Christmas

Christmas is a Christian, state holiday, associated with the memory of the birth of Jesus Christ, approved according to the dating date celebrated in the Russian Orthodox Church. It is celebrated in Russia on January 7th according to the Gregorian calendar (which corresponds to December 25 according to the old style). Unlike Western European countries and the United States, Christmas in modern Russia is basically a religious holiday and there are no established secular traditions, for the overwhelming majority being a day off, which everyone can use at their discretion. Previously existing in Russia and the Soviet Union, the tradition of celebrating Christmas, after the exclusion in 1929 of the holiday from the official calendar, were moved to the celebration of the New Year, which remained after the restoration of Christmas among the state holidays in 1991.

In Uzhur Christmas is celebrated from midnight, because Jesus was born under a star at night. People go to church, perform certain ceremonies, praise our Creator, thank the Mother of God for the Savior. There is also a tradition to share the Hierosulim fire, which is lit for Christmas.

The church reads the holy books all day. In the city concert hall, exhibitions of drawings from contests announced in advance by the city's church are held. Also concerts and performances are held there. At the end of the day the sky is illuminated by fireworks in honor of the birth of the Lord

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