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Who would want to get married on Friday the 13th?


A lot of people, actually, say employees of Moscow`s marriage registry offices.Some 500 couples have expressed their desire to tie the knot in the Russian capital this Friday.

This is a normal figure for winter months, but an exceptionally high one for a Friday the 13th. It seems this year, many Russian couples have purposefully picked the "unlucky" day to get hitched, as a way to prove their love can conquer all, starting with old wives` tales and superstition.

While those who don`t have a wedding to attend, but still want to get festive on the spooky day, can get partying to celebrate the so-called Old New Year.

Although Russia adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1918, after the October Revolution, many continued to follow the Julian calendar used by the Russian Orthodox Church, which trails the Gregorian version by two weeks.

Marked without the pomp and circumstance of New Year`s Day, the Old New Year is still celebrated by many Russians with parties and nostalgic family get-togethers complete with singing and ample feasts - gatherings, in fact, suspiciously like Russia`s exuberant weddings.

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