7 December 2015. Now, Here’s an Old School Sov Era New Year…

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This is what most Russian people think of for the New Year. In Russia, New Year is the gift-giving time and Christmas is a religious holyday… isn’t that a right proper way to keep holy things holy?

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30 January 2015. A Multimedia Presentation… The Great Blessing of the Waters at Epiphany

Blessing the Arkansas River

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Blessing the Susquehanna River

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12 December 2014. Our Great Russian Motherland… Moscow’s Winter Wonderland

The first significant snowfall hit the Russian capital on 10 December. This image shows the State Historical Museum in Manezhnaya Square, in central Moscow.

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A couple in the Aleksandrovsky Sad.

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Two women walking in the snow in Red Square.

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Snow falling on the towers of the Historical Museum.

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St Basil Cathedral covered in snow.

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Yuri Dolgoruky monument.

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Christmas Fair in Red Square.

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Shoveling snow on Red Square.

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Trees decorated for the holidays in central Moscow.

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Merry-go-Round in Red Square.

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The first significant snowfall hit the Russian capital on 10 December. Up to 20 percent of the monthly snowfall amount fell in some areas of the city during the day. More than 10,000 snowploughs cleaned up the snow-covered streets.

11 December 2014

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8 January 2013. They Celebrated the New Year in… Scotland… the Scots Call it “Hogmanay”

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In Scotland, girls with the Scots flag stand in the River Forth during the annual Loony Dook Swim in South Queensferry. People celebrated Hogmanay all over Scotland. For many years, the Calvinist clergy discouraged the celebration of Christmas, deeming it popish frippery. Ergo, after a joyless interregnum that ended in the late 17th century, people celebrated the New Year instead.

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