Double Merry Christmas and Happy New Year twice

Christmas decoration
 in the famous Moscow department store

Christmas on December 25 is the main winter holiday for most Europeans and Americans. On the night of December 31 to January 1 celebrate worldwide fun and noisy New Year.

In Russia delayed the winter holidays for several weeks. From late December to mid-January! Many businesses and organizations release staff to rest, and closed in this time for a week or even 10 days. At the same time, there are a winter vacation in kindergartens and schools in Russia.

Everywhere are Christmas trees. Streets, houses, offices and shops in Russian cities beautifully dressed and decorated. In the streets are festive celebrations and fair markets. Winter Christmas and New Year holidays in Russia is a fun time of rest, gifts, delicious food and colorful fireworks.

Skating rink on the Red Square in Moscow

Children and adults attend theatrical New Year's performances in theaters and clubs, in parks, on the streets and squares. People relax, go to visit friends and relatives, visiting cafes and restaurants. Walk in the park, build a snow fort, rolled Snowmens, playing snowballs, sledding, skiing, ice skating. So beautiful cheerful carefree winter time!

Extra bonus for those who choose to spend the winter holidays in Russia. In Russia alone, you can double celebrate Christmas and celebrate the New Year twice.

 

In Russia you can celebrate Christmas and New Year twice a year!

Double Merry Christmas and Happy New Year again? What is it? Never heard of it? Did you know that Christmas and New Year can celebrate twice a year? How is this possible? To understand how this is possible, we must turn to history.

Christmas market next to the Moscow Kremlin

From Roman times to chronology in Europe used the Julian calendar. But because of its inaccuracy, in Catholic countries, it is still in the 16th century was replaced by the Gregorian. Gradually to the 18th century almost all of Europe switched to the Gregorian calendar. But in Tsarist Russia the Julian calendar only appeared in the 18th century. And remained the Julian calendar to the early 20th century.




In 1918 the Lenin's decree of Russia switched to the Gregorian calendar, which for 20 centuries ahead of Julian for 13 days. February 1, 1918 was immediately declared the 14th. But the Russian Orthodox Church did not accept this transition and announced that it will continue to celebrate Christmas on the Julian calendar.

Show-window in Moscow. New Year's style

Since then, the Orthodox Christmas in Russia is celebrated on January 7. Also in Russia, and there was a tradition to celebrate New Year again, twice time after the Orthodox Christmas - according to the old Julian calendar.

Old New Year

Gregorian calendar was then a novelty in Russia, so Julian naturally became known as the "old" and Julian date - date "in the old style." Hence the so paradoxical called holiday, which Russian celebrate January 13 - Old New Year.




Russian encouraged by the first Christmas Day on December 25 as all Christians. Then celebrate Russian New Year on the night of December 31 to January 1 together with the all world. After that comes on January 7 in Russia Orthodox Christmas. And finally, on January 13 celebrate in Russia Old New Year.

Welcome to Russia and take the opportunity to celebrate Christmas twice and twice to celebrate the New Year!

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