{"id":2052,"date":"2011-05-10T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2014-07-17T14:47:30","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T14:47:30","slug":"lets-celebrate-something-or-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/lets-celebrate-something-or-other\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Celebrate Something or Other"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A lot can be said on the subject of Russian immigrant experience. But one thing is for sure – Russians here in the US celebrate a lot more holidays than average Americans. We eagerly adopt many American holidays, especially the ones that guarantee an extra day off. But we never abandon \u00ab\u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438<\/span> \u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [our own holidays].<\/p>\n

So the last few days have been a blur of Facebook \u00ab<\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u0435\u043c\u00bb<\/strong>s [congratulations] messages, phone calls from my Russian friends, and \u00ab<\/strong>\u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong>\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0445\u0438<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> [holiday-themed poems] on Odnoklassniki.ru, one of Russia\u2019s most popular social networking sites.<\/p>\n

Apparently, when it comes to celebrating, \u00ab<\/strong>\u0445\u043e\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0448\u0435\u0433\u043e <\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0435\u043c\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u043a\u0443\u00bb<\/strong> [too much of a good thing isn\u2019t good] is replaced with \u00ab<\/strong>\u0447\u0435\u043c <\/strong>\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435, <\/strong>\u0442\u0435\u043c <\/strong>\u043b\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u0448\u0435\u00bb<\/strong> [the more the better].<\/p>\n

This \u00ab<\/strong>\u043d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> [attitude] is contagious. I want to \u00ab<\/strong>\u043e\u043a\u0443\u043d\u0443<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f <\/strong>\u0432 <\/strong>\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u0443\u00bb<\/strong> [lit. dive into work] and write lots of great \u00ab<\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044b<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> [blog posts]. Of course, as the Russian saying goes, \u00ab<\/strong>\u0435<\/span><\/strong>\u0441\u043b\u0438 <\/strong>\u0445\u043e<\/span>\u0447\u0435\u0448\u044c <\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c, <\/strong>\u043b\u044f\u0433 <\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043f\u0438<\/span> <\/strong>\u0438 <\/strong>\u0432\u0441\u0451 <\/strong>\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0439\u0434\u0451<\/span>\u0442\u00bb<\/strong> [if you have an urge to work, take a nap and it will pass]. \u00a0So I\u2019m stocking up on \u00ab<\/strong>\u0447\u0451<\/span>\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong>\u0447\u0430\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> [black tea] and \u00ab<\/strong>\u0448\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u00bb <\/strong>[chocolate], the two of my favorite energy sources. Not a chance of me napping on this diet.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s something else that psyches me up this month – turns out, over the last year and a half, I\u2019ve written 99 posts for this blog. In fact, \u00ab<\/strong>\u044d<\/span><\/strong>\u0442\u043e – <\/strong>\u0441\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u044b\u0439 <\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u0441\u0442\u00bb<\/strong> [this is the 100th<\/sup> post] of mine on this blog. \u00ab<\/strong>\u0412\u043e\u0442 <\/strong>\u0442\u0430\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u0439 <\/strong>\u043c\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0435\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong>\u043b\u0438<\/span>\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong>\u044e\u0431\u0438\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> [This is a small personal anniversary] and a cause for celebration.<\/p>\n

\u00ab<\/strong>\u0412 <\/strong>\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e<\/span>\u0447\u043a\u0443 <\/strong>\u0438 <\/strong>\u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a <\/strong>\u043d\u0435 <\/strong>\u0432 <\/strong>\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [Even a holiday is not enjoyable when you\u2019re celebrating it alone]. If I get no comments on this post, it\u2019ll be \u00ab<\/strong>\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u043e <\/strong>\u0434\u0440\u044f\u043d\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [a bummer]. \u00ab<\/strong>\u0421 <\/strong>\u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0439 <\/strong>\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u044b<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> [On the other hand], this just might become the most commented on post ever on the Russian blog beating the current record-holder<\/a>. How so?<\/p>\n

Because I\u2019m going to run \u00ab<\/strong>\u043a\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u0443\u0440\u0441\u00bb<\/strong> [a contest]. So here we go:<\/p>\n

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Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n

To enter this contest, all you have to do is to comment on this post in the next 7 days (before 11:59pm EDT on Tuesday May 17, 2011) and share your current most favorite Russian expression. Optional – Feel free to translate it into English, either by yourself or with help from dictionaries, online communities, Google Translate, Multitran.ru or any other source.<\/p>\n

Important Rule<\/strong><\/p>\n

Absolutely no \u00ab<\/strong>\u0431\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f <\/strong>\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u043a\u0441\u0438\u043a\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [obscenities] or \u00ab<\/strong>\u043d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0439\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [off-color expressions]!<\/p>\n

The winner will be chosen by \u00ab<\/strong>\u0436\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0431\u044c\u0451<\/span>\u0432\u043a\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [random drawing] from all the comments on this post and will receive a pretty-looking \u00ab<\/strong>\u043c\u0430\u0442\u0440\u0451<\/span>\u0448\u043a\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [nested dolls] similar (but not the same) to the ones in the photos.<\/p>\n

\u00ab<\/strong>\u0413\u043e\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u044b?\u00bb<\/strong> [Are you ready?] Let me start you off with my current most favorite Russian expression:<\/p>\n

\u00ab<\/strong>\u041d\u0435 <\/strong>\u0431\u044b<\/span>\u043b\u043e <\/strong>\u0431\u044b <\/strong>\u0441\u0447\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u044c\u044f, <\/strong>\u0434\u0430 <\/strong>\u043d\u0435\u0441\u0447\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u044c\u0435 <\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0433\u043b\u043e<\/span>\u00bb <\/strong>– this is used to describe a blessing in disguise, lit: the good luck was brought on through some bad luck. It is not the same as saying \u201cif it\u2019s not for bad luck, there\u2019d be no luck at all\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

A lot can be said on the subject of Russian immigrant experience. But one thing is for sure – Russians here in the US celebrate a lot more holidays than average Americans. We eagerly adopt many American holidays, especially the ones that guarantee an extra day off. But we never abandon \u00ab\u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438\u00bb [our own…<\/p>\n

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