let us protest with slogans in support of the policy and state or with policy and flags. the 1st time i go to arrested, i was carrying a policy new flag. i didn't say anything or touched anyone. they saw that i was carrying a flag. they pulled it away, i fall to the ground and i go to rest, said it is very violence all the time. to me personally, it has been very violent between world war 2 in 2022. the us has given israel grass amounting to $320000000000.00. we still don't know the data for 2023. we are the only country that the us give so much money to this money doesn't go to our education or to the infrastructure or traffic, nor to the health system. this money is being spent on the occupation of palestine . it doesn't matter that money is being spent on the massacre of 20000 people in gaza or on the transfer of people in the west bank. so they are responsible for this situation almost as much as ease row. if we want something to change,

we need countries like the us, britain, and france, that have a lot of fluids in the world to stop and say, we will not give you more money as long as you continue the actions, right? do stay with us and back with more news in about 30 minutes time. in the meantime, up next and visions of the the in 1492 this evening, christopher columbus reached the bahamas and discovers the new world for europe. the wealth of america and its fast territories cosby envy of the europeans,

especially the spaniards and the portuguese. they sought after taking over these lands, however, there lived indigenous peoples with a high culture and their own nation. who is there, the barbaric colonization of america, which went down in history under the name of con, diesel that lasted for more than 100 years. in 1521 care design. cortez is kind of due to the doors captured and destroyed the capital of the aztec empire. daniels practically massacring the local population. following them, francisco pizarro has gone case. the doors destroyed the inc. empire. as a result of spanish aggression, the ancient maya civilization collapse, the pressing the resistance of the indians. the invaders carried out mass executions. the horrendous genocide was aggravated by the diseases that the europeans had brought to america. the number of the indigenous population decreased

at 16 times from 251 and a half 1000000 people from keystone became one of the largest demographic disaster fees of mankind and remains an indelible bloody stain in the history of the european colonial empires. the calendar is changed, but the trends we observe last year continue with this into the new year and change is in the air and the powers that be in politics and media are resisting. the status quote is being tested. this is what could make 2020 for a water ship here the the, it's the most magical time of,

of year christmas in swing, and russia. and while some prisoners traditions seem like working style prisoners in new year. and roger is a whole different for the we decided to head the system, the picturesque russian town, which is about to turn 1000 years old in 2024 with its snow covered church, traditional houses and a true festive feeling. the perfect, just setting to find out more about new year had a christmas traditions in russia. marietta chief of a historian and it's now just help us understand more about this especial time view . this place is a winter wonderland. it's absolutely amazing. um, i wanna ask you about some of the christmas traditions. is it true that had to be

reinvented overtime? talk to me about how christmas became new years here in russia. oh, love shit. the and actually it was under peter the great that we started celebrating new years on december 31st like you to create that there should be public. passivity is with fireworks and bon fires. and suddenly, after he died, however, and christmas remained the main winter holiday with the tradition surrounding the new year celebration where reinvented during the soviet time. after the 1917 revolution, the bolsheviks wanted to eradicate associations with christmas present. so new years was banned and the 19 twenties and thirties schedule by the 19 thirties and new generation had grown up not knowing what celebrating christmas felt like smoke . so the soviet authorities decided to reconstruct b or reinvent new year celebration sooner. still, the 1st new year's eve was officially mars in the winter of 1935 to 1936. could we just so you could argue that the soviets deliberately created new year's traditions,

month, but they tried to make sure that it's celebration was different from christmas. is it true that the christmas tree was once band and then brought back and then band again and then brought back a it seems like it's a uh, an interesting relationship with the christmas tree or the yoga and the russian traditions. yeah. been used cars, l a store and the guy wouldn't say that the christmas or new your tree was ever bend for a long time. the. there's a widespread belief that the christmas tree was land during world war one, but it's not true. it's just that many russian families decided against christmas trees because they were associated with a german tradition in germany was russia's main enemy at the time so that the tree was only officially bend of the 1920s. and early 1930 is gone by the soviet government because people associated with christmas because in 1936 however, when new years eve became institutionalized as a holiday, it's

a tree reemerged in people's homes. and most importantly, enough official places like they started putting on shows for children. but again, it was to celebrate new year's simple, not in christmas distance. kim. i am in the web with him. what about a christmas decorations for that christmas tree? does it have any special meaning what goes on them? is there anything special? that's how you decorate a christmas tree here in russia. i would have, i looked said you'll smile. and cree decorated christmas trees were 1st sold in german confectionary stores. so the 1st ornaments were actually confectionary items, such as can be apples notes wrapped in foil, etc. when those are the predecessors of christmas ornaments that are chewing, when christmas, trees were allowed to get and, and the soviet union, they also began to manufacture tree decorations. so you, i think, and soviet ornaments are an incredible historical source because they reflect political, historical, and other realities of the day. and it's no coincidence that for new years is the main family holiday in our country and such. and there is this tradition where you

