
March 8: Born at a time of great social turbulence and crisis,
the International Women's Day (IWD) inherited a tradition of
protest and political activism. In the years before 1910, from
the turn of the 20th century, women in industrially developing
countries were entering paid work in some numbers. Their jobs
were sex segregated, mainly in textiles, manufacturing and domestic
services where conditions were wretched and wages worse than
depressed. In Europe, the flames of revolution were being kindled.
In 1908 Branch Number 3 of the New York City Socialist Democratic Women's Society took up the call by organizing a mass meeting on women's suffrage on March 8th. The following year the American Socialist Party declared the last Sunday in February to be National Woman's Day. Russian socialist women followed suit from 1913, celebrating IWD like the American socialists on the last Sunday in February. In Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), on 23 February 1913 an IWD demonstration by women textile workers turned into bread riots and then into the February revolution. The fact that 23 February on the old Russian calendar corresponded to 8 March on the Western calendar adopted after the revolution set the date for the Soviet celebrations of IWD from 1918. From 1922 Clara Zetkin headed the International
Women's Secretariat of the Communist International in Moscow
and IWD became an official Communist holiday. It became International
Women's Day after the Second World War.
Major National Holidays
Fool Day (the
Day of laughter) - April 1: They say it is not a sin to laugh
at everything that seems to be fun. The medical men confirm
that laughter prolong the life. It is considered that those
who can laugh at themselves achieve a lot.
Orthodox Easter
- two weeks after Catholic Easter: It is the main Christian
holyday established in honor to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
crucified on the cross and to the Outcome of the Jews from Egypt.
Major National Holidays
The Holiday of Spring and Labor - May 1: 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 - May 9: It is the greatest holyday for Russian people. It is both joy and sorrow. But there is much more on this day because we managed to defend our independence and we won " the brown plague" and stood the test of war with dignity. A great gratitude to those who lost their lives for today's peace and happiness. And eternal memory will last forever.
Major National Holidays
The International Day
of Children Defendence - June 1: What is sunnier, joyful,
and memorable than the childhood? A child gets to know the world,
learns good and friendship, finds out new in familiar things.
A child is happy when he is loved, warmed fed and understood.
The children are the future of the mankind. Tomorrow is in their
hands. Their right for life and dignity must be respected and
defended.
Major National Holidays
The Day of Knowledge
- September 1: Every year after a kind hot summer on the 1st
of September pupil go to their classes to continue their jorney
to the Land of Knowlegde.While growing up they comprehend the
depths of Wisdom of
Major National Holidays
Teacher's Day - October 5: This special day was created to focus the World's attention on the contributions and achievements of teachers as well as their concerns and priorities.
Major National Holidays
The Constitution Day - December 12: On this date in 1993 the new Constitution of the Russian Federation was approved, a fundamental law of the state, one of the most important democractic institutions.
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
Ulyana - Jan 3
Inna - Feb 2
Marina, Kira - March 12
Svetlana - Apr 2
Tamara - May 2
Julia - June 16
Angelina - July 14
Maria - Aug 4
Natalia - Sep 8
Veronica - Oct 17
Ekaterina - Dec 7
|
