thats… odd. They must’ve kept that one going after the revolution for whatever reason. I imagine just because of how popular new years is there, since they had trouble banning the tree too. Still, that wasn’t specifically tied to the monarchy. Strange.
Clementines are a hybrid of the mandarin orange and the sweet orange. Satsumas and tangerines are both varieties of mandarin (or possibly mandarin/pomelo hybrids; citrus fruits are weird)
iirc it's a new years thing over there
Oh, that’s nice. What’s the origin?
not a super reliable source, but apparently from the Romanovs
thats… odd. They must’ve kept that one going after the revolution for whatever reason. I imagine just because of how popular new years is there, since they had trouble banning the tree too. Still, that wasn’t specifically tied to the monarchy. Strange.
that’s a mandarin btw
in english mandarins are considered a kind of orange. it's a bit confusing.
TIL they aren't everywhere. Pretty sure they're even called Mandarin oranges by most people around here.
And the popularity of clementines has only made things more confusing.
Are clementines not mandarin oranges?
Clementines are a hybrid of the mandarin orange and the sweet orange. Satsumas and tangerines are both varieties of mandarin (or possibly mandarin/pomelo hybrids; citrus fruits are weird)
One can hope it's like that time their state media went crazy with swans. Specifically swans in a lake.
I was just going to say swan ballet, but there was also the trololo man. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_Khil
Is it a Christmas thing?
A New Year's thing, to be exact, yes
Marty supreme Christmas Day