Holiday Traditions
The holidays are a special time of year!
How we celebrate Christmas and New Year in America, is very different than how we celebrate these holidays in Russia!
Christmas is wonderful here and in Russia too. But in Russia, Christmas is not as big a holiday as it is here. We don't spend so much money buying gifts, like Americans do. Instead we may have a small gift and wonderful food and invite friends and neighbors to join us for food, drink and small gifts for everyone!
For Russians, New Year is our biggest holiday! New Year’s Eve, we give thanks for what we received, and prepare to receive the wishes, hopes and dreams the New Year will bring. We go crazy for New Year as it is the biggest holiday of the year and everyone is happy and celebrating!