Show RUSSIA LAND OF HOLIDAYS Almost Innumerable Occasions When All Work Is Suspended and Time TimeX Times X s Spent In Pleasure Russian people ob observe erve rigorously nil all religious holidays holidays five five at Christmas Christ ChrIst- mas nias ten at Easter three at Carnival and ond almost every ery week one extra day when an anniversary of some saint Is celebrated On these days dus everything e Is cI closed and nobody works The six weeks week of or fasting preceding Easter Enster are aresti sti strictly observed ed ed b. b by everybody and the themore more devout do not even eat eggs or drink milk and do not use sugar because because be be- cause It Is refined with blood The Thelast Thelast Thelast last three days s 's of at Holy week are still stillmore l k more respected for no food at all isa Is la a consumed For Easter Sunday very I large cakes sometimes three or four feet feet high are cooked with beautiful ornaments on the top and eggs skillfully skillfully skill skill- fully painted Both cakes and eggs with other eatables are ore brought on Easter eve near the church and placed all aU about on the ground After the midnight mass a 8 procession of priests I and choirs comes out and walks around the church blessing all nil the food which Is arranged before them themas as In a market Easter Sunday and the two followIng following following follow follow- ing days os are ure dedicated 1 to paying vi vis vis- vis I its Every man mon calls upon his ac ac- Visitors are obliged to cat eat and drink wherever they happen to P-to to go otherwise they will offend the host |