2014 WINTER OLYMPICS

Let the games begin

Sochi has a warm humid temperature climate with

hot summers and no dry season.

Over the course of the year the temperature

typically varies from 36 degrees to 84 degrees and is

rarely below 29 degrees or above 89 degrees

CULTURE

Clothing

Traditional Russian women wear a

head dress called a kokoshnik. They

also wear a traditional dress called a

sarafan. There are also two very

famous types of Russian shawls.

Russian men wear fine linen rubashka

or use a shirt. Traditional Russian

clothing is designed to highlight the

spirit of Russia. Food

Borshch is the most famous

Russian traditional food (which

is a beet soup). Caviar or Ikra

is also very popular in Russia.

Samovars and tea drinking are

a huge part of Russia culture.

A samovar is a device used to

heat and boil water for tea.

SportsThe tree most popular sports in Russia

are ice hockey, figure skating, and chess

HO

LID

AY

S

New Years is

the most

popular

Russian

holiday.

One tradition

they have is

from January 1st

to January 5th,

nobody has to

attend work.

Also after

Christmas they

leave their tree

up but give it a

new name. They

call it the New

Year tree but

Russians also

celebrate

regular holidays

The Olympics

brings all the

different cultures

and people

together from

around the world.

The History of

the Olympics.

-The Olympic

games were

closely linked to

religious festivals

of the cult of Zeus,

but were not an

integral part of rite.

-The first Olympic

Games held only the

event of running. This

event was called the

Stade.

Women were not allowed to

compete in the first Olympics.

Married women were not even

allowed to watch. The men had

to be extremely fit and pretty

young. In the first Olympic

games men did not wear any

clothes when they competed.

FUN FACTSOne of the

oldest Russian

traditions is the

banya, a Russian

type sauna and

even though

this tradition is

several

centuries old

the banya is

popular even

today.

Russians love to

visit each other and

need no special

reason like a

holiday or

birthday to have a

celebration or

party.

Russians never

shake hands over

a door way, they

believe it leads

to arguments.

Thanks for watching!

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