Hello my dear xxx. Yesterday was a very important religious
festival in Russia. Yesterday was Christmas. I usually do not stay on
the sidelines when it comes to customs and traditions.
And even more so when there come the Christmas holidays. All who have
a family usually spend the holiday with his family. I like going to
church, instead of lonely prayer before the icon. I mentally prepared
for the holiday and met this day in the church. I do not think this
devotion or concern of church activities. Believe necessary, but to
put a number of concepts such as fanaticism or concern will close
properly. Christmas was a pleasant event for me, despite all the
negative events in this life. But anguish did not leave me.
And all because a wish to be in your company right now is still not
fulfilled. I would love to experience your company and know that you
can speak any words at that moment when you hold your hand. God still
has not rewarded me with your strong arms and personal presence.
Thank you for your words of gratitude and wonderful opinion,
which was nice to read.
I can 't know exactly what the characteristics are in me.
I can just say I love you because you appreciate me!
Tell me better how you 're doing? But I celebrated Christmas perfectly.
I want to explain to you in detail all the features of the meeting of
Christmas in Russia. We have a bit of a different culture. I want to
share with you this culture and traditions to you much better
understand my state of mind and my values. The most important aspect
is the peace culture of behavior, which should be expressed each
nation. Only in such circumstances, happiness is born. Our bodies are
accustomed to living in this mode for thousands of years of evolution.
It is impossible to reconstruct these behaviors for decades or even
centuries. By changing the conditions in the behavior of the organism
will begin to experience the break-up and depression. Traditions are
very deeply rooted in our hearts. My favorite xxx, I want to
explain to you in more detail, our traditions and our Russian style of
behavior during these holidays. It's my culture, behavior, about which
I want to tell you. In Russia, a lot of educated people.
All these people value their traditions and pass them down from
generation to generation. Christmas in Russia - January 7, because the
Russian Church still continues to live according to the Julian
calendar. It has long been in Russia, people celebrated Christmas.
Meeting on the eve of the feast of the Nativity - January 6 at night
on Christmas "Christmas Eve" or "Сочельник" if we call on Russian
event.
The main dish of the evening was "Кутья" in English or «koliva» in
English, which was prepared from boiled wheat or barley, and stewed
fruit, made from apples, pears, plums, raisins, cherries and other
fruits, cooked in water. «Кутья» and "stewed fruit" have symbolic
meaning.
"Christmas Pudding" - eat at the funeral and at the memory of the
deceased, and the "stewed fruit" - birth of a child. The combination
of these dishes as it connects the two memories - the birth of Christ
and of his death. Two memories of death and birth were connected
during this period. The night went, and the day begins. At 00.00
minutes, January 7 at night Merry Christmas. for several decades,
first celebrated the New Year, and then in Russia - January 7 -
Christmas. This day is an official public holiday in Russia. Christmas
merged with the old Slavic holiday - "Святки" in Russia or
"Christmastide" in English.
Christmastide rites - the Christmas communal feasting, caroling -
eventually turned into the Christmas rituals. Christmas Orthodox
family was waiting for the whole year, the preparation for it was very
thorough. Six weeks before Christmas were fasting, ate fish. But at
Christmas all ate pork. It was allowed.
Before Christmas, for 3 days, the markets and squares, you could buy a
live Christmas tree or pine branches, which is a symbol of
purification and rebirth. In the last decade Christmas holiday again
actively returned to the family tradition of not only villagers, but
also the citizens. And now, as in previous years, when the first
Christmas Star rises, the members of many families in the frosty sky
in Russia, gather around the table, congratulate each other on
Christmas, give each other gifts.
And in rural areas under the windows of people appear again become
that perform the procedure «koledovanje» and sing special songs -
"Carols": "... It's Christmas, begins the celebration! "At least,
sometimes before I watched these traditions in my home town of Surgut.
The main goal of "caroling" - a wish of happiness, wealth and good
harvest in the future.
Сaroling people who come to the threshold of the house, are treated to
delicacies, thank you for your congratulations. It is impossible to
deny the people that appeared on the doorstep in serving, in this
festive period. I have not told you about the "Yule divination" from 6
to 19 January. Ice swimming in the cold. This whole series of events
in Russia, which is born in the beginning of the Christmas holidays.
But not everyone knows about it and do not remember it all. All day
January 7 decided to go for a visit and receive visitors. My goal
yesterday was a visit to the church. I read all the prayers that must
be spoken at the time. And when I thought about happiness and loved
ones, the thought of you and praying for your health and well-being.
I very much hope that all is well with you. I wish you happiness and I
give you my hugs and kisses. I really appreciate your attention and
care, my dear xxx.
I'll wait for your answer, and every moment to remember you.
Your Valeriya. :love:
P.S. And I also want to tell you that I will soon send you from Surgut
as a gift of felt boots! I want to admit that I ve worn them a little.
They are new, but they only dressed them once.