Happy New Year Old Man!
The old new year either Orthodox old year It is a religious festival that is celebrated in countries with a religious tradition. orthodox The party is for the beginning of the year according to the Julian calendar which in the 20th and 21st centuries is January 13 or 14.
Saint Basil’s Cathedral
By adopting the Christianitythe calendar Byzantine began to replace the old and pagan which was celebrated on March 22, the first day of the year. This is because it was related to the agricultural cycle, and 22 corresponded to equinox spring.
At the beginning of the fifteenth century, September 1 was formally adopted as the first day of the yearaccording to byzantine calendar.
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In the year 1699 according to the decree of Peter Iknown as the big onethe celebration of New Year ran for January 1 according to the new Gregorian calendar. However, the Orthodox Church kept using the Julian calendar which so far has a difference of 13 days with the Gregorian calendar. As of March 1, 2100, this difference will be 14 days. In 2101 the Christmas and the old new year will be held a day later.
In the year 1918, shortly after the Revolution, this difference of 13 days between the european calendar and the Russian With the official implementation of Gregorian calendar. In this way two «New Years«: according to the modern and ancient calendar.
Orthodox New Year Just as in many countries that use the Gregorian calendarthe New Year in Russia It is a public holiday and is celebrated on the first of January. On that day, lively entertainment and fireworks are presented, as well as long and elaborate meals. The new Year in the Julian calendar is still formally presented and the tradition of celebrating the arrival of a new year twice is widely enjoyed.
In other countries, the tradition of old new year has continued to be celebrated, since the Orthodox Church Serbian and the Orthodox Church of Macedonia keep their parties and vacations according to the Julian calendar. Some of them are Ukraine, Belarusand the member countries of the former Yugoslav Republic; bosnian Y Herzegovinianthe Republic of Macedonia, Montenegrin Y Serbian. It is generally not as festive as the “real” new Year«, because for some it is an emotional family festivity ending the cycle of festivities of new Year.
A popular song is remembered by some grandparents Ukrainians even mine, when in times of festivities They gathered to sing in this way: “….set the table, prepare the tablecloths that three visits will come to your house, the first visit of the God childthe second Saint Basil (kings), the third new Year”
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old new year at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1 Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Image 2