There are lots of holidays and celebrations Russia both national and foreign. Even though many Russians celebrate world holidays, such as St.Valentine’s Day, April Fools, Halloween and others, there are a number of purely Russian national holidays, which are celebrated only in Russia. These holidays emphasize the spirit of nation and support folk traditions.
One of the most interesting holidays in Russia takes place at the end of February to celebrate the end of winter. The holiday lasts for a week which is known as a Shrovetide. In Russia this holiday is called “Maslennitsa”. People traditionally eat lots of pancakes on this holiday and burn the scarecrow saying farewell to winter snow.
Another traditionally Russian celebration takes place on January 7th, which is an Orthodox Christmas. People visit their relatives on this day carrying rice pudding with raisins, which is called “kutya”. Many young and single girls try to read their fortune on the night of 6th and 7th January.
My house is very big. It has three floors. There are five rooms on each floor. My favourite room is the room where my parents sleep. It is so beautiful! I watch TV only in their bedroom. Emily is my sister. We are twins. Our birthday is on the same day. I love Emily, but I hate that we get the same presents on our birthday. It’s boring. I like when our cousins come to our house on holidays. Their names are Jannet and Sam. Jannet is the oldest. She is slim, but short, and she has long dark hair. Sam is six, he is tall, has big eyes and short fair hair. The four of us are very good friends! Emily and I have skateboards. Jannet and Sam like them too. We give them our skateboards when they visit us. Tomorrow is Jannet’s birthday, so we will give one to her as a present. The skateboard will be hers.
