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Christmas in Russia

03:41 08/01/2012

More than 2 million of Russians attended services in churches across Russia to mark Christmas, the Russian Interior Ministry said.

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Russians celebrate Orthodox Christmas
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Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on January 7.
Russian leaders wish a happy Orthodox Christmas
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated all Orthodox Christians and Russian citizens celebrating Orthodox Christmas, which is being celebrated Saturday, the Kremlin press service said.
Mass celebrations of Orthodox Christmas begin in Russia
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President Dmitry Medvedev urges Russians to make country better
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Streets of world lit up with New Year lights
16:47 31/12/2011
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Stages of sparkling wine production
10:59 31/12/2011
Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it making it fizzy. The carbon dioxide may result from natural fermentation, either in a bottle, as with the méthode champenoise, in a large tank designed to withstand the pressures involved (as in the Charmat process), or as a result of carbon dioxide injection.
The classic recipe of the Olivier salad
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The popular recipe was invented in the mid-19th century by French chef Lucien Olivier, who owned the Hermitage restaurant in downtown Moscow's Trubnaya Ploshchad.
New Year's Eve: national traditions
11:30 28/12/2011
How do people in different countries celebrate New Year's Eve?
Santa Claus around the world
13:10 27/12/2011
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Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and the members of the royal family arrived in St. Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham, Norfolk, for a Christmas Day service.
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New Year Countdown 2012
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On January 1, New Year is celebrated all over the world.
Grandfather Frost and Santa Claus
13:40 25/12/2011
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Pope Benedict XVI has condemned the commercialization of Christmas as he held Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
New Year fir tree
17:49 23/12/2011
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Transmission from a lone star: What I don’t want for Christmas
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It’s that time of year again, when the perennial question is answered- will I get what I want for Christmas?
Christmas fair opens in St. Petersburg
14:00 22/12/2011
This is the sixth Christmas fair in the city.
Christmas gifts for Sydney zoo dwellers
17:29 21/12/2011
That’s real festive spirit. Animals at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo got their Christmas treats.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
12:35 21/12/2011
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Santa parade in London
15:55 13/12/2011
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Christmas Countdown
12:43 12/12/2011
On December 25, Christmas is celebrated throughout most of the world
New Year trees in Moscow
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This year the authorities in Moscow decided to put up the city's New Year and Christmas decorations early, on November 25, in order to summon up the festive spirit among the city's residents well ahead of time. Arrangements for this year's New Year decorations are different - for the first time young designers have been drafted in to help with the arrangement of the capital's decorations.
Christmas trees across the globe
16:33 02/12/2011
The famous Norwegian Christmas tree was lit in London’s Trafalgar Square on Thursday. The 20-meter-tall tree is an annual gift to the UK from Oslo and all Norwegians as a token of thanks for British support during World War II.
Patriotic Christmas tree and other White House holiday decorations
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The Christmas tree, which is traditionally displayed in the Blue Room at the White House, has been unveiled for journalists. In addition, the White House Christmas decorations include numerous sculptures of President Obama’s dog, Bo and a chocolate replica of the White House.
The forest raised a Christmas Tree
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Moscow Region's government agreed on the felling of 45,000 evergreens.
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16:27 28/11/2011
The world’s largest floating Christmas tree lit up for the 15th time Saturday on Rio de Janeiro’s Lake Rodrigo de Freitas.

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Santa parade in London
15:55 13/12/2011
Hundreds of people dressed as Father Christmas paraded through the streets of London. They hugged pedestrians and gave out gifts. Watch a traditional Christmas, flash mob style in London.

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