Although there are many immigrants from Russia and the former USSR in Israel, the New Year in this country is not an official holiday. The state does not give its citizens additional days of rest on December 31 and January 1. But many still manage to celebrate the New Year.
Instructions
Step 1
For those wishing to celebrate the New Year holidays, according to the generally accepted tradition, there is an opportunity to visit a Russian restaurant. Choose the right one. There you will be provided with Santa Claus with the Snow Maiden, and the Russian favorite salad Olivier, and champagne. But you won't be able to listen to the chimes. And it’s not a cheap pleasure to go to restaurants.
Step 2
The alternative is to celebrate the New Year at home. Prepare it for family and friends. But if your neighbors are not celebrating, you can get problems - it is unlikely that those who go to work in the morning will like the noise of a merry feast behind the wall. It is possible, however, to rent a bungalow outside the city and there to unfold to the full extent of the Russian soul. But, alas, there will be no snow - it is never here.
Step 3
Interestingly, the New Year in Israel is celebrated not only by Russians, but also by Christian Arabs. Join them if you are sociable enough and know the language. True, they do not drink vodka and champagne, but beer and wine. And they don't eat Olivier and herring under a fur coat, but barbecue. But on the other hand, they dance noisily to Arabic melodies, at 12 at night they launch firecrackers and throw out the glasses and bottles from which they drank from the windows.
Step 4
Young Jews and Muslim Arabs are also trying to celebrate and have fun, if you want to and in the absence of a more suitable company, team up with one of them. But everything is limited to gatherings in cafes and noisy walks along the streets. After all, the tree and Santa Claus are Christian symbols, and their own traditions have not been created.
Step 5
But Jews also have their own New Year - Rosh Hashanah, which is celebrated in September, celebrate it. Many rituals are connected with him. It is believed that on this day (its date is mobile, like Easter for Christians) people account to God for the past year, repent of bad deeds. Do it yourself.
Step 6
After analyzing your behavior and making vows to the Almighty, congratulate each other, sit at the table, there must be pomegranate, in addition to fish and beetroot and carrot salads. Jews believe that there are 613 seeds inside this fruit - as many as the commandments in Judaism. Before the holiday, be sure to take out the trash from the houses, do a general cleaning.
