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People can buy "Yolka" balls, knitted mittens, traditional Russian decorations and food from Russia, regions under Russian influence and generally popular Christmas food such as Bavarian sausages or Russian blinchiki. A circular "battery" of counters has been set up in the center, where they sell Balloons, going from 500 up to 1,000 rubles.
Khokhloma (also Hohloma, Russian: хохлома; Russian pronunciation: [xəxɫɐˈma]) or Khokhloma painting (хохломская роспись, hohlomskaya rospis) is a style of Russian art traditionally painted on wooden household items. It is known for its curved linear features depicting vivid small flowers, berries, grasses, and leaf ...
The tradition of making pennywhistles in the form of a horse, a horse rider, and a bird goes back to the ancient magic ritual images [citation needed] and has to do with the agricultural calendar holidays. Later, the little figures lost their magic meaning and turned into toys for children, the making of which would become an artistic handicraft.
Gingerbread Houses. The delicious cookie’s history begins in Russia, where bakers began making gingerbread men and women during the holidays. When the recipe reached Europe in the 1600s, Germans ...
Nowadays, Snegurochka is a strongly capitalized figure in Russia, being an important part of the New Year's celebrations, culture and almost always used as the companion of the Ded Moroz. [12] [13] In 2020, a man from Russia tried to sue Coca Cola for bringing Santa Claus into their Russian ad instead of Ded Moroz and Snegurochka. [14]
Russian and Turkish New Year's trees are of the same varieties as those used for Christmas trees, although a spruce tree is the most usual type. The decorations are the same as for Christmas trees; however the Russian style New Year's tree is completely secular and its decorations include no religious symbols. [3]
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A Christmas tree inside a home, with the top of the tree containing a decoration symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem. [18]The Christmas tree was first used by German Lutherans in the 16th century, with records indicating that a Christmas tree was placed in the Cathedral of Strassburg in 1539, under the leadership of the Protestant Reformer, Martin Bucer.