What date is the old New Year in 2014?
The New Year celebration is not such an old tradition, as it might seem at first glance. For the first time the New Year was celebrated in 1700, the day of January 1 was determined by Peter the Great's order.
The Old New Year is a phenomenon for which it is necessary to thank our history, or rather, astrologer scientists. At the heart of this holiday is the change in chronology. The fact is that until 1918 the Julian calendar operated. With the advent of Soviet power, it was decided to introduce a new method of chronology - the Gregorian calendar, introduced on October 4, 1582, by Pope Gregory XIII.The difference between these calendars at the time of their change was thirteen days. And what number is celebrated the old New Year in 2014?Traditionally - on the night of the fourteenth of January.
And what's next
Given the growing difference between the chronology of the Julian and Gregorian calendars, which by the first of March 2100 should reach fourteen days, the old New Year will move forward the day.
What is the reason for the growing popularity of this holiday?
- The holiday replaces the Nativity of Christ. This moment is very important for deeply believing people who are fasting. From the point of view of religion, it is not advisable to celebrate the New Year before Christmas.
- The Old New Year is not surrounded by vanity and turmoil. Family calmly welcomes the coming of the New Year.
In Russia, New Year coincided with Vasiliev's day, New Year's Eve - with Vasiliev in the evening. These are significant holidays for the Christian church. The name of his holiday is due to Saint Basil, the Archbishop of Caesarea. This day was also called Basil Shchedry, because no holiday table in the year could compare with the abundance of dishes and treats that were prepared this day. The main products were pork meat, because St. Basil patronized the guinea pigs. In richer families, a pig head was laid out on the table, which stood for a whole week.
Special attention was paid to fortune-telling. Young girls and guys tried to unravel the future and, of course, to see their betrothed or narrowed. Parents wondered about the fate of their children, the old people - about the harvest and the coming year.
The time from the Nativity of Christ to the coming of the New Year was called Christmas or holy days. These days are devoted to the memory of the main Saints of the Orthodox Church and are considered the most significant for believers. But despite this, it was believed that the evil spirits came out of their shelters and settled among people these days. Various ghosts, spirits of the deceased, evil spirits are trying to catch lost souls in their networks, running through the dark streets of festive cities. The apogee of the festive days was a carnival, such a masquerade ball with unrestrained fun and the opportunity for a simple peasant woman to become a queen. But they went on such noisy festivities with some apprehension, because under the guise of the beautiful shepherdess a terrible evil spirit or a cabby of the dead could hide, which instead of a pleasure trip to the ball will die in the cemetery. Many mysterious legends and terrible fairy tales are covered with this masquerade.
Meet the old New Year of what number in 2014?Traditionally on the night of the fourteenth of January. Despite the fact that time is gradually shifting, the differences between the Gregorian and Julian calendars are becoming more palpable, then for many years the old New Year we will celebrate at the end of the second week of January. Therefore, it is not necessary to hide Christmas decorations, colored garlands and New Year's clothes right after the New Year's Eve: they will be useful for a successful repetition of the holiday.