Old New Year
| Old New Year | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Also called | Orthodox New Year
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| Observed by | Users of the Julian calendar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Significance | The first day of the Julian year | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | January 11 (1583–1699) January 12 (1700–1799) January 13 (1800–1899) January 14 (1900–2099) January 15 (2100–2199) |
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| Frequency | Annual | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Related to | New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Belarusian | Стары Новы год |
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| Bulgarian | Стара Нова година |
| Georgian | ძველით ახალი წელი |
| Greek | Παλαιό νέο έτος |
| Macedonian | Стара Нова година |
| Romanian | Anul Nou pe rit vechi |
| Russian | Старый Новый год |
| Serbian | Српска Нова година Srpska Nova godina |
| Ukrainian | Старий Новий рік |
| Scottish Gaelic | Oidhche Challainn, Oidhche Chullaig |
The Old New Year or the Orthodox New Year is an informal traditional holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the Old New Year falls on January 14 in the Gregorian calendar. The same day is celebrated in India as the sun ends its southward journey and starts moving northward: Makar Sankranti.
Although the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic officially adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1918, the Russian Orthodox Church continued to use the Julian calendar. The New Year became a holiday which is celebrated by both calendars.
As in most countries which use the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day in Russia is a public holiday celebrated on January 1. On that day, joyous entertainment, fireworks, elaborate and often large meals and other festivities are common. The holiday is interesting as it combines secular traditions of bringing in the New Year with the Christian Orthodox Christmastide customs, such as kolyada.
The New Year by the Julian calendar is still informally observed, and the tradition of celebrating the coming of the New Year twice is widely enjoyed: January 1 (New New Year) and January 14 (Old New Year).
Usually not as festive as the New New Year, for many this is a nostalgic family holiday ending the New Year holiday cycle (which includes Eastern Orthodox Christmas on January 7) with traditional large meals, singing and celebratory drinking.
The Old New Year (Serbian: Стара Нова година/Stara Nova godina) is commonly called the Serbian New Year (Српска Нова година/Srpska Nova godina), and sometimes the Orthodox New Year (Православна Нова година/Pravoslavna Nova godina) and rarely Julian New Year (Јулијанска Нова година/Julijanska Nova godina).
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