The latest new year in the world. How the New Year is celebrated in different countries of the world. Bonus: what kind of holiday is this - the old New Year
Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia New Year do not celebrate January 1st. Moreover, it is prohibited. The fact is that the celebration of the change of dates is considered alien to Islam in principle. There is a special unit of the local police, which controls that the shops do not sell New Year's goods, and there are no New Year's festivities on the streets. The thing is that in Saudi Arabia they clearly follow religious scriptures and celebrate holidays strictly according to them. So the New Year here comes on March 21 - the day spring equinox, which often coincides with the first day of the holy month of Muharram.
Israel
January 1 in Israel is a working day, no different from the others. The Israelis celebrate their New Year in the fall - on the new moon of the month of Tishrei according to the Jewish calendar (September or October). This holiday is called Rosh Hashanah. It is celebrated for 2 days. Although January 1 is considered a working day, the celebration is not prohibited. Therefore, everyone can take a day off or vacation. Considering the large Russian diaspora in Israel, the festive mood is felt these days, but the celebration of the New Year does not have a big scope - it usually takes place in the family circle.
Iran
In Iran, they use the Persian calendar, according to which the new year begins on March 21. This is the day of the spring equinox and Navruz holiday. Thus, January 1 in Iran is the most ordinary day. Nowruz is more national tradition than the Islamic custom, and in this the Iranians differ slightly from the Arabians. Nowruz marks the beginning of the year in Afghanistan. Along with January 1, it is celebrated in Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Albania and Macedonia.
India
In multinational India, there are so many holidays from different cultures that it is not possible to create a single calendar for them. The problem here is solved in a different way: depending on beliefs and confessions, workers can take days off on those holidays that they consider necessary to celebrate.
January 1 is not a national event and there are no global celebrations on this day. At the same time, according to the generally accepted Indian calendar, the New Year should be celebrated on March 22, but, for example, in Kerala the change of year is celebrated on April 13, the southern states have their own Divapali holiday, and the Sikhs have their own Vaisakhi.
South Korea
AT South Korea January 1 is a day off. But the beginning of the year in Korea is perceived rather than as a holiday, but as an extra day off that can be spent with family and friends. And if something is celebrated on an unprecedented scale, it is Seollal - New Year according to the lunar calendar. By this day, most Koreans leave for their hometowns to honor the memory of their ancestors. Since the journey can take a long time, the day before the New Year and immediately after it are also considered national holidays.
China
Chinese New Year (Chunjie) falls on one of the days from January 21 to February 21 and is timed to coincide with the second new moon after winter solstice. The Chinese celebrate this holiday on a state scale: they launch fireworks, arrange noisy processions, hold a large-scale lantern festival and gather for a traditional family dinner, which you can miss only for very good reasons.
But January 1 is a regular day off. Although artificial Christmas trees and figurines of Santa Claus appear in stores, this is rather a tribute to China's multinationality.
Vietnam
The Vietnamese New Year is called Tet - this is the most important and most popular holiday of the country, which is celebrated on one of the days in late January and early February. Most often it coincides in time with Chinese, but there are also small discrepancies. The principle of choosing a day is the first day of the first month according to the lunar calendar. The scale of the Tet holiday is impressive - the festivities may well drag on for a week.
Bangladesh
The New Year in Bangladesh is called Bengali and is celebrated in a completely different way than they are used to in Russia. The holiday is coming on April 14 on the first day of the month of boyshak. On this day, people go for walks in parks, where cultural programs with a national bias are organized. But at the same time, January 1 is also an official holiday and a day off.
There are many different countries in the world, and accordingly there are peoples on our planet who celebrate the New Year in a completely different way and at a completely different time of the year than, for example, we do.
Our tradition obliges us to prepare for new year, beginning with catholic christmas, celebrate the holiday itself on the night of December 31 to January 1 and continue to celebrate until the Old New Year. Perhaps that is why the New Year is our favorite holiday. Also on the night of December 31 to January 1, the New Year is celebrated in Australia, Scotland, Austria, Japan, Romania, Canada, USA, UAE, Finland and many other countries. But not in all. So, the Greek New Year begins at the same time as our Old New Year - January 14, and is called St. Basil's Day. Every child in Greece knows that St. Basil is the kindest and most generous, and, expecting gifts from him, they put shoes near the fireplace on a festive night, which will be full of gifts in the morning.
