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 | A woman smiles after purchasing the latest Harry Potter book in a book shop in Moscow, July 21, click to open  |  | A Christmas tree rises on the Moscow Red Square late Monday, Dec. 25, 2006, Kremlin's Spasskaya (Saviour) tower in the background and a fragment of a skating rink in the foreground. The yellow lights in the foreground are the blurred images of many small lamps from a garland hanging on a tree. New Year's is the biggest holiday of the year in Russia, and is followed by the Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7. click to open |  | New Year celebration lights are seen in front of a Moscow skyscraper Thursday, Dec. 30, 1999. (AP) click to open |  | Christmas (1998): Foresters use a sleigh to transport fir trees they cut in a forest some 40 km (25 miles) south of Moscow on Tuesday, December 22, 1998. Most Russians prefer freshly-cut fir trees to decorate their apartments on New Year. The trees cost far less than artificial trees. Russians celebrate New Year's much the way Westerners celebrate Christmas. click to open |
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