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New Years Day dessert. Can you find the cream filled swans?
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New Years Day
(January 1)
New Years Day is the most celebrated holiday on the Russian calendar. This holiday is much like Christmas in the United States. It is tradition for “Grandfather Frost” to bring a huge needle-like tree (called a “yolka”) home for each family, and with the help of his granddaughter, the Snow Maiden, he makes appearances in public places to see the children. He also surprises the family with presents on New Years morning.
The Russian people like to eat caviar, salmon, and a goose or turkey as their special meals on this holiday. The people set up fun carnivals and parades all over the towns and cities of Russia to celebrate the occasion. They also enjoy riding on horse-drawn sleighs called “troikas”. They usually leave their decorations up until January 13.
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