Traditions and customs of Russia

Traditions and customs of Russia

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Sirazev T.

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Traditions and customs of Russia

• Russia is a unique country that carefully preserves its traditions, which have roots not only in Orthodoxy, but also in Paganism. Russians celebrate numerous holidays, believe in omens and legends. Traditions and rituals are a bridge between the past and the present.

Traditions and customs of Russia

• Christianity has given such holidays as Easter, Christmas, Epiphany, Apple, Honey and Bread Saviors, Palm Sunday, Trinity. Paganism – Maslenitsa, Ivan Kupala, Pokrov Day.

Traditions and customs of Russia

• The features of the national cuisine are best preserved. Russian dishes are fatty, hearty. This is due to the peculiarities of the climate. They are simple. Our ancestors cooked dishes from everything that nature gave: honey, berries, nuts, beans…

Traditions and customs of Russia

• The main food is porridge and milk. Meat was considered a festive dish.

Traditions and customs of Russia

• Russia has always been famous for gingerbread. The first gingerbread cookies were made of rye flour with honey. Tsars and peasants ate them. Gingerbread was often given as gifts for the New Year, Christmas. Their weight could reach 20 kilograms.

Traditions and customs of Russia

• It is difficult to imagine Russia without tea drinking, tea and samovar. It seems that samovar has always been in Russia, although it appeared in Moscow in 1638. The tea was very expensive, it was brought from China.

Traditions and customs of Russia

• The family, the clan, the succession of generations has always been at the heart of the centuries-old culture of Russians. If a boy was born in the family, he was wrapped in his father's clothes so that the child would receive all his masculine qualities - strength, diligence, courage. If a girl was born, she was wrapped in her mother's clothes so that she would be a good hostess, caring mother, keeper of the hearth.

Traditions and customs of Russia

• Russian hospitality is also considered a tradition. Meeting guests is a joyful event. The tired guest was greeted with bread and salt, offered rest, taken to the bathhouse, asked where he was going, what his path and the purpose of the trip was.

Traditions and customs of Russia

• Russian traditions and customs reflect the love of nature, hospitality, respect for elders, cheerfulness, the breadth of the Russian soul. They are a reflection of the history of the country and our people.