Day: April 16, 2011
The Start of Russian Easter is Here and the Roads Will be Packed…
Moscow to close roads near cemeteries for Easter: 10:56 16/04/2011 Traffic police in Moscow will block streets near the capital’s main cemeteries as many Muscovites mark Easter by visiting the graves of loved ones.>> Windows to Russia! PS: Links to Easter Articles… http://windowstorussia.com/recipe-from-russia-very-simple-kulich_24.html http://windowstorussia.com/easter-in-russia-is-coming-2011.html Link to all of our Easter Articles on Search >>>
Russia Has Willow Sunday!
Today April 17th, 2011 is a day of celebration across Russia. The Orthodox Church has its equivalent of Palm Sunday. Since Russia does not have climate conductive to growing palm trees, willow twigs are used instead palms. In the Russian Orthodox Church, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Ukrainian Catholic Church, and Ruthenian Catholic Church, the custom developed