It is to have a celebration and a meal a feast after fasting until the first star is seen. The meal does not contain meat which is strictly prohibited and a type of porridge is served. Various grains are used to promote 'hope' and honey and poppy seeds are added to bring happiness and peace. The meal is called the 'Holy Supper' and is based on orthodox faith.
They have a feats.
they fast until the first star comes out
sing
they sing this: goopla goopla goopla
They don't eat, isn't that crazy lol!!!!
Drink 12 cans of vodka and kill one their friends!!
Anastasia makes her appearance clandestinely, going about doing good. as the song has it: Anastasia we adore thee, Crown Princess of Lines East!, Thy precious Russian Body, becomes out Pay-Dirt Feast! How appropriate.
Traadition is to continue the Christmas Fast that started on November 28th [November 15th in the Old Style] and not break the Fast until the first star has appeared in the sky
Germany
"Mad Russian's Christmas" is on the first Trans-Siberian Orchestra album entitled Christmas Eve and Other Stories.
Christmas was first celebrated by monks on December 25th in around 400AD.
europe
First appears on 17th December 1843