Russian Old New Year Traditions
New Years how to congratulate on the holiday.
Russian old new year traditions. Domovoi is a good Russian spirit which keeps the house clean and protects it from any misfortunes. Traditional Russian New Years Dishes. Russias Old New Year is celebrated on January 14 th according to the Julian or Orthodox calendar.
Therefore on the 31st the whole day Russian hostesses cook and make sure that their houses are clean to meet the New Year in all glory. Space Day April 12. The typical New Years dishes for Russians are Olivier salad herring under a fur coat and many other different salads which are made in such volumes that you can happily eat them a couple of days after the New Years feast.
Russian Old New Year. The main fruit for New Year is tangerine seems like Russia is flooded with them from December to January. Start the year with a good scrub.
Old New Years Fortune-Telling and Carol-Singing. March 8-International Womens Day. Cooking shashlik is a unique Russian tradition.