My Christ has Risen, Yours is Next Week?
Russians celebrate everything twice, I like to joke. I don’t make it up, though; we do celebrate everything twice! If you have Russian or Ukrainian friends or friends from the former Soviet Union, you will know what I'm talking about. Christmas is celebrated on December 25th and is repeated on January 7th, according to the ancient Russian Gregorian calendar. We grew up happily celebrating the New Year twice: the first time as all Westerners, on New Year’s Eve, and the second time, on January 13th. The first time is with family; the second time with friends. When it comes to Easter, then it is more complicated. I am not sure how it works, but my body knows when Easter comes. Holy Week in America is the hardest time for me. It is too early to color eggs and celebrate! The Holy Week is the time to fast, not to eat eggs. When it is Easter in America, it is usually Verbnoe Vosckresenie in Russia, like Palm Sunday, but with pussy...