Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Christmas in Russia






Russian Fudge
3 cups of sugar
1/2 of 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
4 ounces (125 grams) butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon golden syrup
pinch of salt
1 cup chopped and lightly toasted nuts

In Russia the religious festival of Christmas is being replaced by the Festival of Winter. It's on Janurary 7. In the traditional Russian Christmas, special prayers are said and people fast, sometimes for 39 days, until January 6th Christmas Eve, when the first evening star in appears in the sky.On Christmas Day, hymns and carols are sung. People gather in churches which have been decorated with the usual Christmas trees or Yelka, flowers and colored lights.

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