Ngamaxesha eSoviet Union, IKrismesi ayibhiyozelwanga kakhulu. NguNyaka oMtsha kuphela owawungumzuzu obalulekileyo. Ngoku, iKrisimesi ihlala ibhiyozelwa ngoJanuwari 7 (kodwa amaKatolika ayibhiyozela ngoDisemba 25).
Umhla wahlukile kuba i-Russian Orthodox Church isebenzisa ikhalenda yakudala 'kaJulian' ngemihla yokubhiyozela inkolo. Icawa yamaOthodoki ikwabhiyozela iAdvent. Kodwa awunawo umhla omiselweyo, ukuqala nge-28 kaNovemba ukuya kwi-6 kaJanuwari, ke ziintsuku ezingama-40.
Na phakathi Amasiko eKrisimesi aseRussiaAbanye abantu bazila ukutya ngeKrisimesi, kude kufike inkwenkwezi yokuqala esibhakabhakeni. Ke abantu batya 'sochivo' okanye 'kutia' isidudu esenziwe ngengqolowa okanye irayisi enziwe ngobusi, imbewu yepoppy, iziqhamo (ngakumbi amajikijolo kunye neziqhamo ezomisiweyo ezinje ngeerasentyisi), amandongomane atyunjiweyo okanye ngamanye amaxesha jeli eziqhamo.
I-Kutia ngamanye amaxesha ityiwa kwisitya esiqhelekileyo, oku kubonisa umanyano. Kwixesha elidlulileyo, ezinye iintsapho zithanda ukwenza uphihihi uphahla. Ukuba incamathele eluphahleni, abanye abantu babecinga ukuba kuthetha ukuba bazakuba nethamsanqa kwaye bafumane isivuno esihle!
Amanye amaKristu obu-Orthodox baseRussia nawo akatyi naluphi na uhlobo lwenyama okanye intlanzi ngexesha lesidlo sangokuhlwa seKrisimesi apho badibanela khona isidlo.
Okunye ukutya okuthandwayo yisuphu ye-beet okanye I-vegan potluck (I-solyanka) ikhonzwa ngamaqebengwana emifuno (ihlala ikhaphetshu, iitapile, okanye amakhowa), ihlala isekwe kwiisaladi zemifuno ezinje nge pickles, amakhowa, okanye iitumato, kunye neetapile okanye ezinye iisaladi zemifuno yengcambu.
Kwakhona Sauerkraut Sisitya esiphambili sakusasa ngeKrisimesi. Inokuhanjiswa ngeeblueberries, ikumin, iminqathe egayiweyo kunye namakhonkco etswele. Inokulandelwa ngamaqebengwana amaninzi okanye izitya ezinje ngesidudu se-buckwheat esine-anyanisi eqhotsiweyo kunye namakhowa athosiweyo.
IDessert ihlala izizinto ezifana neikeyiki zeziqhamo, isonka sejinja kunye necookie zesonka sobusi, kunye neziqhamo ezitsha nezomisiweyo kunye namandongomane amaninzi.
Imveli ikwayimbonakalo ka "Santa Claus" (owaziwa eRussia njengo "Ded Moroz") ozisa izipho ebantwaneni. Uhlala ehamba nomzukulwana wakhe (uSnegurochka).