Share of Russians celebrating Halloween 2019

While 93 percent of Russians were familiar with Halloween as of 2019, according to poll results, only three percent planned to mark it that year. Seven percent of respondents admitted they never heard about this holiday before the survey. One of the reasons why this day was not celebrated in the country was the opinion that Halloween was a holiday of countries whose cultural traditions were different from Russian.

Have you heard about Halloween before? If yes, will you celebrate Halloween this year?*

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Heard about it, will celebrate	3%
Heard about it, will not celebrate	90%
Hear this name for the first time	7%

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Release date

October 2019

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

October 27, 2019

Number of respondents

1,600 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

* The original question was worded by the source as follows: "Have you heard about a holiday Halloween before or do you hear about it now for the first time? If yes, will you celebrate Halloween in this year or not?"

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