People are silhouetted against the lightning decorations installed near the Hermitage Museum ahead of the New Year, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Russians prepare to celebrate New Year's Eve on 31 December and Christmas which is observed on 07 January, according to the Russian Orthodox Julian calendar 13 days after Christmas on 25 December on the Gregorian calendar.
- Package: Russia New Year Preparations
- Categories: Lifestyle & Leisure
- Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Event date: 03.12.2019
- Date published: 04.12.2019
- Author: Alexei Danichev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3910x2543px, 7.4Mb
- Job-ID: 2ae6f8167e246f91