CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD

CHRISTMAS IN RUSSIA IS BEING REPLACED BY "the festival of winter"

CELEBRATIONS:

• Special prayers are said
• People fast for up to 39 days
• Hyms and carols are sung on christmas day
• People lay down hay to encourage the horses to grow well and stay healthy through the new year
• Peopleo make clucking noises to encourage their chickens to lay eggsor
• They eat a twelve course meal in honor of the twelve apostles

WHEN IS CHRISTMAS!

THE RUSSIAN WORD FOR CHRISTMAS EVE IS SOCHELNIK

THE FOOD THEY EAT

• Bobal'ki
• Beans
• Potatoes
• Fresh fruit and nuts

THAT DESSERTS THEY EAT IN RUSSIA

• Pickled food
• Vzvar
• Fish
• Legumes
• Vegetables