CHRISTMAS IN RUSSIA Christmas in Russia falls on January 7 as the Russian Orthodox Church observes their religious events using the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind from the Gregorian calendar. This explains why Russian people celebrate Christmas and New Year twice in a year. Generally, as the rest of the world celebrates Christmas…

 Imagine yourself traveling to the largest country in the world, how long do you think it would take you to cross it? The Russian Federation which is known for its vastness of the area covers approximately 17,098,246 square kilometers of the Earth’s inhabited surface. It takes ages in traveling Russia entirely. However, the idea of…