Russian New Year Old Calendar

A new 7527 year begins today at noon according to the oldest calendar in the world the old Serbian calendar.

Russian new year old calendar. In the new and the old Julian style the latter date falling on January 13 to 14. This holiday was born in 1918 when Russia adopted the Gregorian calendar usually just called the new style to replace the Julian calendar old style. So what does this enigmatic and inexplicable to foreigners notion Old New Year harbour.

Another note is the word calendar which in old Russian was kolo dar meaning the gift of the sun-circle. The Russians still meet the New Year twice. The Julian calendar was developed in ancient Rome during the time of Julius Caesar.

Due to the fact that in 1918 by Lenins decree Russia began to follow the Gregorian calendar the date of the New Year changed. Why Russians celebrate the New Year and not Christmas with New Years Tree. Do Russians celebrate Christmas on New Years.

For example today is not August 17. Since then the Russian people started the tradition of celebrating the New Year twice January 1 and 14. Russia gets a third New Year.

In Russia they use the Julian calendar for religious celebration days as recognised by the Russian Orthodox Church which means that Christmas is celebrated on the 7th of January. Whereas Russia adhered to the Julian calendar until 1918 the New Year in Russia again stopped coinciding with that in the. Thus the New Year was celebrated on September 1 the festivities accompanied with decorations of rowan trees and bright red berries.