New year the holiday coming at the time of transition from the last day year in the first day of the next year. Till the 15th century in Russia new year began not since January as now, and since March 1 or since September 1. Since 1492 [6] official date for New year becomes on September 1, according to a church calendar. Since 1700 under Peter I's decree New year in Russia began to be celebrated, as well as in other countries of Europe, on January 1 Since 1919 the New Year's holiday in Russia began to be celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar. At a meeting of New year relatives gather at a table. Cook different dishes: Russian salad, dressed herring, stuffed cabbage, pelmeni and many other things.

Maslenitsa the Slavic traditional holiday celebrated within a week before the Lent. In a calendar of Russian Orthodox Church this period is called Cheese week. Week meat-fare and Cheese week in Russia were used only in the Calendar as the "church" name Date of Maslenitsa changes every year depending on date of celebration of Easter. The main traditional attributes of national celebration of Maslenitsa an effigy of Maslenitsa, an entertainment, driving on sledge, celebrations, at Russians are surely pancakes and flat cakes.

Easter, Resurrection the Easter Sunday the most ancient and the most important Christian in honor of Resurrection of Jesus Christ the center of all bible history and the base of all christian teaching. Now date of Easter in each concrete year is estimated according to a lunisolar calendar that does Easter by a moveable feast. The Jewish word Passover designates Judaic Easter. It is connected with the word passes which reminds that God passed the Jewish houses, destroying firstborns of Egypt