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It’s quite unusual to wish Happy New Year in mid-January, isn't it?
The Orthodox New Year, also known as the Old New Year, according to the Julian calendar is on January 14 in the Gregorian calendar. The Julian calendar pre-dates the Gregorian calendar.
The tradition of celebrating the New Year twice has successfully taken root in Russia and many post-Soviet countries. However, the Old New Year is not celebrated as widely as January 1. It is not an official holiday and workers are not given the day off for celebration. People usually celebrate the Old New Year with their family, friends or colleagues. Decorated trees remain in homes, shops, and on the streets until the Old New Year.
The Old New Year is celebrated by people in Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan. The tradition of celebrating the Old New Year has been preserved in Serbia, where this holiday is called the Serbian New Year. In Switzerland, the Old New Year is celebrated according to the Julian calendar and is called Old Silvester Day.
Happy old New Year!
Со старым Новым годом!
Со старым Новым годом!
