about public holidays in Russia

In Russia, there are several public holidays including New Year's Day, Defender of the Fatherland Day, Woman Day, May Day, Victory Day, and Independence Day. The speaker's favorite holiday is New Year's Day because of the traditions like decorating the tree, meeting Father Frost and Snow Maiden, setting off fireworks, and exchanging presents. In their town, the celebration starts at home with family, saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the new one. Then, they make a wish as the clock strikes midnight. Many people then go to the Central Square to watch a show with dances, songs, contests, and presents from Father Frost and Snow Maiden, which is always a lot of fun. I would like to tell you a few words about public holidays in Russia. We celebrate the following public holidays. New Year's Day, Defender of the Fatherland Day, Woman Day, May Day, Victory Day and Independence Day. As for me, my favorite public holiday is New Year's Day. I like all the traditions connected with it. Decorating the New Year's tree, meeting Father Frost and Snow Maiden, setting off fireworks, exchanging presents and so on. In the town where I live, celebrating New Year's Day usually starts at home with the family. Family members usually meet about an hour before the midnight and see the old year off. Then we see the new year in and while the clock on Spasskaya Tower chimes 12, we make a wish. After that, many of us go to the Central Square to watch a New Year's show prepared by our local actors with dances, songs, different contests and presents from Father Frost and Snow Maiden. It is usually great fun.