RussianChristmas

The air is crisp, filled with the scent of pine and anticipation. Though tinsel might adorn trees elsewhere in December, in many Russian homes, the true Christmas spirit blossoms later,…

Introduction Imagine a Christmas celebration where the anticipation builds not on December twenty-fifth, but towards the quiet serenity of January seventh. This is Christmas in Russia, a holiday steeped in…

The Significance of Sochelnik (Christmas Eve) The day before Christmas, known as Sochelnik, holds a profound spiritual weight. It's a day of anticipation and stringent fasting, a period of abstinence…