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Christmas in Russia is celebrated on January 7 according to the Russian Orthodox calendar. Russians may observe both a December 25th Christmas as well as the January 7th religious holiday. The winter holiday season is marked by Father Frost bringing gifts instead of Santa Claus and traditional meatless meals including kutya and borsch. Families attend long services on Christmas Eve and then share a twelve-dish Holy Supper before returning to church for an all-night vigil and morning liturgy on Christmas Day

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