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Residents of Russia and many compatriots living abroad tonight will celebrate the traditional Russian holiday - Old New Year. At the heart of this strange tradition is the difference between the Julian and Gregorian calendars, TASS reports. The latter was introduced in Russia in 1918. As a result, January 14 came in Russia right after December 31. That is why in the first thirteen days of January 1918 nothing happened in Russia and no one was born.
The Russians stick to traditions and with great love relate to such a strange holiday that is not found in other cultures. In many families, a Christmas tree decorated on the eve of the New Year is sure to “live out” to the Old one. Entertainment programs are being prepared for this day by city authorities and television channels. Special events are held in museums, concert halls and libraries.
The audience is invited to the Historical Museum, where the Hour of Fun exhibition is taking place. The Moscow House of Music traditionally hosts the Terem Quartet. Children in Arkhangelsk will watch the performance called The Princess on the Pearl based on Andersen's fairy tale.
In the Kaliningrad region on the Curonian Spit, the Old New Year holiday was dedicated to the epic, tales and traditions of the peoples living on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
The residents of St. Petersburg can visit the Old New Year museum on Sadovaya Street. A collection of Christmas decorations and postcards from the pre-revolutionary and Soviet periods is presented there.
In Yekaterinburg, they celebrate the Old New Year with the traditional Old New Rock Festival.
Russkiy Mir
