Quote Originally Posted by xRoosterx
Sometimes on New Years Day, but especially on January 7. The 'Christmas Dinner'usually consists of кутя, potatoes, salad, bread with a type of garlic spread, peas/beans, homemade tea, rice, etc. I guess I'll just tell you what we have in a week or so.
Spasibo for your reply xRoosterx.

Earlier today I received a very nice New Year's greeting in the form of a slide show from one of my best friends in Russia. Although I was very impressed that everything was written in nearly perfect English, I thought it was interesting that she used "Congratulations" at the very beginning of her greeting.

Is the Russian equivalent of "Congratulations" a very common way to start a New Year's greeting is Russia?