Christmas Facts: From Russian Christmas to Summer Christmas; all you need to know

Christmas season is finally here and people are all set to paint ir houses red following Christmas vibes. People are rey with ir list of Christmas Carols. But did you ever realise fact that Christmas is t only celebrated from cosy comforts of your houses, but some people do celebrate Christmas on beaches? You re it right! let's check out some amazing Christmas facts such as summer Christmas and how Christmas celebration takes place on an unusual date in Russia.

Christmas celebration in Russia 

Why do Russians have a different date for celebrating Christmas?

Christmas is celebrated on  7th of January by Orthodox Christians in Russia, whereas Catholics celebrate it on 25th of December.  reason why date is different from rest of world is that Russians use  Julian calendar for ir religious celebration days. ir official holiday for Christmas vacation starts from 31 December and lasts till 10 January.

What do Russians eat on Christmas?

People in Russia commonly eat 'kutia', which is a porridge me from wheat or rice served with poppy seeds, chopped walnuts honey and even fruit jellies. Eating Kutia from a common bowl is considered sacred and it symbolizes unity.

Christmas Carols and or stories associated with it

It is a trition in Russia for Childrens to go around and wish people Merry Christmas, along with singing Christmas carols for m. People generally offer cookies, sweets and money to se children.

most famous thing about Christmas celebration in Russia is story of Babushka. Babushka means Grand Mor in Russian langu and it tells story of an old woman who keeps asking wise men about baby Jesus. And it is believed that grandmor roams around from one house to ar at Christmas looking for baby and she also leaves some gifts for all children.

Take a look at countries where Christmas is t winter but a summer affair

 While most of people around world celebrate Christmas covered with sw, re are some countries where Christmas is a summer affair and people celebrate m on beaches or go on vacations to celebrate Christmas eve. reason behind this is that se countries fall in sourn hemisphere and refore, y have to celebrate sunny Christmas. Countries that celebrate Summer Christmas includes- Australia, South Africa, Brazil, New Zealand and Argentina.

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