Russia – really unique country which along with advanced modern culture carefully keeps the traditions of the nation which are deeply originating not only in Orthodoxy, but even in paganism. Russians continue to celebrate pagan holidays, trust in numerous national signs and legends.The Christianity has presented to Russians such remarkable holidays as Easter, Christmas and an office of Baptism, and paganism – Maslenitsu and Ivana Kupalu.The most beloved Christmas entertainment – guessing. The aspiration of people to somehow expect the future and even magically to influence him has generated guessing. During a pagan time guessing had purely economic character – about a harvest yes a cattle issue, about health of the family. Brought on a Christmas-tide in a log hut a sheaf wheat or an armful of hay and teeth pulled out a straw yes a blade. The full ear was foretold by a good harvest, and a long blade – a good haymaking.Over the years interest in guessing was kept only by youth, especially girls. Long ago all is forgotten pagan yes magic that the ceremony included, and from fragments festive funs were born. The national legend speaks: "On the night of New year uncountable quantity of demons leave an underworld and walk up and down on the ground, frightening all baptized people. From her, at most dirty, it was also possible to vyznat the destiny".The last day of Maslenitsa – Forgiveness Sunday. This day apologize not only at live, but also to the dead. In the evening this day go to a bath, and cleared enter the Lent.For the Christian Paskh – the main and solemn holiday of year, a holiday of the resurrection of Jesus Christ which has accepted martyrdom on a cross. Every spring Christians of the whole world celebrate to Paskh, Light Resurrection, the oldest and the most known of Christian church celebrations. The main easter ceremonies are known to all: dyeing of eggs, baking of Easter cakes. For the believing person Paskh it is connected also with the All-night vigil, religious procession and a hristosovaniye. Hristosovaniye consists in an exchange of kisses when pronouncing an easter greeting: "Christ has risen!" – "I have truly revived!" At Russia there are a lot of holidays and traditions which we have to honor!
