New Year Celebration

[russia_insider]

New Years is a big holiday in Russia, actually bigger than anything else.
And as anywhere I guess, people here like to get together in midnight to say goodbye to last year and to greet the new one.
Fireworks is the most popular way of doing it (:
So together with my friends we went to nearby city of Pyatigorsk(which is translated as Five Mounts

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[russia_insider]

Happy New Year! And all the best to you! (:

[d_lirium]

Happy New Year, Sir!

How do you say "Happy New Year" in Russian?

[russia_insider]

All the best! (:
We say 'S nOvim gOdom!' (С новым годом!) which literally means 'with new year'

[gonepostal2001]

Those fireworks look pretty impressive! Someone in my neighbourhood was setting off fireworks last night so I just stood at my window and watched them.

[russia_insider]

Well people really like it here (:
It was almost like on the battle field I guess!
Happy new year to you!

[russia_insider]

Well, it's not Santa actually it's the person we call Uncle Frost and he's acting like Santa in Russia. I'm not sure what's his origin and I actualy should investigate it!

[russia_insider]

well we have this old man instead of Santa

"In the culture of the eastern Slavs the traditional character Ded Moroz (Russian: Дед Мороз) plays a role similar to that of Santa Claus. The literal translation of the name would be Grandfather Frost. However, English-speakers traditionally translate his name as Father Frost.

Ded Moroz brings presents to children. However, unlike the clandestine ways of Santa Claus, he often brings them in person, at the celebrations of the New Year, at New Year parties for kids by the New Year Tree. The "in-person" gifts only occur at big organized celebrations, where the gifts can be "standardized." The clandestine operations of placing the gifts under the New Year tree still occur while the children are young. Ded Moroz is accompanied by Snegurochka (Russian: Снегурочка), or 'Snow Maiden', his granddaughter."

[anonymous]

happy new year people