Show RUSSIA LAND OF HOLIDAYS almost innumerable occasions occasion when all work la Is suspended and time spent in pleasure russian people observe rigorously all religious holidays alve at ten at easter three at carnival and almost every week one extra day when an anniversary of some saint ill A celebrated on these days everything Is s closed and nobody wor works k s tito tho six beeks weeks of fasting preceding easter are strictly el by everybody and the moro moie devout do not even eat eggs or drink milk and do not use sugar because it Is refined with blood the tha last three days of holy week are still more respected for no food at all Is consumed for easter sunday very large cakes sometimes three or four feet high are cooked with beautiful ornaments on the top and eggs skillfully painted doth both cakes and eggs with other eatables are brought on oil caster E aster eye eve near the church and placed all about on the ground after the midnight mass a procession of priests and choirs cornea comes out and walks around the church blessing all tile food which Is arranged before them as aa in a market easter sunday and the two following days are dedicated to paying vie via its every plan man calls upon his acquaintances quain visitors are obliged to eat and drink wherever they happen to go otherwise they will offend the host bost |