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New year’s day in Russia

New Year's Day in Russia is a beloved holiday, especially for children. Celebrated as the oldest holiday, the tradition of decorating homes with fir trees and fireworks was introduced by Peter the Great from Western Europe. Families prepare by adorning New Year Trees with tinsel, toys, and lights, placing gifts underneath. New Year's toys are popular gifts and decorations, with a history of evolving materials and designs, from wooden ornaments to modern-day figurines. Explore the rich tradition of New Year celebrations in Russia.

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New year’s day in Russia

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  1. New year’s day in Russia

  2. In Russia New Year is a favourite holiday, especially with children

  3. The celebration of the New Year is the oldest of all holidays. Peter the Great took this custom from Holland and other countries of Western Europe

  4. He ordered to decorate homes with fir-trees and to make fireworks

  5. New Year is a family holiday. People begin to prepare for this holiday beforehand They decorate their New Year Trees with tinsel, various toys and colored lights

  6. They usually put their presents under the Tree. There is a great air of expectations.

  7. When the Kremlin clock strike 12, people see the Old Year off and the New Year in.

  8. New Year’s toys are popular as gifts and decorations of a tree. They are important parts of this holiday

  9. Initially fir trees were decorated with wooden toys, fruits, nuts and sweets.

  10. Decorations of glass came into fashion from 1850

  11. Figures from the dough, wrapped up in a gold or silver foil were the most favourite fur-tree toys in Russia.

  12. Many toys became the hands. They were from a fabric, cotton wool, pate-mashe

  13. In Soviet period cones, icicles, rockets . were the most popular fur-tree toys

  14. People decorated the New Year Tree with Fruit and vegetables

  15. with animals

  16. and fantastic characters Father Frosts and Snow maids snowmen

  17. the most popular Soviet toys

  18. the toys of XXI century

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