It's no secret that the New Year is the most long-awaited and fabulous holiday. It cannot be imagined without sweet gifts and toys for children, without a New Year's feast with traditional dishes, without sparkling sparklers, without carnival costumes and colorful fireworks that explode in the air with a fabulous waterfall. But not everyone knows where such a wonderful celebration came from.
The history of this holiday stretches from the distant past, even our ancestors celebrated the New Year. Basically, the celebration took place in the spring season, when nature woke up after a harsh cold winter and field work began.
In ancient Russia, this holiday fell mainly on the month of March, sometimes on the day of Easter, until in 1492 the Moscow Cathedral ordered that the autumn month - September, or rather September 1, be considered a celebration of the New Year.
It was then that it was ordered to collect tribute from the people, and the tsar himself, the priest, appeared in the Kremlin, where ordinary people could see him.
During the reign of Peter I, by order of the tsar, the New Year was ordered to be celebrated on January 1, so to speak, according to the principle of the whole of Europe. Tsar Peter ordered the townspeople to decorate houses and streets with colorful garlands, coniferous branches, and on Red Square one could see volleys of fireworks! Also, the tsar ordered all residents of the city to congratulate each other, make gifts to relatives and friends, and generally have fun with all the heart on this day!
At the beginning of the XX century V. I. Lenin decided to change the calendar of chronology. By order of Peter I, the Julian calendar was introduced in the country, and chronology began not from the creation of the world, but from the Nativity of Christ. IN AND. Lenin decided to introduce the Gregorian calendar, with a difference of 13 calendar days from the previous one. The Orthodox Church did not agree with Lenin's decree, and continued to keep track of the Julian calendar.
That is why in Russia Christmas is celebrated on January 7 to this day.
For many people on the planet, New Year is one of the important holidays, which is customary to celebrate with the family, to gather all together at a generously set table.
The tradition of celebrating this celebration with a family is firmly entrenched in the modern world. With bated breath, both children and adults are waiting for this holiday. No wonder New Year's Eve is considered the most magical night of the year! A holiday in which it is customary to make wishes, to please each other with gifts, to hope that with the onset of the New Year, all old problems will disappear into the past, and only good and good awaits in the future.
New Year's paraphernalia, as in the time of Peter I, is also the decoration of their houses and city streets decorated with fluffy fir trees, colorful lanterns, garlands, people, as before, give and receive warm congratulations and gifts. It is customary to put presents under a beautiful spruce tree, fill your home with coziness in the form of beautiful paper snowflakes, multi-colored flags, and make wishes and believe in miracles on New Year's Eve! New Year is such an important holiday for every person!
