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All about British Life and CultureChristmas is celebrated on the 25th December, with a Christmas dinner at midday for the whole family.
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In Britain, Boxing Day is usually celebrated on the following day after Christmas Day, which is 26 December, when servants and tradesmen would receive gifts, known as a "Christmas box", from their bosses or employers
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New Year is the time at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count is incremented. The New Year of the Gregorian calendar, today in worldwide use, falls on 1 January (New Year's Day), as was the case with the Roman calendar.
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Epiphany, the end of the Christmas season, is 12 days after the Christmas celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It comes from a Greek word meaning show or reveal.
Epiphany, which is celebrated with festivities and gift exchanges, is often called Twelfth Night. -
Although the Russia officially adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1918, the Russian Orthodox Church continued to use the Julian calendar. This “Old New Year” is spent with family and is generally quieter than the New Year celebrated on January 1st. Folk traditions, like the singing of carols and the telling of fortunes, may be observed during Russia's Old New Year, and a large meal will be served.
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January 19 is the day when the faithful Christians in Russia celebrate Epiphany. This spiritual festival is dedicated to the great biblical event, the Baptism of Jesus Christ in the waters of the Jordan River. These days in Russia are famous for a wonderful tradition - Epiphany bathing. According to the Bible any water on this day is considered to be healing and miraculous.
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Lunar New Year, or Buryatia New Year’s Day, commonly known as Sagaalgan (literally White Moon) is the first day of the year according to the lunar calendar (the first new moon in spring that appears in a space between the end of January and the middle of March). The festival of the lunar New Year is celebrated by the folk of Burytia.
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Febraury 14th is St. Valentine's Day: it is day for choosing sweethearts and exchanging love-tokens. Generations of young people have considered St.Valentine to be the friend and patron of lovers and have sent gifts and hand-made valentines to their sweethearts. Valentine is a colourful card with a short love verse composed by the sender.
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Country Defendant’s Day is celebrated on 23 February. This holiday is devoted to soldiers and officers and everyone else who defended the country or is in the Army.
