Russian Orthodox Christmas

The Russian Orthodox Church (Christmas in Russia) is The birth of Jesus Christ, which is observed on December 25 in the Julian calendar used by the church, which falls on January 7 in the common Gregorian calendar.

Despite the Soviet Union's anti-religious policies erasing Christmas from the calendar for much of the twentieth century, many of its traditions have been moved to New Year's. Despite the fact that Christmas was reinstated as a holiday in the 1990s following the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russian Orthodox Church is still overshadowed by New Year's Day, which remains the most important and famous festival in holiday.

Pork (roasted pig), stuffed pig's head, roasted meat chunks, jelly (kholodets), and aspic were among the traditional Christmas foods in old Russia. Many additional meats were served at Christmas dinner, including geese with apples, sour cream hare, venison, lamb, entire fish, and so on. The profusion of fried and baked meats, full baked chicken, and fish on the celebratory table was linked to characteristics of the Russian oven, which allowed for large-scale cooking.

Date: January 7th