RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS (NEW YEAR) \ TRADITIONS, SYMBOLS AND HISTORY

In this video, I&show you how we celebrate New Year in Russia and tell you about: 0:00 - Why New Year is more important than Christmas? 2:02 Grandfather Frost vs Santa Claus 2:57 The Snow Maiden (or Snegurochka) 3:27 Children parties with costumes 4:17 Mandarins 4:45 New Year drinks and food 6:49 What to do at the New Year table? 7:41 New Year movies 8:13 Burning Christmas Tree 0_o 8:55 Ice figures in the square 9:34 Summing up and Happy New Year! *About myself* My name is Natasha, I live in the Far East of Russia in the city of Khabarovsk, but originally I&from a small town Spassk-Dalny. Currently I&studying Linguistics in a university in Khabarovsk. I like languages and learning about different cultures. On this channel I&making videos about life in Russia, our traditions and my traveling in Russian cities. Subscribe to my channel, and let&explore Russia together!