Russian traditions

1 People in Russia keep their old customs and traditions and are very proud of them. Customs are changing more often than traditions. Today the most widely spread are the following ones: Russian people usually give up their seats to the elderly or to... More

1 People in Russia keep their old customs and traditions and are very proud of them. Customs are changing more often than traditions. Today the most widely spread are the following ones: Russian people usually give up their seats to the elderly or to other people who need it; When you meet your friend you may kiss him or her or shake hands; We usually visit our friends not only on holidays and week-ends. We can do it without any warning and it’s quite common to bring some tasty things to tea; Russian people usually go to bed late in the evening especially at weekends. They enjoy drinking tea with their relatives or friends in the kitchen and having long chats; The Russians are known to be a hospitable and open-hearted people. They like to invite guests to their places, they like to give traditional souvenirs to their foreign friends as Matryoshka dolls, beautiful mugs, plates and spoons from the village of Khokhloma and Palekh boxes, Zhostovo tea-trays, Gzhel dishes, Pavlovo heads Less