The first on the globe to meet New Year inhabitants of the islands of the Fiji archipelago, consisting of three hundred and twenty islands, some of which are uninhabited.
China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Korea, Mongolia, as well as other countries where Buddhism is practiced, celebrate the New Year according to the lunar calendar on the first spring new moon. Here, the New Year does not have a fixed date, since the sacred new moon occurs every year at a different time, approximately between January 21 and February 20 (this period is considered to be early spring). Vietnamese in new year's eve they give relatives and friends sprigs of a blossoming peach tree and small tangerine trees with fruits.
Muslim New Year - Hijra - is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Muslim year, and this date is also rolling.
Residents of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, the republics of Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan and Azerbaijan celebrate the New Year - Navruz - on the first day of the coming year according to the Persian calendar. This holiday falls on the night of March 21-22, when the day of the spring equinox begins.
There are about thirty Indian calendars. So, in the south of India, the New Year is celebrated in March, in the north - in April, in the west - in October, in the state of Kerala - sometimes in July, sometimes in August. In some states, during the New Year festivities, it is allowed to speak only politely, it is forbidden to get angry and swear. In general, there are eight similar dates when you can celebrate this event in this country: for example, Gudi Padva. On this day, everyone must certainly eat a few leaves of the neem-neem tree, which, according to ancient beliefs, protect people from illness and sorrow, and despite the fact that the leaves of these miraculous plants taste terribly bitter and unpleasant, they promise a sweet life.
On earth there is a New Year, which is celebrated on April 1. So, on the Day of Humor, the New Year is celebrated in Odessa. In the same month New Year's celebration celebrated in Burma. At this time, the hottest days come in Burma, and throughout the holiday, the Burmese pour water on each other from different utensils. But at the same time, no one is offended by each other, on the contrary, they rejoice, since this ritual is a kind of wish for happiness and prosperity. This day is called the New Year's Water Festival - tinjan. But the exact date New Year celebrations in Burma are set by the Ministry of Culture, usually from April 12 to 17 - shortly after the rainy season ends. The celebration of the New Year lasts for about three days.
In April, the 13th, the New Year comes to Sri Lanka, as well as to Nepal. In Laos, the capital of Tibet, this holiday is celebrated on April 14 and they are waiting for a gift in the form of rain, since before that there is a long dry season in Tibet, and after April 14 the rainy season begins.
Oddly enough, but some nations celebrate the New Year in the summer. So the Mayan tribes celebrate this holiday on July 16, and the peoples of Djibouti and Niger - in August.
In autumn, the New Year is celebrated in Syria on September 1. Further it is celebrated in Israel. There it is called Rosh Hashan and is celebrated on the first and second days of the month of Tishri. In Ethiopia, the New Year begins on September 11, and it is associated with the end of the rainy season.
October is a public holiday month for the Gambia and Indonesia. In the New Year, all the inhabitants of these countries ask each other for forgiveness for the insults and troubles that they brought last year.
The November New Year is celebrated in Yemen, Oceania and Hawaii.
Nowhere in the world is the New Year celebrated as often as on the Indonesian island of Bali. A year in Bali lasts 210 days. The main attribute of the holiday is multi-colored rice, from which two-meter ribbons are baked, and columns are built from these ribbons as a gift to the gods. When the celebration ends, the locals take the columns home.
On the day of seeing off the old and meeting the New Year in Scotland, the doors of all houses are open: everyone can visit any family. The visitor is supposed to bring a piece of coal, broag to the family fireplace and wish that the fire in this house does not go out.
In Bulgaria, when the clock strikes midnight, the lights are turned off for three minutes. This time is called the time of New Year's kisses, the secret of which is kept by darkness.
At midnight, Cubans splash water from jugs onto the ground - this means that the old year has ended happily, and the New Year will be as clean and clear as water.
In Romania, it is customary to bake money, rings and hot peppers into pies. If someone gets a ring, then, according to signs, the coming year will be especially happy.
In Japan, on New Year's Eve, sacred bells ring one hundred and eight times. The numbers 100 and 8 are considered lucky in Japan. With the last blow, you are supposed to go to bed. Here the New Year is celebrated not at midnight, but at sunrise, and the holiday lasts all of January. New Year for the Japanese is like a common birthday. It was not customary for them to celebrate the date of birth, the one hundred and eighth stroke adds one to all ages at once, even if the baby was born the day before.
