We’re excited to welcome Daria to Culturally Speaking this week for an episode on Russian superstitions. As the largest country in the world by area, spanning more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, stretching across 11 time zones and bordering 16 sovereign nations it’s safe to say Russian culture is in no way homogeneous. Life behind the Iron Curtain was shrouded in mystery for many decades but tune in to find out more about the stories behind some of the traditions - why Russian Christmas isn’t celebrated on 25th December, the house elf keeping evil spirits at bay (domovoy) and finding your future by throwing shoes. We couldn’t let Daria go without talking about the food, turns out there’s more to it than borsht, caviar and potatoes. Our mouths are watering just thinking about the shashlik… Stay Cultured, J & N xoxo. Please take a moment to subscribe, review and comment. We’d love to hear from you @culturallyspeakingpodcast.
