New Year. Traditions

Happy New Year

• New Year is the most joyful holiday, many people look forward to it much more than their own birthday.

  New Year traditions are aimed at bringing people closer to each other.

• History of the holiday Our ancestors, in Ancient Rus', celebrated the arrival of the New Year in the spring. The year was divided into two halves: summer and winter. The New Year began on March 1, because it is at this time that nature awakens from sleep to life. The New Year was celebrated as a holiday of the sun, warmth, anticipation of a new harvest, a new life.

• In Russia, the New Year was officially approved in the 14th century by Ivan Vasilyevich III, its date became September 1. It was timed to coincide with the completion of gardening work.
• In 1699, the Russian Tsar Peter the Great moved the celebration of the New Year to January 1. He issued a special decree, which ordered everyone to walk, rejoice and laugh loudly, ride in sleighs, dance around the Christmas tree.

Features of the New Year

• Preparation.

• Families decorate their houses and apartments, try to get rid of everything old and unnecessary, decorate the Christmas tree, prepare gifts. Decorated Christmas trees, light installations, ice sculptures, snowmen and figures of Father Frost, Snow Maiden and the symbol of the coming year according to the Eastern calendar appear on the streets of cities .

• Festive table.

• Traditionally, the invariable attributes of the New Year's table in Russia are champagne, Olivier and Herring under a fur coat salads, tangerines, wine and vodka.

• Father Frost and Snow Maiden.

• These are fairy-tale characters, a symbol of the New Year in Russia. Every year, Russians write thousands of letters with wishes to the magical grandfather, and also visit his official residence, which is located in Veliky Ustyug

• New Year's feast.

•   During it, it is customary to watch the president's address.

• Making wishes.

• To the sound of the chimes, people make their most cherished wishes and congratulate each other on the New Year, light sparklers and launch fireworks

Thank you!!!