Russian Christmas gifts to be seized by German customs . Date. 2023-12-18 04:23:00 ...

On Christmas Eve, children padded around villages or up and down the stairwells of apartment blocks, singing carols and receiving small gifts from those who listened, a tradition carried out now ...

Vladimir Putin met the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, on Tuesday with gifts he asked the Patriarch to ...

Kind-hearted Americans are rushing to deliver gifts -- toys, candy, clothes, and even generators -- to make the the first holiday season of the continuing Russian onslaught a bit merrier for the ...

Gifts are exchanged, toasts are made and all enjoy a bountiful feast — even during years marked with turbulence, unrest and disease. For many people, Christmas is the holiday for giving.

Yet he won't spend Christmas with his mother either because he'd rather she stay in western Ukraine, as far away as possible from Kyiv, where he is, and from the Russian border.

Ukrainian Orthodox Christians attended services on Sunday as the country for the first time celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25, after the government changed the date from Jan. 7, when most Orthodox ...

In Russia, gifts are exchanged on December 31 and a Father Christmas or Santa Claus alternative known as Grandfather Frost is celebrated. New Year is the main holiday celebrated in Russia, with ...

Earlier, the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria organized a charity Christmas fair. Guests were able to purchase traditional handicrafts, souvenirs, books in Russian and other gifts. The proceeds were ...

Russia's invasion, which began in February 2022, has also been a source of religious controversy within the Eastern Orthodox Church and has driven a split among believers in both Russia and Ukraine.