Christmas or Rohdestvo in Russia

Christmas Or Rozhdestvo In Russia

Learn about Russian winter festivals

• December 31- New Year's Eve

• January 1- New Year

• January 6- Rozhdestvo Eve/

  Sochel'nik/ Kolyada

• January 7- Rozhdestvo

• January 13- Old New Year

• January 19- Epiphany

​Winter Holiday Season

In Russia

Multiple Choice

Winter Holiday ___ in Russia is January 1-19.

• Season

• Seson

• Sesam

• ​time of forgiveness and love;

• gifts are given to the loved ones;

• homes are decorated with figures of angels, stars and nativity scenes;

• many Russians attend a Christmas mass on January 6, Christmas Eve.

​Rozhdestvo In Russia

Multiple Choice

Christmas Mass is on January 7.

• True

• False

• adults and kids dress up to go trick-o-treating;

• they go from house to house, sing ritual songs (kolyadki) and are treated to special bread (kolyadki, kozuli).

Kolyada or Trick-or-Treating

Multiple Select

Christmas Eve is called ___ in Russia.

• Kolyada

• Sochel'nik

• Epiphany

• New Year's Eve

Multiple Choice

Sochivo is a traditional dish at ___ .

• New Year

• Rozhdestvo

• baked from rye flour in the shape of different animals that surrounded baby Jesus at birth;

• symbolise the North of Russia and serve as toys or tokens;

• given to carolers on Rozhdestvo Eve.

Kozuli Cakes

• baked from rye flour with different stuffings;

• carol singers are treated to kolyadki cakes on Rozhdestvo Eve.

​Kolyadki Cakes

Multiple Select

These are special treats to carol singers in Russia.

Fill in the Blanks

Houses

decorated with nativity scenes.

• vzvar & vinegrette,

• kulebyaka/ pirog/ cake,

• roast goose & piglet,

• jellied fish & kholodetz/ jellied meat,

• blini/ pancakes & fruit cake,

• sochivo & kozuli breads.

​12 Dishes for Rozhdestvo Equal to 12 Apostles, 12 Days of Christmas

Poll

How do you like Christmas or Rozhdestvo in Russia?