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Christmas In Belarus |
Belarus is an East European country where the traditional Christmas greeting is "Vyaselykh Kalyad". Christmas in Belarus is in the middle of winter and therefore the people of Belarus have a traditional white Christmas.
Belarus' population has many descendants from the Eastern Slavic tribes and several Baltic tribes. Therefore pagan beliefs and customs do have their roots in the Belarus society. Christmas in Belarus today, is quite an elaborate affair. Kaliady is a pagan festival celebrated at the end of the year.
But the Orthodox and the Catholic churches have adopted the customs for Christmas celebrations. But the meaning of the eternal life returning- is still difficult to explain. People dress as animals and other beasts carrying the sun and the goat's head in their hands. The Orthodox churches are well decorated inside and the service involves a lot of sacral magic. Belarus was atheist under the aegis of erstwhile USSR. But today, Christmas in Belarus has come back to stay as many young adults are finding solace in Orthodoxy, Catholic and Protestant belief.
Christmas tree is decorated in a traditional manner and the various ornaments are gorgeous. Some of them are even hand crafted. Minsk is beautifully adorned with various Christmas lights and other ornaments. It is one of the principal cities of Belarus. But all the cities are adorned in the same way. There are innumerable Christmas trees with red five-armed stars at the top decorated the streets named after the political leaders. Christmas gift giving is not common, gifts are given on New Year. Stay connected to Christmas Carnivals for more.
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