A very old custom of “first footing” is still followed in Britain. “First foot” is the first person to cross the threshold of a home on New Year’s Day and a bringer of good fortune for the coming year. Preferably the male visitor would be a young, handsome, dark-haired, healthy male. A blonde, a red-haired or a woman are not allowed to enter the house first as they are supposed to bring bad luck. This is because a dark-haired man in ancient times would have been regarded as a fellow Scotsman, and therefore to be deemed safe, whereas a fair haired or red headed man could have been a Viking and therefore potentially a dangerous enemy.
But in some places the first-foot must always be a male who enters the house first, and the colour of his hair doesn’t matter.
The first-foot was supposed to bring gifts of money, bread or cake, coal or salt as these were considered lucky. The bread and cake was to ensure that the household did not go hungry during the coming year, the coal was to ensure that the house would be warm throughout the year and the salt was said to bestow wealth, as salt used to be a rare and precious commodity.
2.People speak Russian in all republics of former USSR. But in recent time in order to avenge and humiliate Russia ultra-nationalists in Baltic Countries, Ukraine and Georgia try to eradicate Russian from an orb of international communication.
3. It's important for teenagers from other countries to learn Russian because in result of this learning they will be able to speak with Russian fellows and other people of Russia directly, and overcome thus different myths which make difficult mutual understanding.