Russian Christmas custom

First of all, the date of родество Christmas in Russian Orthodox Church is 65438+10.7, which is different from that in the west.

If you want to celebrate 65438+February 25th, you can follow the western way.

If it is 65438+10.7, I can give you some reference materials.

65438+1October 7th is Orthodox Christmas. Russians who are most influenced by Orthodox culture celebrate this most important folk festival in the church from the evening of 6th to 7th, and take part in the vigil before Christmas.

Gregorian calendar 65438+10.7 is February 25th of Russian calendar 18. It is no accident to designate this day as Christmas, because it is the winter solstice on February 25th of Russian calendar 18 (деёзим).

Any festival should be expressed through certain ceremonies. Ritual has a distinct nationality, reflecting a nation's views, traditions, customs and habits. The central content of Christmas ceremonies and activities is to pray for happiness and harvest in the New Year. This festival coincides with New Year's Day in the Gregorian calendar, so it is often intertwined with various entertainment activities in the New Year. The day before Christmas, that is, 65438+1October 6th, is called Christmas Eve (сочельник). On Christmas Eve, Christians must fast all day and do not break fast until the evening. On the night before Christmas, believers and non-believers are used to eating Christmas geese, which is essential for Christmas dinner. The store began to supply slaughtered (eviscerated) geese from about 65438+February 20th. People fill the stomachs of bought geese with apples, bread and oily onions, and bake cooked food with various seasonings. On this day, Christians eat a kind of bread called "Suoqin", which is made of sesame oil and flour, and sweet porridge with honey.