In Guinea, on the first day of the New Year, it is customary to lead elephants down the street.
In Sudan, people give each other green nuts for good luck.
In Italy, they take care to put on everything new on New Year's Eve. On December 31, Italians give their loved ones red underwear, as this particular color symbolizes newness.
Spaniards give each other grapes on New Year's Eve. Each guest's plate at midnight must have exactly twelve grapes. With each stroke of the bell, one grape must be eaten, then good luck will accompany the whole year. Seedless grapes do not bring happiness.
The Swedes give each other home-made candles: it gets dark early in the Arctic Circle in winter, so the light symbolizes friendship, cordiality and fun.
The Italians throw old irons out of the windows, the inhabitants of Panama whistle and shout, in Ecuador they attach special importance to underwear ... In general, there are many strange things in the world associated with the New Year!
Italy. On New Year's Eve, irons and old chairs fly out of the windows.
In Italy, the New Year begins on January 6th. According to popular beliefs, on this night, the good Fairy Befana arrives on a magic broomstick. She opens the door with a small golden key and, entering the room where the children sleep, fills children's stockings, specially hung on the fireplace, with gifts. For those who studied poorly or were naughty, Befana leaves a pinch of ash or coal.
Italian Santa Claus - Babbo Natale. In Italy, it is believed that the New Year must begin, freed from everything old. Therefore, on New Year's Eve, it is customary to throw old things out of the windows. The Italians really like this custom, and they fulfill it with their passion, characteristic of the southerners: old irons, chairs and other rubbish fly through the window. According to signs, the vacant place will certainly be occupied by new things.
On the New Year's table, the Italians always have nuts, lentils and grapes - symbols of longevity, health and well-being.
In the Italian provinces, there has long been such a custom: on January 1, early in the morning, water must be brought home from the source. "If you have nothing to give to your friends," the Italians say, "give water with an olive branch." It is believed that water brings happiness.
For Italians, it is also important who they meet first in the new year. If on January 1 the first person an Italian sees is a monk or a priest, this is bad. It is also undesirable to meet with a small child, but to meet a hunchbacked grandfather is fortunately. 
Ecuador. Red underwear - for love, yellow - for money
In Ecuador, at exactly midnight, dolls will be burned to the so-called "weeping widows" who mourn their " bad husbands". As a rule, "widows" are portrayed by men dressed in women's clothing, with makeup and wigs.
For those who want to travel all year round, tradition prescribes: while the clock strikes 12 times, run with a suitcase or a large bag in hand around the house.
Do you want to get very rich in the coming year or find great love? In order for money to “fall like snow on your head” in the new year, it is necessary, as soon as the clock strikes 12, to put on yellow underwear.
If you need not money, but happiness in your personal life, then the linen should be red.
Ecuadorians see the best way to get rid of all the sad moments that happened in the past year is to throw a glass of water into the street, with which everything bad will be smashed to smithereens. 
Sweden. New Year - a festival of light
In Sweden, before the New Year, children choose the queen of light, Lucia. She is dressed in a white dress, a crown with lit candles is put on her head. Lucia brings gifts to children and treats to pets: a cat - cream, a dog - a sugar bone, a donkey - carrots. On a festive night, the lights do not go out in the houses, the streets are brightly lit. 
SOUTH AFRICA. Police close quarters to traffic - refrigerators fly from windows
In the industrial capital of this state - Johannesburg - residents of one of the quarters traditionally celebrate the New Year, throwing out various items from their windows - from bottles to large-sized furniture.
Police in South Africa have already closed the Hillbrow area to traffic and appealed to those living in the area with a request not to throw refrigerators out of windows on New Year's Eve. According to a police spokesman, in connection with the existing tradition, this quarter is considered the most dangerous in the city.
"We have distributed thousands of leaflets asking people not to throw things like refrigerators out of windows and not to fire guns into the air," South African police spokesman Krybn Nedu said.
On New Year's Eve, this quarter will be patrolled by about 100 police officers. 
