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1. New Year, New Trips

The data say that, unsurprisingly, many Russians flock to warmer climes to celebrate the New Year.

Tags: New Year, economics, travel
2. My Fair Snow Maiden

A school's New Years party causes a stir when a male teacher dresses up as Snow Maiden.

Tags: celebrations, school, New Year, ded moroz, snegurochka
3. Wishing on a Tsar

Russians share their hopes for 2024.

Tags: holidays, study, statistics, New Year
4. Ded Moroz Is Still Comin' to Town

The Russian military has assured local governments that they don't need to worry about canceling New Years' festivities because of the mobilization and conflict in Ukraine.

Tags: government, holidays, New Year, war in ukraine
5. Grinches, GPS Art, and Gordon Ramsay

In this week's Odder News, Russians are not happy with their gifts, an underwater winter wedding, and cooking for President Putin.

Tags: olympics, hockey, new year's eve, New Year, Irkutsk, lake baikal, Yekaterinburg
6. Weak Stomachs, Romanov Reboot, and Ciao to 2021

In this week's Odder News: the weirdest New Year's show ever, the most eco-friendly person ever, and great news for Russia's orphan care system.

Tags: romanovs, milla jovovich, sobyanin, New Year, new year's eve, urgant, orphanage
7. Dead Morose: Never Too Late for the New Year

"Thank God no one is writing any filth. Everything somehow really worked out very soulfully. This kind of thing is a sincere message from one to the other."

–  A representative of the Omsk ritual company “Heritage,” explaining the response to a New Year’s letter-writing campaign for the deceased, headed by a very punny Dead Morose.
Tags: business, letter, grieving, loss, New Year, ded moroz
8. The New Year's Fairytale Nobody Asked For

A little girl from Moscow just asked for a robotic toy dog, but instead, she got a rather unusual tale from one of Russia's head political leaders. 

Tags: fairy tales, new year's eve, New Year, politics, humor, toys, gifts
9. Courting Father Christmas

"Since I am also a lawyer, I can act as an attorney for Father Christmas, and remind the plaintiff that Father Christmas fulfills wishes and gives gifts only to good girls and boys. Let him analyze his behavior and, perhaps, find something that has prevented Father Christmas from presenting him with gifts for the New Year holidays. This will be the main line of defense."

–  On December 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to defend Father Christmas after a St. Petersburg lawyer sued the gift-bringer.
Tags: court, lawyer, gifts, new year, holiday, vladimir putin, putin, father christmas, ded moroz, Christmas
10. Nice Teeth, Gift Horse

A holiday survey detailed Russians' preference for gift-receiving.

Tags: holidays, gifts, New Year, study

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