open a cupboard and pull out a dusty suitcase and with their parents, grandparents and even great grandparents holiday decorations, some could really brings generations together. so in many homes you have for newman's hailing from different arrows and lots of historical context on one christmas tree. and it's another thing that makes this celebration. so families centric. so monday, the are almost a century, some of the most beautiful christmas tree ornaments have been made of right here. at this factory initially known, extremely fragile, these masterpieces are all animated from glass. let's find out more, the fire glass and the air. these are your ingredients. how do you get from those raw

materials to get an ornaments? listed bloss and fire are inanimate things. but when you combine them, when you heat glass by fire and breathe air into it, you get an ornament. what you breathe life into it, and you've got an ornament, a living, similar sorts. here's how it happens. these ornaments i've done find their way into every household. it's so rewarding and so important. now i hear that you can't even stop for a 2nd. you always have to be in motion. what happens if you stop? so nobody else and you're right, you can't stop with animals because flashing cool down. and once it cools much, no matter how much air is low into it, you won't get an ornament english thing. so it's a process that can't be interrupted to what is the most difficult ornaments of a summer. first thing, the most difficult, in my opinion, is a ball. yes,

because you use a technique called free blowing. vol needs to be perfectly even in rounding. it's not easy for moles blowing allows you to make ornaments in any shape you're given a mold, and you just flow molten glass. and to it stick to say there are certain nuances and tricks to say, generally it's less challenging to deal with, but always shift it seems to me, this isn't unusual career or how does one actually become a glass blower? now you're right. they don't teach you this craft anywhere. i teach apprentices here at the factory. that's why they hired me because they wanted to train a new generation of glass workers, or it's a unique profession. were few and far between the, the ornaments produced here are some of the most famous in the world. so what makes them so extraordinary? the,

so this is interesting to me. it's my understanding that in the 20th century, there weren't any christmas trees at all for a while at least. so how does this idea of christmas ornaments to begin in the 1st place nursery and i see you. but some, i don't christmas ornaments in russia, india and the 20th century. and people certainly is that great to their christmas trees back then rushing me. you'll to fill with the festive pain in the early 19th century. that's all i mean it's ours. policies in agents haven't seen the above, the tradition was gradually adopted by wealthy people h rhonda of human nation enough, correct. the habit of thinking right in christmas trees was established in the eighty's in a case of javascript where, where they didn't produce the ornaments and i was searching until 1976 more than a scrum using child the story on the we're in the museum. now this here we have the

know you're still on them in some of these place only be, are weird, some of made from glossy to here. the are worked out as a call to you and there are many of them are place where they weren't easy to make it cheaper. and in great demands, because by 9 from 36, there was only snow on them and slaps in the country was we have a remarkable, very to he has a little this is the very suppose last movie to that's what, that's what it has a layoff, silver inside shot, see they've been doing this either, but it used to have a coach of luck on the outside too, but it's obviously appealed the way since 9 has had to 6 years. your sales, the volts device and with treasury rate. so what? so she, we have the oldest and the most important decorations. in doing that, we also named bead collins and gallons made of paper flags. the each of these decorations are handed painted by the artist working this factory. you'll never find 2 identical pieces. the helium

of business fascinating to watch. i know that here at the factory you have a special technique. what makes the painting that you do here unique? i goes the ornaments that our factory are completely handmade will expose glass low in and paint and they're done entirely by hand. that's what makes them unique, but we also have ornaments of painted with water color. technically it's our in house convention. very complicated, technical at the very labor intensive woodland, very beautiful. you can't find apartments, libraries anywhere else. now, in a world it is increasingly becoming mechanized. you do everything here by hand as you've already mentioned. and it doesn't seem to lose its magic. do you think people need this magic? what's the case here? going yes. name the lead your this precisely because we're living in this in the past. pay a hi tech world that people wave this kind of warm to see. so any motion we

confusing our product floods every morning and creates a specific mode, and no 2 ornaments are identical. so even though they may be similar here before the end at new year's time, when you walk out into the street and you see your ornaments out there, does it give you a sense of pride? what if you can use gets very rewarding to see our hand made more newman's on christmas trees. i'm going to see how they make people happy. can you how they glitter and shine in the best of lights? and it's a great feeling the know what about santa claus versus a father for us or did matos, we know we have santa claus. everyone has a history there. but yet models that kind of interesting. it's my understanding

