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Knowledge Day in Moscow: First Bell, Flowers and the School Year Start
The 1 September start of the Russian school year, with children in smart clothes carrying flowers for teachers, white bows, a ceremonial…
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Moscow City Day: Festivals, Fireworks and Road Closures in September
The city's birthday, marked on an early-September weekend with street fairs, concerts, district festivals, a pedestrian Tverskaya Street and fireworks in the…
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Apple Savior Day in Moscow: Blessed Apples, Pies and Church Customs
The 19 August Transfiguration feast, popularly called the Apple Savior, when apples of the new harvest are blessed in churches and eaten…
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Day of Family, Love and Fidelity in Moscow: 8 July Traditions
A Russian observance on 8 July, the feast of Saints Peter and Fevronia, patrons of marriage, with the chamomile as its symbol,…
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Trinity Day in Moscow: Orthodox Pentecost, Birch Branches and Services
The Orthodox feast of Pentecost, fifty days after Easter, when churches are decorated with birch branches and greenery and priests wear green…
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Russia Day in Moscow: History, Events and Holiday Impact
A Russian public holiday on 12 June marking the 1990 Declaration of State Sovereignty, with a day off, concerts and events around…
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Pushkin Day and Russian Language Day in Moscow: 6 June Guide
The 6 June birthday of Alexander Pushkin, born in Moscow in 1799, which is also the UN Russian Language Day, marked with…
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Day of Slavic Writing and Culture in Moscow: 24 May Guide
The 24 May feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius, creators of the first Slavic alphabet, marked in Moscow with a cathedral liturgy,…
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Victory Day in Moscow: Parade, Fireworks and Visitor Tips
A Russian public holiday on 9 May that commemorates the end of the Great Patriotic War, with a military parade on Red…
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Spring and Labour Day in Moscow: History, Customs and Practical Tips
A Russian public holiday on 1 May, the former Soviet May Day, now mostly a spring day off spent outdoors, with parks,…
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