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Valentine's Day Russian Style

Valentine day is a holiday, invented in catholic countries and for Catholics. Despite this, it is celebrated all over the world. It stimulates many funny traditions. So if you are going to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Russia, remember:
  1. It is okay to say “Happy Valentine’s Day” or just “Congratulations”
  2. You can say that to everybody, even more, it is common to say it to everybody you know.
  3. If you are girl you are expected to say it to girls too, if you are guy, you are not congratulating guys.
  4. It is common to send so-called Valentine Cards. But (!) usually all cards are signed and only few weird people say in them “I love you”. These cards are usually filled with wishes to meet our love or so on.
  5. It is not very usual to give congratulations to parents. If you do this you need to refer “as they do in Europe”
  6. Usual gift for your girlfriend at this day is a chocolate box in a form of heart. Girls don’t HAVE TO give presents back, but this is very nice.

Examples of Russian Valentine’s card:

«Дорогая ***, желаю тебе большой, чистой и взаимной любви»

«Поздравляю с Днём Святого Валентина! Ты мне очень дорога!»

Free online russian dictionary to help you

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jean said…
Spasibo za sovet! ;)
February 14, 2008 at 4:37 AM
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