New Year’s Day and

Christmas in Russia

Выполнила: ученица 11 «Б»

класса шк.№21 г.Озѐрска

Михалюк Татьяна

Учитель: Белоусова Е.А.

Russian people love

holidays. They are very

hospitable. Any holiday

is celebrated with lots

of food and presents.

New Year’s Day

The first holiday of

the year is New

Year’s Day. This is

the main holiday in

our country.

People buy and make

presents, discuss the

menu. Most of people

believe it is a family

holiday.

History of New Year’s Day

Peter the Great

ordered to

celebrate New

Year on the 1st

of

January, to

decorate houses

and rooms with

evergreen plants

and to make

fireworks.

The holiday begins when people put up

the New Year Tree. People decorate

the rooms with special decoration,

and also the tree with sweets,

oranges and glass balls.

At ten minutes to

midnight the

President makes

his traditional

speech. All listen

to the speech,

then wish each

other «Happy

New Year».

Children always

wait for Father

Frost to come

and give them a

present.

Christmas

Russian Christmas is celebrated on

the 7th

of January. It is a religious

holiday when people go to a church

and give each other gifts. This day

has become the day of family

reunion and happiness.

Merry Christmas

and

Happy New Year!