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A New Year tree in Moscow in 2007–2008 Ded Moroz and Snegurochka in Belarus. Novy God or Noviy God (Russian: Новый Год, lit. 'New Year') is a New Year celebration observed in Russia, in post-Soviet states, and globally by the diasporas of post-Soviet states.
In addition to New Year's Day (Новый год, Novy god) on 1 January, 2–5 January are public holidays as well, [1] [2] called New Year holiday (новогодние каникулы, novogodniye kanikuly). The holiday includes 6 and 8 January, with Christmas being 7 January, declared as non-working days by law. Until 2005, only 1 and 2 ...
Sakha people celebrate the New Year twice a year – in winter with the rest of citizens of Russia, and in summer – according to the ancient traditions. Yakutia is the largest region of Russia. The winter temperatures sometimes reach −60 °C, while the summer is very short, lasting only three months.
New Year's is a time for celebration. There are many different ways to commemorate the holiday, so we listed out traditions that deserve to be recognized. These Are the Most Unique New Year's ...
Nowadays, Snegurochka is a strongly capitalized figure in Russia, being an important part of the New Year's celebrations, culture and almost always used as the companion of the Ded Moroz. [12] [13] In 2020, a man from Russia tried to sue Coca Cola for bringing Santa Claus into their Russian ad instead of Ded Moroz and Snegurochka. [14]
A s the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, communities around the world will celebrate the start of 2024 with unique traditions—some more well known than others.
Westend61/Getty /Images. This familiar Western tradition dates back a lot farther than you’d think; in fact, it is thought to have begun 4,000 years ago with the ancient Babylonians who ...
The Old New Year tradition has received mention in Russian art; the playwright Mikhail Roshchin wrote a comedy-drama called The Old New Year in 1973, [16] which was staged for many years. He also made it into a screenplay for a 1980 television film which featured music by Sergey Nikitin and poetry lyrics by Boris Pasternak .