Read and choose the right statements. New Year in Russia can truly be called the most popular holiday. It is so much loved here that it’s even celebrated twice! The first one is January 1 – according to the Gregorian calendar. Another date is January 14 – the first day in the Julian calendar (it was used in Russia until 1918). Although the main events take place on January 1, many families celebrate January 14 in their family circles too. Let’s make a list of associations with the New Year in Russia: snow, festive fir tree and house decorations, gifts, fireworks, family circle. Looks like Christmas, doesn’t it? You will be surprised but Russian New Year traditions are very much similar to Christmas in the west. However, there are many customs typical of Russia only. In December, city streets “dress up” in bright colours and ornaments, Christmas markets and New Year fairs are organised, and many public activities take place on main squares: concerts, laser shows, public games, etc. It is also the time to go shopping for gifts! People buy food for the festive table and start decorating their homes. The main decoration of every home is a festive tree. It is beautifully decorated with lights, tinsel, garlands, and toys. At night, on the 1st of January, Grandfather Frost brings gifts for kids. He puts them under the festive tree and disappears unnoticed while everybody is asleep. When December 31 is about to come to an end, everyone takes a seat at the festive table: people make toasts to say goodbye to the passing year. At 11.55 p.m. the president appears on TV screens to make a speech and wish people a Happy New Year. Once he finishes, the clock of the Moscow Kremlin begins to chime and people make their wishes during the chiming. Then fireworks break out in the air marking that the New Year has started. After midnight real fun starts: after a few hours of celebrating at home people go out to visit their friends and relatives, swap gifts and have fun together. The celebration takes the whole night and the first seven days of the New Year are days off. Russians have two dates for the New Year. New Year celebrations in Russia last for two weeks. Russian New Year traditions differ greatly from Christmas in the west. People make their wishes during the chiming of the Moscow Kremlin clock. The main decoration of every home is a New Year tree. Grandfather Frost leaves gifts for kids under the festive tree.

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Read and choose the right statements.
New Year in Russia can truly be called the most popular holiday. It is so much loved here that it’s even celebrated twice! The first one is January 1 – according to the Gregorian calendar. Another date is January 14 – the first day in the Julian calendar \(it was used in Russia until 1918\). Although the main events take place on January 1, many families celebrate January 14 in their family circles too.
Let’s make a list of associations with the New Year in Russia: snow, festive fir tree and house decorations, gifts, fireworks, family circle. Looks like Christmas, doesn’t it? You will be surprised but Russian New Year traditions are very much similar to Christmas in the west. However, there are many customs typical of Russia only.
In December, city streets “dress up” in bright colours and ornaments, Christmas markets and New Year fairs are organised, and many public activities take place on main squares: concerts, laser shows, public games, etc. It is also the time to go shopping for gifts! People buy food for the festive table and start decorating their homes. The main decoration of every home is a festive tree. It is beautifully decorated with lights, tinsel, garlands, and toys. At night, on the 1st of January, Grandfather Frost brings gifts for kids. He puts them under the festive tree and disappears unnoticed while everybody is asleep.
When December 31 is about to come to an end, everyone takes a seat at the festive table: people make toasts to say goodbye to the passing year. At 11.55 p.m. the president appears on TV screens to make a speech and wish people a Happy New Year. Once he finishes, the clock of the Moscow Kremlin begins to chime and people make their wishes during the chiming. Then fireworks break out in the air marking that the New Year has started. After midnight real fun starts: after a few hours of celebrating at home people go out to visit their friends and relatives, swap gifts and have fun together. The celebration takes the whole night and the first seven days of the New Year are days off.

Russians have two dates for the New Year.
New Year celebrations in Russia last for two weeks.
Russian New Year traditions differ greatly from Christmas in the west.
People make their wishes during the chiming of the Moscow Kremlin clock.
The main decoration of every home is a New Year tree.
Grandfather Frost leaves gifts for kids under the festive tree.

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