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情人節(jié)臨近，俄羅斯別爾哥羅德省的學(xué)校和機(jī)構(gòu)卻接到通知，禁止它們舉辦任何形式的情人節(jié)慶?；顒樱撌〉暮芏嘁沟旰蜕虡I(yè)機(jī)構(gòu)也被禁止策劃相關(guān)的商業(yè)活動。很多保守派的俄羅斯人都認(rèn)為，情人節(jié)、萬圣節(jié)等西方節(jié)日對青少年的精神和道德觀念培養(yǎng)毫無益處，各類節(jié)日活動純粹只是讓商家獲利而已。據(jù)悉，該項(xiàng)條令已由別爾哥羅德省省長的高級助理和該省東正教主教聯(lián)合簽署。
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?Not everybody in Russia is in love with Valentine's Day. |
Not everybody in Russia is in love with Valentine's Day.
Authorities in Belgorod province are urging schools and other state institutions to refrain from celebrations marking the heart-shaped holiday, seen by some conservative Russians as an unhealthy foreign phenomenon.
The initiative is part of a recent directive on "measures to provide for spiritual security," which calls on officials to ban Valentine's Day and Halloween celebrations in educational and cultural centers in the province, Russian media reported.
"The very atmosphere of these holidays does not foster the formation of spiritual and moral values in youth, and holding them primarily benefits commercial organizations," RIA quoted provincial government consultant Grigory Bolotnikov as saying.
The directive was signed by the Belgorod governor's top deputy and "blessed" by the province's Russian Orthodox bishop, the state-run news agency said.
Many nightclubs and other businesses in the province 600 km (380 miles) south of Moscow, have also been urged not to plan any special events for the February 14 holiday, according to RIA.
The dominant Russian Orthodox Church has grown increasingly powerful since the collapse of the officially atheist Soviet Union in 1991 and enjoys close ties with the Kremlin leadership.
Its efforts to influence education and secular life have drawn criticism from rights groups and members of minority faiths.
Western-style holidays such as Valentine's Day and Halloween have also gained popularity since the Soviet collapse opened up Russia to the world.
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