England. To be together for a whole year, lovers must kiss
In England, it is customary to play performances for children on the plots of old English fairy tales on New Year's Eve. Lord Chaos leads a merry carnival procession, in which fairy-tale characters take part: Hobby Horse, March Hare, Humpty Dumpty, Punch and others. All New Year's Eve, street vendors sell toys, whistles, tweeters, masks, balloons.
It was in England that the custom arose to exchange for the New Year greeting cards. The first New Year's card was printed in London in 1843.
Before going to bed, the children put a plate on the table for gifts that Santa Claus will bring them, and they put hay in their shoes - a treat for the donkey.
The bell announces the coming of the New Year. True, he starts calling a little before midnight and does it in a "whisper" - the blanket with which he is wrapped up prevents him from demonstrating all his power. But exactly at twelve bells are undressed, and they begin to ring loudly in honor of the New Year.
At these moments, lovers, in order not to part next year, should kiss under the mistletoe branch, which is considered a magical tree.
In English houses New Year's table they serve turkey with chestnuts and fried potatoes with sauce, as well as stewed Brussels sprouts with meat pies, followed by pudding, sweets, fruits.
In the British Isles, the custom of "letting in the New Year" is widespread - a symbolic milestone of the transition from a past life to a new one. When the clock strikes 12, open the back door of the house to let out Old year, and with the last stroke of the clock, the front door opens to let in the New Year. 
Scotland. You need to set fire to a barrel of tar and roll it down the street
In Scotland, the New Year's holiday is called "Hogmany". On the streets, the holiday is greeted with a Scottish song to the words of Robert Burns. According to the custom, barrels of tar are set on fire on New Year's Eve and rolled through the streets, thus burning the Old Year and inviting the New.
The Scots believe that the success or failure in the family for the whole depends on who enters their house first in the new year. next year. Great luck, in their opinion, brings a dark-haired man who brings gifts into the house. This tradition is called first footing.
Special traditional dishes are prepared for the New Year: oatmeal cakes, pudding, a special kind of cheese - kebben, are usually served for breakfast, boiled goose or steak, pie or apples baked in dough for lunch.
Guests should certainly bring a piece of coal with them to throw into the New Year's fireplace. Exactly at midnight, the doors swing wide open to let the old one out and let in the New Year. 
Ireland. Honored puddings
Irish Christmas is more religious holiday than just entertainment. Lighted candles are placed near the window on the evening before Christmas, to help Joseph and Mary, if they are looking for shelter.
Irish women bake a special seed cake treat for each member of the family. They also make three puddings - one for Christmas, another for New Year's and a third for Epiphany. 
Nepal. New Year's Eve at sunrise
In Nepal, the New Year is celebrated at sunrise. At night, when the moon is full, the Nepalese light huge bonfires and throw unnecessary things into the fire. The next day, the Festival of Colors begins. People paint their faces, hands, chests with an unusual pattern, and then they dance and sing songs in the streets. 
France. The main thing is to hug a barrel of wine and congratulate it on the holiday
French Santa Claus - Pere Noel - comes on New Year's Eve and leaves gifts in children's shoes. The one who gets the bean baked in the New Year's cake receives the title of "bean king" and on a festive night everyone obeys his orders.
Santons are wooden or clay figurines that are placed near the Christmas tree. According to tradition, a good owner-winemaker should certainly clink glasses with a barrel of wine, congratulate her on the holiday and drink for the future harvest. 
Finland. Homeland of Santa Claus
In snowy Finland, the main winter holiday Christmas is celebrated on December 25th. On Christmas night, having overcome a long road from Lapland, Santa Claus comes to the house, leaving a large basket with gifts for the delight of the children.
New Year is a kind of repetition of Christmas. Once again, the whole family gathers at a table bursting with various dishes. On New Year's Eve, the Finns try to find out their future and guess by melting wax and then pouring it into cold water. 
Germany. Santa Claus comes to the Germans on a donkey
In Germany, it is believed that Santa Claus appears on a donkey on New Year's Eve. Before going to bed, the children put a plate on the table for gifts that Santa Claus will bring them, and they put hay in their shoes - a treat for his donkey. 
Israel. Eat sweet food and refrain from bitter
New Year (Rosh Hashanah) is celebrated in Israel on the first two days of the month of Tishri (September). Rosh Hashanah is the anniversary of the creation of the world and the beginning of the reign of God.
