Do Russians have mothersday?
My Russian penpal has been telling me about Russian easter traditions.
She says you can't have sex for a month and you arent supposed to eat all kinds of things...interesting.
She said people are starting to celebrate holidays like Valentine's Day that Russians didn't used to know about.
What about Mothersday and Fathersday, do they celebrate those?
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Originally Posted by Biancca
My Russian penpal has been telling me about Russian easter traditions.
She says you can't have sex for a month and you arent supposed to eat all kinds of things...interesting.
It's called пост (fasting). Catholics have it too, I'm not sure about protestants. Actually, only deeply religious peole really follow all rules of it. Most of people just restrict their diets slightly.
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She said people are starting to celebrate holidays like Valentine's Day that Russians didn't used to know about.
What about Mothersday and Fathersday, do they celebrate those?
No. We have Women's Day (8th of March) and Military Day (23d of February) which is kinda seen as Men's Day.
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Originally Posted by Vesh
It's called пост (fasting). Catholics have it too, I'm not sure about protestants.
No, protestants do not have lent as it is of pagan origins.
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Originally Posted by Vesh
It's called пост (fasting). Catholics have it too, I'm not sure about protestants.
No, protestants do not have lent as it is of pagan origins.
Having been brought up in a Church of England household, I've always been told that Lent is related to the forty days that Jesus spent in the wilderness, although I wouldn't be surprised if it was related to pagan practices. Also, the Church of England, although protestant, observes Lent, so I'm not sure if your comment applies to all protestant churches.
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