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If you conduct a survey among Russians about their favorite holiday, I am sure that New Year will be the favorite.
Did you know that it can be celebrated all year round? There are 21 dates for celebrating the New Year in the world. That is, on average, about 2 times a month.
Winter
From December 31 to January 1, it is customary to celebrate the New Year in European countries. And also in Canada, USA, UAE, Finland and other countries that live according to the Gregorian calendar.
In Greece, the New Year is celebrated from January 13 to 14, the same day when we celebrate the old New Year. Traditionally, this holiday is called St. Basil's Day. It is Saint Basil, and not Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) or Father Frost, who brings gifts on New Year's Eve. According to tradition, Saint Basil wears a black beard and colored clothes, and his gifts are some sweets to children. But in modern Greece, the image of Santa Claus is gaining more and more popularity.
Many southeastern countries celebrate New Year according to the lunar calendar. Usually the holiday falls on the dates from January 21 to February 20. Vietnam, China, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore live according to the lunar calendar. A calendar month according to this calculation lasts either 29 or 30 days. And a calendar year can have either 354 days - a simple year, or 355 days - an extended (leap) year.
Spring
On the night of March 21-22, the day of the vernal equinox, the New Year is celebrated according to the Persian calendar. Celebrations dedicated to this holiday are held in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iraq, Pakistan and the republics of Central Asia.
In India, New Year is traditionally celebrated on March 22. By the way, before the adoption of Christianity in Rus', the New Year was celebrated on the same date. It is worth noting that each Indian state has its own tradition of celebrating the New Year. So, let’s say, the people of Kashmir begin to celebrate the New Year before everyone else and continue to celebrate it until the end of the New Year celebrations in all Indian states.
On one of the days from April 12 to 17, New Year celebrations take place in Burma. At this time, there are almost the hottest days of the year here. Therefore, it is logical that people came up with the idea of dousing themselves with water on New Year’s Day, and the holiday itself is called Water Day.
In Sri Lanka, Nepal and Laos, the New Year is celebrated not at night, but with the first rays of the sun. And the first day of the new year is called Color Day, when the entire population of the country paints itself in the brightest colors.
End of April
In Thailand, for 70 years now, a public holiday has been celebrated on January 1, but the population continues to celebrate the ethnic New Year, which falls in the second half of April, as well as the Chinese New Year.
Summer
For you and me, New Year is not a summer holiday at all, as for the majority of the population of our planet.
On July 16, the Mayan tribes celebrated the New Year; some residents of Mexico and Guatemala still adhere to this tradition.
August 30, according to Alexandrian reckoning, is the ancient Egyptian New Year, which is still celebrated only in Djibouti and Niger.
Autumn
September 1 marks the New Year in Syria. By the way, before the reforms of Peter the Great, we also celebrated the New Year on September 1.
The Coptic New Year is still celebrated on September 11th. Copts are considered the heirs of the pharaohs, and at the same time, this people belongs to the Christian faith. On this day, the Day of the Holy Martyrs, Neuroz or New Year is solemnly and pompously celebrated.
First half of September
In the first half of September or early October, Orthodox Jews around the world celebrate their New Year. On the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, a decision is made in heaven: who will live and who will die. These days you should pray approximately in order to influence the decision of the creator.
On October 7, New Year is celebrated in Gambia. Here it is customary to ask for forgiveness for all offenses and say kind words to friends and family. And also on this day you should choose your outfit and decorate yourself with special care.
Well, the most “ominous” New Year is celebrated from October 31 to November 1 in some Celtic countries. It’s called the Celtic New Year or Samhain (the time of timelessness). It marks the beginning of the winter, dark half of the year. This is a kind of epilogue of the year, an epilogue of life, at this time the conclusion is summed up.
Well, the most recent New Year is celebrated in Yemen, Oceania and Hawaii. Here it is customary to decorate yourself with flowers, wake you up with kisses, sing and dance.
Floating date
The first day of the month of Muharram means that the Muslim New Year - Hijri - has begun. This year, Muslims have already celebrated the New Year, it happened on October 25th. Each subsequent Hijri New Year comes 11 days earlier than the previous one.
9 times per day
New Year can be celebrated not only all year round. Even on December 31 and January 1, it can be celebrated continuously with our compatriots.
Russia is the only country in the world where New Year is celebrated as many as 9 times.
- Kuril Islands, Kamchatka, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Magadan Region. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Magadan and Anadyr
- Far East and Sakhalin, including Vladivostok, Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur
- Amur region, Chita and the Republic of Yakutia-Sakha.
- Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude and Bratsk.
- Eastern Siberia - from Krasnoyarsk to Norilsk,
- Western Siberia: Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Omsk, Barnaul, Tomsk and Altai.
- Yamalo-Nenets and Khanty-Mansy Autonomous Okrug, Tyumen and Ural
- Moscow and European parts of Russia,
- Kaliningrad region