New Year's Eve is a day of prayer. According to custom, on the eve of the holiday, they eat special food: apples with honey, pomegranate, fish, as a symbolic expression of hope for the coming year. Each meal is accompanied by a short prayer. Basically, it is customary to eat sweet food and refrain from bitter. On the first day of the new year, it is customary to go to the water and say the Tashlih prayer. 
Japan. Best gift- a rake to rake in happiness
Japanese children celebrate the New Year in new clothes. It is believed to bring health and good luck in the New Year. On New Year's Eve, they hide under the pillow a picture depicting a sailboat on which seven fairy-tale wizards are sailing - the seven patrons of happiness.
Ice palaces and castles, huge snow sculptures of fairy-tale heroes adorn northern Japanese cities on New Year's Eve.
108 chimes of the bell herald the arrival of the New Year in Japan. According to an old belief, each ringing "kills" one of the human vices. According to the Japanese, there are only six of them (greed, anger, stupidity, frivolity, indecision, envy). But each of the vices has 18 different shades - that's for them and the Japanese bell tolls.
In the first seconds of the New Year, you should laugh - this should bring good luck. And in order for happiness to come to the house, the Japanese decorate it, or rather the front door, with sprigs of bamboo and pine - symbols of longevity and fidelity. Pine represents longevity, bamboo represents fidelity, and plum represents love of life.
The food on the table is also symbolic: long pasta is a sign of longevity, rice is prosperity, carp is strength, beans are health. Every family prepares a New Year's treat mochi - koloboks, cakes, rolls from rice flour.
In the morning, when the New Year comes into its own, the Japanese go out of their houses to the street - to meet the sunrise. With the first rays, they congratulate each other and give gifts.
In the houses they put branches decorated with mochi balls - a New Year's mochibana tree.
Japanese Santa Claus is called Segatsu-san - Mr. New Year. Favorite New Year's entertainment girls - a game of shuttlecock, and the boys on the days of the holiday launch a traditional kite.
The most popular New Year's accessory is a rake. Every Japanese believes that it is necessary to have them so that for the New Year there is something to rake in happiness. Bamboo rakes - kumade - are made from 10 cm to 1.5 m in size and are decorated with various patterns and talismans.
In order to appease the Deity of the Year, which brings happiness to the family, the Japanese build small gates of three bamboo sticks in front of the house, to which pine branches are tied. Wealthier people buy dwarf pine, bamboo sprout, and small plum or peach trees. 
Labrador. Keep your turnips
In Labrador they store turnips from the summer harvest. It is hollowed out from the inside, lighted candles are placed there and given to children. In the province of Nova Scotia, founded by the Scottish highlanders, merry songs brought over from Britain two centuries ago are sung every Christmas morning. 
Czech Republic and Slovakia. Santa Claus in a lamb hat
A merry little man, dressed in a furry coat, a high sheepskin hat, with a box behind his back, comes to the Czech and Slovak children. His name is Mikulas. For those who studied well, he always has gifts 
Holland. Santa Claus arrives on a ship
Santa Claus arrives in Holland on a ship. Children joyfully meet him at the pier. Santa Claus loves funny jokes and surprises and often gives children marzipan fruits, toys, candy flowers 
Afghanistan. New Year - the beginning of agricultural work
Nowruz - the Afghan New Year - falls on March 21st. This is the start time for agricultural work. The elder of the village makes the first furrow in the field. On the same day, fun fairs open, where magicians, tightrope walkers, and musicians perform. 
China. You need to pour water while congratulating you
preserved in China new year tradition bathing Buddha. On this day, all Buddha statues in temples and monasteries are respectfully washed in pure water from mountain springs. And the people themselves are poured with water at the moment when others say in their address new year wishes happiness. Therefore, on this festive day, everyone walks the streets in soaking wet clothes.
According to the ancient Chinese calendar, the Chinese are entering the 48th century. According to him, this country enters the year 4702. China switched to the Gregorian calendar in 1912. The date of the Chinese New Year each time varies from January 21st to February 20th. 
Iran. Everyone shoots guns
In Iran, the New Year is celebrated at midnight on March 22. At this moment gunshots are fired. All adults hold silver coins in their hands as a sign of their constant stay in their native places throughout the coming year. On the first day of the New Year, according to custom, it is customary to break old pottery in the house and replace it with a new one. 
