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TwitterFor everyday occasions, it’s not customary in Russia to issue invitations in writing or well in advance. Russians tend to make invitations further in advance for big celebrations such as a wedding, house-warming, big anniversary if it is going to be celebrated at a restaurant, then you may get a beautiful card with the invitation. Most often Russians issue an invitation in person or over the phone 3-4 days in advance. Usually Russians invite for a weekend or evening to come to their home or datcha (summer cottage).
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It’s not necessary to ask what you can bring when going to someone’s house. If you ask a Russian, most likely the answer will be “Nothing at all!”, but it doesn’t mean you should go empty-handed. If there’s no special occasion and you have just been invited to someone’s house, you should bring the hostess some flowers or a box of candies. The host usually receives a bottle of good wine that he will put on the served table. It’s polite to bring something for the hosts’ children, for example candies or toys.
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Traditional Russian wedding has a few stages. On the wedding day the groom and his friends (usually the witness) come to the place where his bride lives. They are met by the bride’s female friends and female witness and the ceremony of the ransom of the bride begins and it ends at the bride’s apartment door or the room door. During the ceremony while the groom goes upstairs the witness and friends ask him questions, riddles, give tasks (dancing, singing, chanting a poem, etc). For example:
