A Christmas Holiday in St.Petersburg, Russia
December 4th, 2009 admin
The first thing that must be said about Christmas in St Petersburg is that while Christmas falls on December the 25th for those of us from the West, in Russia it is on the 7th January . This is because the Russian Orthodox church still uses the Julian calendar which Russia as a whole followed until after the Communist revolution in 1917 (Interestingly, this is also why the commemorations for the October revolution take place in November). Skiing resorts and Christmas theme parks around St.Petersbourg Despite this, a visit to St Petersburg in the run up to December 25th can be an enchanting experience . For one thing, Russia in…
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