Old New Year - is a holiday, and this historical incident, which is not understood by all adults, let alone children. They are absolutely a wonder why, after the Christmas and New Year family again going for the holiday table, and celebrates "New Year's Eve in the old" ...
We inquired and found at least three reasons to celebrate Old New Year and found out where "Grow" legs this unusual holiday in all respects, which is not in any official calendar.
Three reasons to celebrate
♥ Old New Year - a historical paradox, rooted in ancient times and is associated with a change of era. Learn about stroke in our history just important for learning. This is the first reason.
♥The second - an amazing, just a magical time of Christmas time, which would be interesting to know the children.
♥ Third - it is an occasion to have fun with your family, again remembering what was good last year, and make a wish, which is to wait for execution in the future ..
What to tell your child?
Explain that the next two holidays - a historical "focus." In 1700, the year Peter I ordered the king to celebrate the New Year on the European model - from 1 January of the Nativity. That is - the new style (up to that time in Russia was accepted chronology of creation, the date of which it has been named September 1 5509 BC. e.), and the new year was celebrated on 1 September.
It so happened that Peter I changed to the Julian calendar, and throughout Europe have already switched to the Gregorian calendar (the astronomers felt it more correct). In these two calendars - the Julian and Gregorian - the year has a different average length, and therefore gradually "accumulates" the difference in days.
13 days on the "extra" holiday
By the October Revolution of 1917, the year the difference between the calendars was 13 days! Lenin's Decree of the country (then Soviet Union) was transferred to the Gregorian calendar, in which he lived and lived all over the world. And here - an incident. New Year's Day is officially celebrated on January 1 in the Gregorian style, but the holiday, which falls 13th and 14th of January, people did not want to forget. And there was our "extra" New Year's Eve.
Who else celebrates Old New Year?
It is celebrated in a number of European countries (Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, as well as in North African countries - Morocco and Tunisia). It is curious that in African latitudes Old New Year is celebrated on the 11th of January - on the Berber calendar, which is similar to the Julian, with minor "errors."
Christmas Eve
Our ancestors called the night before New Year's generous, so prepared, hearty meat dishes, porridge refueled melted fat (lard) or honey, poppy seed, nuts, jam, like a Christmas kutyu. Also according to tradition hostess cooked dumplings and pies with surprises (Pieces of fruit, nuts, or even buttons, rings and coins).
That's because, according to "predictions", the family learned that someone is waiting. The predictions were good-wishes: for example, button- a new thing, coin - money, nut - to the good health, a piece of sugar - to an easy year.
Let your surprises in pies and dumplings will come true in the new year!