that he used to be kind of a horrible evil figure. but how does he turn into this a jolly guy that brings in the new year's spirit? there were different characters in slavic mythology, but just one character united them. all i didn't see was known under different names as the school zoo is job morose, go or just did was cold. and then it was a being a god that was responsible for winter, frost boy. but he was never associated with christmas or new year's eve can use later in the mid 19th century. father christmas appeared analogous to saint nicholas and the west or the up yet father frost, as we know him today is a soviet invention. you know, it is current appearance took shape over a long period of time. did you move by and by? he got a long winter coat, usually bright colored and grew a long beard. finally got a long magical stuff and so on. so that it's true that he was constructed from various images. it also is it doesn't whole because of it is a so it's

a beautiful place. so we go check out some more of the social. okay. but actual the, so we were talking about father for us to get models, but here he's accompanied with the snow made and so you go to scott, can you tell me about her, what's your role? how does she come into play? it? does she need to this new start in? it's a fascinating story, as i told you before, father frost has always been associated with saint nicholas santa claus and christmas, which was odd for a soviet hall the day so warm. so they decided to invent a companion for him initially, different characters were tribes such as little rabbits, puppets, etc. what's more, father frost, as a mighty character and that some little kids were afraid of him. when the snow maiden was added to celebrations, children felt more at ease. she, she acted as

a kind of intermediary between children and father process with whom you call. another thing that's important about this, no maiden is the link was, same mix was, was disconcerting for soviet authorities. a sand could not have a granddaughter for obvious reasons. i thought it was, but our father for us did have one. i do. so it helped me strip away the image of religious undertones. group and kids just loved the snow made into the seats and then put a bill of switching. did some very cool. now what about did better of himself? is it true that each nationality around russia or within the russian federation has their own version of good models? what i see is different peoples of russia ethnically, a very diverse country. do you have a lot of different characters and traditions of their own media? if there is a common thread, connect new yours is a transition goal. it's a passage into something that is a known and therefore dangerous vs. and where there's uncertainty and danger. and there's always superstitions, rituals, and believes which help people safely transition into a new state. yet though,

in addition there is this widespread belief that nature is governed by spirits or some superior powers, which leads to the emergence of various nature related figures. these either punished people for a wrong doing or reward them for the good they've done. there are many heroes like that throughout russia to see the best known perhaps. is that a t r piece by an old man who looks like father frosts is it all day, but he is always accompanied by his daughter and kind forest spirit. somebody more lives in good alia, they have a kind yes, it said was actually a burly, young guy, and she is described as a canadian young fellow ross, underscoring his uniqueness as opposed to our familiar father, frost. okay, so in italy they throw things out at the last minute in england they leave the back door open so that it can let the new year out in spring for some reason in the last moments of the old year, the 12 grapes before the beginning of the new year. what are some russian

traditions for the new year? there's the civil and new year's eve is mainly a family holiday scene. so you have your whole family or your closest friends gathered around the table. elizabeth tv is usually on people. watch the president's address with all it. of course, by the chimes of this foss, good tower clock on the red square on the you're supposed to make a wish. while the clock is trimming. again, some people just think of their wage on the other scribble it on a piece of paper burnett and split the ashes into their champagne glasses on. this wedge should come true. it's so after that outdoor fun begins, i see people go outside for firework. that's, that's what is the story of cash asked about food there's, there's a lot of different new new year's traditions when it comes to food. one of them is official wearing a for

a coat of bud. talk to me what kind of food you guys have it me. as i spoke, i said say talking about traditional new year's food. we make all kinds of parties salads with need fish and mayonnaise is such as the famous olive here, solid herring, under a 1st coat, the most is solid and so forth. and the size of a cook, mandarin oranges are an interesting symbol of new jersey. previously they were part of typical children, gifts assorted sweets and pretty boxes and were considered a rarity. so these days mandarins are easily available all year round it, but people still like buying them in winter because of this association with new year's etobicoke. overall, the menu is about prosperity and is this not everyone can afford caviar on an average day change, but if you're going to have coffee or at least once a year, it's probably going to be on new year's eve. it's about celebration abundance and sharing with your loved ones. yeah. for some reason people tend to save their best dishes and brand new years and they get probably it's because it's the most of

families centric holiday of all to. so as you can see, these traditions are flexible, but there's a sense remains the same as they aim to the strong positive emotions to which help perpetuate these traditions over many years. and yet not they'll go to them like how we did trial of it. so thank you very much for conversation is been incredibly interesting. the, the agent council remembers many traditions that have been long lost in big cities . here you can get a real taste of the beautiful and festive russian winter. the nice, this place is amazing. it's a magical wonderland frozen in time. what can you find here? and so, so that you can't really find any place else. well, what the stuff is, one of the oldest towns in russia. we will celebrate this 1000th anniversary next

