Despite being a land of snow and deadly winters, Russia also known as the Commonwealth of Independent States, is an artist's dream etched in rivers that meander across meadows and a midsummer sun that never goes down on its people. According to a Russian proverb, its people 'love to suffer', yet they also love to party and can be disarmingly generous and hospitable.
Spend a day here in December with Christmas Carnivals Christmas Markets in Russia.
What better way to celebrate the holidays than cruising along the Christmas markets along the beautiful Danube River. The "Christkindles Markt" will tempt you for a treasure trove to seize home. Between shopping, there are ancient abbeys, bravura of cathedrals, historic palaces and the breathtaking scenery of meadows and mountains along the Volga. A great many festivals are derived from Orthodox Church tradition. Orthodox Christmas begins with midnight mass on 7 January with a midnight church service, after which people eat special dome-shaped cakes and curd cakes. The Russian Winter Festival is pretty much a tourist affair with troika rides, folklore shows, games and vodka, and is celebrated between 25 December and 5 January. Silvestre is the Russian New Year celebration, and is the main gift-giving festival of the year, with presents placed under the traditional fir tree. Muscovites see out the old year with vodka and welcome the new one with champagne. Russia can be conveniently termed as the transition between 2 continental landmasses, which is why, it's sometimes called Eurasia.
Catch a fleeting glimpse of the Christmas Markets in Russia with Christmas Carnivals.
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