Comments on: Russian Holy Supper http://www.blisstree.com/articles/russian-holy-supper-360/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:25:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marcie http://www.blisstree.com/articles/russian-holy-supper-360/comment-page-1/#comment-115137 Marcie Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:07:04 +0000 http://www.achildchosen.com/russian-holy-supper/#comment-115137 I don't know much about the Russian Orthodox because AJ was only two. I do know that he knew who Ded Moroz was because when I tried to explain Santa he perked right up when I said that name. His expression was so funny. They celebrated in the orphanage and had Ded Moroz visit once a year with small gifts of fruit and small gifts from people who had donated. I also know they had him baptized. We did not rebaptize him because of this. I don’t know much about the Russian Orthodox because AJ was only two. I do know that he knew who Ded Moroz was because when I tried to explain Santa he perked right up when I said that name. His expression was so funny. They celebrated in the orphanage and had Ded Moroz visit once a year with small gifts of fruit and small gifts from people who had donated.

I also know they had him baptized. We did not rebaptize him because of this.

]]> By: Hevel http://www.blisstree.com/articles/russian-holy-supper-360/comment-page-1/#comment-115140 Hevel Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:50:59 +0000 http://www.achildchosen.com/russian-holy-supper/#comment-115140 My youngest brother was adopted from Russia, so because of him my family always celebrated two Christmases: the western one and then the Russian Orthodox one on January 6th and 7th. One of my SILs was born in the Soviet Union and made the aliyah to Israel in the early 1990s. While both my brother and she are Modern Orthodox Jews, thus they don't celebrate Christmas, they decorate a tree and have a big party with a festive meal with Ded Moroz and Snegurochka visiting the children and bringing presents at New Year's instead of Chanukah. In some areas of Russia it is customary to eat walnuts and apples with the honey after coming home from church, or so I learnt in class. My youngest brother was adopted from Russia, so because of him my family always celebrated two Christmases: the western one and then the Russian Orthodox one on January 6th and 7th.

One of my SILs was born in the Soviet Union and made the aliyah to Israel in the early 1990s. While both my brother and she are Modern Orthodox Jews, thus they don’t celebrate Christmas, they decorate a tree and have a big party with a festive meal with Ded Moroz and Snegurochka visiting the children and bringing presents at New Year’s instead of Chanukah.

In some areas of Russia it is customary to eat walnuts and apples with the honey after coming home from church, or so I learnt in class.

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