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Russian Holidays (which are the most important for Russian women and families?)
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Posted by: rockingsailor

Thanks Khashar for the steerage in the right direction. As a junior member, I received some very good information from Charles. Valentine's Day is not to be ignored and 8 March is Women's Day: even more important than Valentine's Day is here in US! Just thought a good old boy from West Virginia would pass it on!

Spaseba!

Posted by: Khashyar

You're welcome, RockingSailor...

Women's Day is very important for a Russian woman, and the Russian New Year is much more important than the New Year is for Americans... It has the same weight as Christmas for Russian people...

It's good to remember a Russian woman's birthday, but my understanding is that Woman's Day and New Year are the most important holidays...

Do we have a list and dates of Russian holidays in this forum??

If we don't, then we need to create one...

Khashyar

Posted by: Khashyar

Yes... I found a thread from July that discussed in depth about Russian holidays:

It is here: http://www.russianmeetingplace.com/...hp?threadid=521

But, here is a summary of the holidays from that thread (from something that Lena had written):

What are the most popular holidays in Russia?

1. New Year (1 January) This is the most popular and lovely holiday for Russian people.

2. Orthodox Christmas (January 7) Russians like to celebrate Catholic Christmas, even if he/she is not Catholic, because it's a day off in Russia too.

3. Old New Year (January 13) A very popular holiday in memory of the old calendar

4. International Women's Day ( March 8) It's simply Women's Day. It is not celebrated in the USA, but it is celebrated in Russia and some other countries around the world. All women are honored on this day. Usually, people have the day off from work on this day. Prior to the day that Women's Day is celebrated, males give cards, flowers, gifts to their fellow female students, colleagues and co-workers. As I remember, we had a very big party in my university on this holiday.

5. Orthodox Easter (To be honest, I do not know the exact date of Orthodox Easter, because each year it is on a different day. Religious people know and can count on a religious calendar and know when this holiday is). As I remember, it is two weeks after Catholic Easter, but maybe I'm mistaken.

6. International Labour Day ( May 1)

7. Victory Day ( May 9)

8. Independence Day (I think that Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine might celebrate this on different days)

9. Teacher's Day (October 5) if your fiance is a teacher, do not forget to congratulate her on this day.

10. October Revolution Day ( November 7-8) Russians receive a day off, so you should send flowers and congratulate her on this holiday.

11. Birthday This is a very important day in every person's life, so during your communication do not forget to ask when is her and her mom's birthday because you'll be the most lovely son-in-law if you do not forget your mother-in-law's birthday

Posted by: andrei

for people under 30 the most important are

new year
old new year
own birthday
xmas
victory day

for elders also

november 7
may 1

also all people go to church on easter, but after that they still get drunk like any other holiday

(actuall from december 31 up to january 13 a lot of people dont even work much, they use it as winter holidays or smth, spending all the money they've earned in september-december)

Posted by: greatgambino

Do Russians celebrate Good Friday?