year. whereas and not from his founding mind, your district at just from his 1st mention in the chronicles, and you would have to, which is from here that much of russian history is played out of football. and you've got what makes it especially unique is that it has retained its original appearance. but almost originally it really, you can see the beautiful 10 poles and dimes you actually is due to the area being up a victim of logistics in the mid 19th century. with that story of the roads and railways bypassed us is that the times that still remained as it used to be? is that gonna be now when it comes to christmas? traditions and new years festivities, a lot of russian traditional folk or kind of make their way into the stories and the traditions. can you tell me a little bit about that when all go for there's a lot of it comes from russia's past, started and i since 1700. our new year celebrations of coincided with staff key. well, holy days. she missed, they would begin on christmas eve for those to be up. by the way, you were not allowed to read anything on christmas eve, except such people show a kind of weeds, partridge. and it's just an only after the 1st stock came out. once we got the bill,

then we would celebrate christmas at the beginning of the holiday season and stretching all the way until epiphany, logo, bullying seriousness. there were many interest things. additionally, just like fortune telling, people have always been interested to find out about the future, that sort of thing, but so i can't help it ask, this is a slay. it seems like the perfect time of day with all the snow. do you want to go for a ride by yes, cost as well? hey, coach man. the so i have to associate this with the crazy russians, but you guys also have a tradition of diving into free z. i see water is in the middle of this cold juncture. it's during the a tiffany, can you talk to me about the tiffany and the traditions that you have associated with that shania profession is about remembering the baptism of jesus and george,

and by john the baptist, excuse him, a christian must follow the life of jesus christ in every aspect, even in the little things, chris chris daniel price was baptized on that day. is that crystal to all people to academic just like him? well, to, to start pretty serious tradition my see crazy to those who wants to possibly see the doctor with it. still exists here, which regardless of people take the obligatory data. no, like, it was interesting though, but them just no one catches a called me. i know i personally have never heard of anyone getting left to taking a dip on a patient either left. let's go to a window, there is a little secret them, but the go, the water under the ice is 4 degrees celsius loaded. so if they can be minus 1020, or 30 outside, you know, so when you get into the water, you actually feel a woman go out and they will rep. just remember to get are quickly and put on some warm plants estimates. you'll be just fine based on the actual progress. but now for me, i was just talking to our team. it doesn't get much more christmas than this right now because we are dashing through the snow and a one horse opens like this. the definition of jingle bells, but russia, you guys have an association with christmas in winter,

the track of which are 3 white courses. can you talk to me about the truck and the significance of that? is that what are the out in the country? people prefer to try cuz we could go really fast unless i know that it's easier to write faster in a sleigh then in a carriage or a peasant cops are sort of like emotions like during fast, will enjoy the adrenalin rush. we love extreme speed, 6th stream cold and sometimes even the arctic stream drinks. so russian winters, there's a stereotype there. dark, they're called their gloomy. it's kind of a negative depressing star type. but at the same time, you have lots of the traditions are christmas and the celebrations and parties. and so it's a warm time that's associated here in russia. talk to me a little bit about some of the other traditions that you have here. the me in the not 0 quinn's or is the season when we celebrate. so you have to deal how many times just well go from christmas trip if any to, unless i knew some of the leaves or some of the most important holidays for us, we ought to get is about merriman joy and celebration. that the police about

ancient rituals and fortune tell them to get done. yeah, there you just mentioned the structure of the holidays or it's a time of fortune telling i guess that comes just before christmas. most talk to me a little bit about that tradition that you have here in russia will be at or what? so yeah, as i said, step 2 begins on christmas eve, look a movie called a state. so shell neck and russian. besides this type of christmas eve was a day when children like, i'm singing carol's as they would go from house to house, praising jesus and asking for gifts for trade. sure, the people felt that if you didn't reward carlos with something like that, which you would have a difficult you ever had in a bad fortune telling something, women are fond of doing. curious, i'm the lights and i was going to happen. you have to put a to you. there were many different fortune telling rituals. sports long, traditional way of doing it was the eaves dropping to someone else's window to learn about your coming year. i showed you gals would also start with shoot over a fence much to see which way the total was pointed out that it was supposed to be the direction from where the future husband become yoshi and other that goes with.

also sometimes how strange isn't a straight succubus? what's your name? they would ask you what they believed they could learn in the future, husbands name this way, but it shouldn't. critically, it was considered a sin not to be married during those days and the machine you were supposed to have funds to visit each other and praise jesus slide. but there was a catch. we just have left for the it wasn't appropriate for women to go visiting. around christmas time when it matters just what people believe that those stuck. if a woman was your 1st visit to, then all the women in your household would be ill all year long. but it's so late to save your traditions and matched so you're going to 7 people started saying should say, how are you celebrate the new? yeah, so you will spend that little sure and nobody man, they saw that they have to payola debts and get rid of all of that junk with the phone. you guys wish that the but that is mostly soviet mythology and use that over to show traditionally though we've been a christian countries for real estate in christian tradition. right. which is 1000 years old. yeah. okay. the

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