Merry Christmas! like, again!

[avrelia]

Other than that the mean cold has cauhgt with me, and I feel disgusting. I should be doing fun stuff, yet I don't. Slowly writing several long posts, that I eventually hope to post this weekend - if I have time, because it is looking to be busy.

Or, and it is the Christmas Eve for me, finally. I don't do anything specific, and I would be really confused if anyone asked me to do something, but I still consider this day special.

Several years ago (10-14 years ago) I would be fortune-telling right now - using various weird means like burning paper on a skillet and others. The way of surviving Russian customs boggles me to no end.

Our pagan ways managed well through Christianity, and state-approved atheism, and all kinds of enlightenment. I mean, it is not what it was before, but when I think of origins of some stuff, I realize that it goes a way back, so way, it isn’t funny. But, I guess, other cultures have their pagan rudiments as well – I mean not in books, in myths, in but in the general life habits.

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[avrelia.livejournal.com]

It is not because I am Russian per se, as because of the Russian Orthodox Church that, along with several other Orthodox churches, uses old Julian calendar that is thirteen days late by now. Usually it isn’t noticeable, but with Christmas the two weeks delay is in the open, which is confusing for all parties involved. It is easier in Russia, where we are on the same page with the most (not that everyone is Christian, or Orthodox Christian), and here the Christmas spirit is all but gone by the time, especially since I don’t go to church. I still celebrate it, quietly, at home.

With Easter it is different – sometimes Easter is on the same day, sometimes not, because of the slight differences in rules about it.

Have I made anything clear or more confusing? Do tell, don’t worry about silliness, I am a master of silly questions myself.

[lillianmorgan.livejournal.com]

Fairly clear! :) I have a friend who's Greek Orthodox, so I understand some of it! :)
I must admit January can get pretty depressing in the post-Christmas lull, so it must be nice in a way to have something to look forward to again! :)