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> Russians celebrated Xmas Huh? I'm Russian and I don't remember when Christmas even is. We celebrate the new year, and yes, there are trees. Christmas is very
by grishka 4y ago
> Russians celebrated Xmas
Huh? I'm Russian and I don't remember when Christmas even is. We celebrate the new year, and yes, there are trees. Christmas is very much a religious holiday for religious people.
- filoleg 4y agoYeah, fully agreed with your take. I dont remember celebrating it even once, aside from a few times when I was keeping company to my grandma who was observing it. And even then, it could hardly be called a celebration. Also, Christmas in Russia isn't celebrated on the same date as in the US either (Dec 25th), it is around Jan 7th or so due some old-time disagreements about calendar system transitions.
- kgeist 4y agoIs Russian "New Year" really different from American "Christmas"? Both are about a certain old man giving gifts to children, both are about a certain kind of tree, etc. From what I gathered, it's not really a religious holiday in USA either - there's little about Jesus. The names are different, the dates and customs are different, but the essence is same.
- docmechanic 4y ago+1
- grishka 4y agoYes, it's mostly the same thing. The old man is called "дед мороз", literally "grandfather frost". As a child you'll find your gift from him under the tree in the morning of January 1st. I believe North Americans' Santa Claus puts gifts into socks on Christmas night instead? By the way, all of this applies to other ex-USSR countries too, including at least Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
- docmechanic 4y ago+1
- bobthepanda 4y agoUS also has gifts under a tree. (There is also candy in socks, but I feel like that’s more of a small children thing and really only in areas where lots of homes have fireplaces.)
- docmechanic 4y ago+1