Tag Archives: Natale

Concerning the Soviet New Year

Posted on January 17, 2022 by kethuprofumo

The Soviet, later Russian, New Year is a very unique phenomenon appeared as a symbiosis of our antique tradition of rich zast’olje (long Russian feasts with rich foods lasted for several days) & restrictions of the Soviet epoch when most … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, celebration, Christmas, cuisine, culture, Food, friendship. life, fun, History, Life, Lifestyle, Natale, New Year, Society, Uncategorized | Tagged Capodanno russo, cibo, civilization, cuisine, culinary, cultura, cultura russa, cultura sovietica, culture, folklore, Food, Natale, Russian cuisine, Russian culture, Russian New Year, società, society, Soviet culture, Soviet traditions, world | 23 Comments

Orthodox Christmas: Theophany

Posted on January 6, 2022 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, as you know we celebrate the Orthodox Christmas on the 7th of January. Our Christmas festivities include the day of Theophany celebrated on the 19th of January. Theophany is different from the Catholic Epiphany as it stresses the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, Bible, Chiesa, Christianity, Christmas, culture, folklore, God, History, Life, Lifestyle, news, Society, Uncategorized | Tagged Chiesa russa ortodossa, Chirstmas, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, Epifania, Epiphany, God, Natale, Natale 2022, Orthodox Church, Orthodox culture, Orthodox traditions, Orthodox world, Russian Orthodox Church, società, society, Theophany | 14 Comments

Let It Be Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2021 by kethuprofumo

Indeed, let it be, Esteemed Readers! 🎄🥂✨ Maria KethuProfumo

Posted in Art, ballet, Bible, Christianity, Christmas, culture, fantasy, folklore, friendship. life, fun, God, Happiness, History, Life, Lifestyle, Music, Natale, religion, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Jackson, art, arte, beauty, Christmas, civilization, cultura, culture, Let it be Christmas, life, lifestyle, Merry Christmas, Natale, società, society, XXI century | 11 Comments

Jean-Baptiste Lully: De Profundis Psalm CXXIX

Posted on December 21, 2020 by kethuprofumo

Estemeed Readers, for the Christmas mood on behalf of our esteemed Jean-Baptiste Lully I have chosen this solemn composition named “De Profundis” based on the Psalm CXXIX. May your Christmas Eve time be as magnificent as this eternal piece of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, Bible, Chiesa, Christmas, culture, France, God, History, Italia, Jean Baptiste Lully, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, Music, Natale, New Year, news, religion, Seicento, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized | Tagged 17th century, art, arte, beauty, Christmas, civilization, cultura, culture, De Profundis, Francia, God, history, Jean Baptiste Lully, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Natale, Noel, Psalm CXXIX, Psalme CXXIX, Re Sole, Salmo CXXIX, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King | 12 Comments

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Plaude Laetare Gallia

Posted on December 14, 2020 by kethuprofumo

Esteemed Readers, on the 14th Avent Day I would like to share with you a solemn composition by Jean-Baptiste Lully to create a special Christmas environment for you. This motet, Plaude Laetare Gallia, was composed on the occasion of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, bossa nova, Chiesa, Christmas, culture, family, folklore, France, God, History, Jean Baptiste Lully, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, Music, New Year, news, religion, Seicento, tom jobim, Uncategorized | Tagged 1668, 17th century, art, arte, beauty, Christmas, Christmas music, civilization, cultura, culture, France, Francia, history, Jean Baptiste Lully, la musique à la Cour, la musique baroque, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis le Grand Dauphine, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, musica alla Corte di Luigi XIV, musica spirituale, musique spirituelle, Natale, Plaude Laetare Gallia, Re Sole, Seicento, spiritual music | 4 Comments

Russian New Year Tale: Ded Moroz

Posted on January 4, 2020 by kethuprofumo

New Year is impossible without Father Frost, in the modern Russian folklore he is called Ded Mor’oz. Strangely enough this character, who must have belonged to the ancient Russian mythology or at least to the international one, has too poor … Continue reading →

Posted in celebration, children, Christmas, culture, folklore, History, mythology, Natale, New Year, Uncategorized | Tagged Babbo Natale, Capodanno, Christmas, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, Ded Moroz, Father Frost, folklore, lifestyle, Mitologia russa, Natale, nature, New Year, Russian Father Frost, Russian folk tales, Russian mythology, Santa Claus, società, society | 14 Comments

Russian New Year Tale: The Secret of the Snow Queen

Posted on December 28, 2019 by kethuprofumo

The Snow Queen, certainly, is not the Russian tale, however it has become the essential part of the Soviet New Year entertaining program. Restrictions & the religion prohibition in the USSR caused a peculiar cultural phenomenon: the main creative power … Continue reading →

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Christmas at Versailles: Happy & Baroque Holiday Season!

Posted on December 25, 2019 by kethuprofumo

Vive le Roy! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Maria KethuProfumo

Posted in Art, Beauty, Bible, Chiesa, Christmas, culture, France, God, History, Louis XIV, Music, Natale, New Year, religion | Tagged 17th century, baroque music, Charpentier, Christmas, Christmas music, Gloria, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Messe de minuit, musica barocco, musica del Seicento, Natale, Noёl, XVII siecle | 8 Comments

Mercure Galant: Messenger of the Past – New Year 1678

Posted on December 21, 2018 by kethuprofumo

It might seem odd, Esteemed Readers, however the 17th century French did not celebrate Christmas & New Year. Fabulous celebrations with Christmas trees, presents & Santa Claus appeared only in the 19th century, on the eve of the Progress Age. … Continue reading →

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Dazzling Christmas Beauty

Posted on December 28, 2017 by kethuprofumo

Modern Christmas can’t be imagined without many things. A brightly decorated Christmas tree is one of them. And as soon as it is dressed in its sparkling fragile jewelries, the spirit of the feast becomes very intense. Bright lights twinkle … Continue reading →