Girls in Irkutsk meet up on a high hill where birch trees grow and welcome Lada, the goddess of beauty. This ritual is called “Spring Welcoming” and is held before spring planting.
- most read
- Russian special forces applicant beaten to death in sparring test
- Russia to float out new nuclear sub on May 7
- Ukraine's Yanukovych dismisses presidential envoy to Crimea
- The future of the Russian Air Force: 10 years on
- Sukhoi Superjet 100 engines can withstand ice, hail and bird strikes
- Russian warship to make port call in Oman
Digg
Reddit
Stumbleupon
Delicious
Facebook
