SOME RUSSIAN HOLIDAYS

РОЖДЕСТВО-CHRISTMAS

• Celebrated January 7th
• Celebrated by the Russian Orthodoxy
• Russian Santa, Ded Moroz or "Father Frost"

ПЕРВОЕ МАЯ-MAY DAY

• Celebrated May 1st
• Workers demanding better pay
• Also for better hours
• Was a holiday created illegally

ДЕНЬ РОССИИ-RUSSIA DAY

• Celebrated June 12th
• Celebrates Declaration of Sovereignty
• Adopted in 1991