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The above image is of people on Nevsky Prospekt in Piter celebrating the New Year. My best wishes to all of you guys out there!
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Saturday, 5 January 2013
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
1 January 2012. A Scene Enacted in Millions of Homes This Morning…
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“I’m never going to drink like that again”… until the next occasion for a party arises. L’condition humaine strikes again… here’s some pickle juice and some aspirin… I understand… New Year‘s and all that…
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Monday, 31 December 2012
31 December 2012. VOR Presents… Moscow Prepares for New Year Festivities
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Muscovites wrapped up their preparations ahead of the New Year celebrations. The Russian capital put the final touches to its festive look since 1 December, whilst New Year trees made their appearance in streets and public venues closer to year’s end.
28 December 2012
Voice of Russia World Service
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31 December 2012. VOR Presents… Russia’s Main Holiday Tree Ready for New Year and Christmas Celebrations
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The property managers of the Moscow Kremlin installed and decorated a 30-metre-tall (@100-feet-tall) spruce as the city’s main outdoor New Year and Christmas tree. The decorations include almost 4,000 tinsel items and 4,500 energy-saving light bulbs. There’s also an indoor holiday tree, installed in the State Kremlin Palace, which is going to host children’s parties. The first party will be on Tuesday 25 December for kids from large families, orphanages, and winners of contests from all over Russia.
24 December 2012
Voice of Russia World Service
http://english.ruvr.ru/photoalbum/99138311/99138334/
Editor’s Note:
No, it isn’t a “Christmas Tree”… it’s a “Holiday Tree”, as it’s for both Christmas and the New Year. It’s a tree for all Muscovites and all Russians, of all nationalities and all beliefs (including secularism). In any case, trees aren’t “native” to Orthodoxy… they came in with the Germans in the 18th century. Lighten up… it’s not an assault on Christianity. There ARE secular holidays, after all… and we should enjoy them.
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