Christmas is a little different, but not a lot. Here in the USA and most of the world, Christmas is connected with the birth of Christ. Now, I am not much into religion these days, but this is just a fact. Nowadays, Russia believes in this same tradition, but the actual holiday for Christmas falls [...]
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Christmas in Russia
Christmas here in the USA and Russia is similar, but has some minor differences. Most differences seem to have come from the time the Soviets were ruling the country.
When the communists took power in 1917, they basically banned religion and religious holidays. People concerned with the Christmas tradition ended up re-inventing the New Year’s holiday [...]
