What are the traditional festivals of Russians? What are the traditional festivals of Russians?

1, Xierou Festival. Meat Festival (Russian: масленица, English: Maslenitsa), also known as Winter Festival and Pancake Week, is a traditional Russian festival handed down during the period of Russian polytheism. Later, because the Russian people began to believe in the Orthodox Church, this festival was associated with the carnival before the Christian Lent. At present, the Eastern Orthodox Church (a branch of Christianity) starts the meat festival in the eighth week before Easter every year. For example, the meat festival in 2009 lasted from February 23rd to March 1.

2. Orthodox Christmas. Christmas, also known as Christmas and Jesus' birthday, is translated as "Christian Mass", which is a traditional festival in the West and originated from Christianity. February 25th of the Gregorian calendar every year. Mass is a church service. Christmas is a religious festival, because it is celebrated as the birthday of Jesus, hence the name "Christmas". Most Catholic churches will hold midnight mass on Christmas Eve on February 24, 65438+, that is, in the early morning of February 25, 65438+, while some Christian churches will hold a good news party and then celebrate Christmas on February 25, 65438+. Another branch of Christianity, the Orthodox Church, celebrates Christmas every year on 65438+1October 7th.