Bulgaria. Three minutes of New Year's kisses
In Bulgaria, guests, relatives gather for the New Year at holiday table and in all the houses the lights go out for three minutes. The time when guests remain in the dark is called the minutes of New Year's kisses, the secret of which will be kept by the darkness. 
Greece. Guests carry stones - large and small
In Greece, guests take with them a large stone, which they throw at the threshold, saying the words: "Let the wealth of the host be heavy, like this stone." What if big stone if they don’t get it, they throw a small pebble with the words: “Let the thorn in the owner’s eye be as small as this stone.”
New Year is the day of St. Basil, who was known for his kindness. Greek children leave their shoes by the fireplace in the hope that Saint Basil will fill the shoes with gifts. 
If you conduct a survey among Russians about their favorite holiday, I am sure that the New Year will be the favorite.
Did you know that it can be celebrated all year round? In the world there are 21 dates for celebrating the New Year. 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, on 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, St. Basil wears a black beard and colored clothes, and his gifts are some sweets for children. But in modern Greece, the image of Santa Claus is gaining more and more popularity.
Many southeastern countries celebrate the New Year according to the lunar calendar. Usually the holiday falls on dates from January 21 to February 20. Vietnam, China, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore live according to the lunar calendar. The calendar month according to this calculation lasts either 29 or 30 days. And in calendar year it can be either 354 days - a simple year, or 355 days - an extended (leap) year.
Spring
On the night of March 21-22, on the day of the vernal equinox, the Persian New Year is celebrated. In Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iraq, Pakistan, in the republics of Central Asia, celebrations are held dedicated to this holiday.
In India, the 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 inhabitants 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.
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On one of the days from 12 to 17 April, the celebration of the New Year in Burma takes place. At this time, there are almost the hottest days of the year. Therefore, it is logical that people came up with the idea of pouring water on New Year's Eve, and the holiday itself is called Water Day.
In Sri Lanka, Nepal and Laos, they celebrate the New Year not at night, but with the first rays of the sun. And the first day of the coming year is called the Day of Colors, when the entire population of the country decorates itself in the brightest colors.
End of April
In Thailand, for 70 years now, the 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.
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Summer
For us, the New Year is absolutely not summer holiday like the majority of the world's population.
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 the Alexandrian reckoning, is the ancient Egyptian New Year, which is still celebrated only in Djibouti and Niger.
Autumn
September 1 is 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, Neyruz or the New Year is solemnly and pompously celebrated.
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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 approximately pray in order to influence the decision of the creator.
October 7 is New Year's Day in the Gambia. Here it is customary to ask for forgiveness for all offenses, to say good words friends and relatives. And also on this day, one should carefully select an outfit and decorate oneself.
Well, the most "sinister" New Year is celebrated from October 31 to November 1 in some Celtic countries. It is called the Celtic New Year or Samhain (the time of no time). It marks the beginning of the winter, dark half of the year. This is a kind of epilogue of the year, the epilogue of life, at this time the result is summed up.
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Well, the latest New Year is celebrated in Yemen, Oceania and Hawaii. Here it is customary to decorate yourself with flowers, wake up with kisses, sing and dance.
floating date
The first day of the month of Muharram means that the Muslim New Year - Hijra has come. This year, Muslims have already celebrated the onset of the New Year, it happened on October 25th. Each following Hijri New Year comes 11 days earlier than the previous one.
9 times a day
New Year can be celebrated not only all year round. Even on December 31 and January 1, it can be celebrated continuously together with our compatriots.
Russia is the only country in the world where the New Year is celebrated as many as 9 times.
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- Kuriles, 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-Mansi Autonomous Okrugs, Tyumen and the Urals
- Moscow and the European part of Russia,
- Kaliningrad region
A couple of years ago, Saudi Arabia officially banned New Year's Eve. But this state is far from the only one where the traditional for us meeting of the new year goes completely unnoticed. It turns out that the New Year on January 1 is not celebrated in many countries.
On New Year's Eve, the inhabitants of our latitudes drink champagne, launch colorful fireworks and eat Russian salad. It would seem that the whole world at this moment is celebrating the onset of the new year. But this is by no means the case. Somewhere thousands of kilometers away, an ordinary Indian or Iranian snores calmly on New Year's Eve - in the morning he will start an ordinary working day.
