Happy (Orthodox) New Year!

At last the holiday season is winding down!… except for a cold swim during next week’s Epiphany…

and then the son/tree/house gifts at the end of February for Defenders of the Motherland Day…

and all the treats on March 8th’s International Women’s Day.

And then Maslenitsa.

And Easter.

But wait- now we’re already getting into the spring holidays and warmer temperatures. Let’s stick with the Christmas (Jan 7) and New Year (Dec 31/Jan 1 & Jan 13/14) theme for a minute.

Before your New Year’s memories fade away, test yourself on these holiday wishes, services, and events. Can you understand everything? There’s a small cheat sheet at the end if you get stuck 🙂

End-of-the-year Holidays

Other holidays

Russian / English cheat sheet

дед мороз на заказ = Grandfather Frost available on request

вызов на дом = house calls available

щелкунчик = nutcracker (or The Nutcracker)

настоящий снег = real snow

дразнить = to tease

ярмарка = fair, market

вещей ручной работы = handmade things

в захватывающее кругосветное путешествие = on an exciting around-the-world journey

новогодний шведский стол = New Year’s buffet

до посту (к посту) = Ukrainian: for Lent (Russian)

С днем независимости! = Happy Independence Day!

I’m going to end this Street Russian Project post with a question no one has been able to answer so far- perhaps you can?

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