Презентация на тему Russian Winter Festivals

January 1
New Year’s Day
January 7
Christmas

January 13
Old New Year’s Eve

January 19
Epiphany

late February – early March
Shrovetide (Maslenitsa)

popular
holiday in almost all Russian families. The decoration

of New Year Tree is one of the
oldest traditions. One more tradition is
to put gifts under the fir tree.
The symbols of the holiday are Grandfather Frost and the Snowmaiden. They come to
wish children “Happy New Year!”

They come in a sleigh drawn by three white horses.

in Christianity. A lot of people consider that Jesus

Christ was born on this day many years ago.

On Christmas Eve (6 January), there are several long services. The family will then return home for the traditional Christmas Eve "Holy Supper", which consists of 12 dishes, one to honor each of the Twelve Apostles.
In the evening some people in fancy costumes go from house to house and sing carols.

Christmastide.
They are celebrated for 12 days.
People wear fancy costumes,

have
carnivals, sing carols, ride a troika,
build snow townlets. Young women
tell fortunes.

Year is an informal traditional holiday, celebrated as the start

of the New Year by the Julian calendar. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the Old New Year falls on January 14 in the Gregorian calendar.  For many this is a nostalgic family holiday ending the New Year holiday cycle (with traditional large meals (vareniki and
pelmeni) and fortune-telling.

day in the
memory of the coming of the
three

kings from the East to
see the baby Jesus.
Some people swim in the
cold water to wash off their
sins.

is called Maslenitsa.

People take part in different competitions, ride

horses and drink hot tea with pancakes not to be frozen. The pancakes are the main attribute of this festival because a pancake is a symbol of the sun. The festival always ends in burning of a big man of straw.

Maslenitsa

It is one of the most favourite holidays in our country. It lasts from Monday till Sunday.

sing.
And let us play!
Father Frost Bring many

toys
For little girls And little boys!

Merry, Merry Christmas
Is likely to come.
Merry, Merry Christmas,
You are welcome!
Snow in the window,
Much confetti.
Bright-blue, red and yellow
Lights on the tree.

Holiday poems

It's Christmas! Merry Christmas! Yes, it's merry, merry Christmas, it's time for hanging stockings, It's time for riding sleighs, It's time for jolly greeting, Snow and holly, overeating, Oh, I love you merry Christmas, You're the best of holidays