The religious police of Saudi Arabia, Al Mutawa, warned citizens and foreigners living in the Kingdom of a ban on celebrating the New Year. A special unit of law enforcement agencies, announcing the inadmissibility of the celebration, is guided by a fatwa (religious injunction in Islam) issued by the supreme committee of Saudi ulema (Islamic preachers), since Muslims follow the lunar calendar.
Police officers contact shops that sell flowers and gifts so that they do not sell a number of goods that can be purchased on the occasion of this holiday. Al Mutawa closely monitors the implementation of norms in a purely conservative Saudi Arabia. However, cases of excess of authority by this department were often recorded, which, in particular, led to human casualties.
The Islamic New Year is celebrated on the vernal equinox, March 21, which almost always corresponds to the first day of the holy month of Muharram. The chronology is from the Hijra (July 16, 622 AD) - the date of the migration of the Prophet Muhammad and the first Muslims from Mecca to Medina.
In Israel, January 1 is also a regular working day, unless, of course, the first day of the new year happens on Saturday - a holy day for the Jews. The Israelis celebrate their New Year in the fall - on the new moon of the month of Tishrei according to the Jewish calendar (September or October). This holiday is called Rosh Hashanah. It is celebrated for two days, and many traditions, rituals and ceremonies are associated with its celebration in Israel.
As a rule, the traditions of celebrating the New Year in the sense in which it is understood in Europe and North America are supported by the Russian diaspora living in Israel. And then everyone gets out as best they can. People try to take a day off from work and traditionally celebrate the holiday with family and friends. Someone gathers at home, and someone goes to a Russian restaurant.
Some Israelis believe that the celebrants are celebrating the day of the Catholic Saint Sylvester, which falls on December 31st. Therefore, the country often calls the New Year "Sylvester".
January 1 is not a holiday at all in Iran either. The country lives according to its own calendar. For example, it is now 1395 in Iran. The Iranian calendar, or Solar Hijra, is an astronomical solar calendar that was developed with the participation of Omar Khayyam and has since been refined several times.
New Year in Iran is celebrated according to the calendar on the first day of spring, which corresponds to March 22 of the Gregorian calendar. The New Year's holiday in Iran is called Novruz (or Noruz), and the first spring month is called Favardin.
By the way, Novruz is celebrated not only in Iran, but also in many countries where the ancient Persians managed to pretty much inherit. For example, the year in Afghanistan begins with Novruz. Along with January 1, Nowruz is celebrated in Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Albania and Macedonia.
In multicultural India, there are so many holidays that if you had to celebrate everything, there would be no time to work. Therefore, some of them have become "holidays of choice". These days, all institutions and offices are open, but employees can take time off. January 1 is one of those holidays.
In addition, there are several other options for celebrating the arrival of the New Year in the Indian subcontinent.
On March 22, the new year begins according to the unified national calendar of India. In Maharashtra it is celebrated under the name Gudi Padwa and in Andhra Pradesh it is called Ugadi. In Kerala, New Year is celebrated on April 13th. It is called Vishu. Sikhs celebrate their New Year, Vaisakhi, on the same day. In South India, the Divapali festival is widely celebrated in autumn, which also means the arrival of the new year.
New Year in China (where it is now called Yuan-dan) passes quite unnoticed. Only in large department stores and shopping centers, paying tribute to Western traditions, they put shiny artificial Christmas trees and puppet Santa Clauses here and there, and the Chinese send their Western friends electronic New Year cards. And even then it is done for Christmas, and not for the New Year.
"Yuan-dan" is the first, initial day of the new year ("yuan" means "beginning", "tribute" - "dawn" or simply "day"). Until the 20th century, the New Year in China was counted according to the lunar calendar, and not at all according to the calendar we are used to, and Yuan-dan was celebrated on the first day of the first lunar month.
On September 27, 1949, the government of the newly established People's Republic of China decided to call the first day lunar calendar"Spring Festival" (Chun Jie), and the first of January according to the Western calendar - "Yuan-dan". Since that time, January 1 has become official public holiday China. But even today, the Chinese still do not celebrate this day, not perceiving it as a holiday, marking the change of years. The "Western" New Year is not a competitor to the Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival.