What date is the Old New Year celebrated: the history of the holiday. Old New Year: how our ancestors celebrated the main holiday

Old New Year is one of the unique holidays celebrated on the night of January 13-14 in many countries, including the post-Soviet space
Many generations from year to year arrange a feast for the Old New Year and do not even think about the history of its origin.
For many believers, it symbolizes the end of the fast and is a good reason to celebrate it wholeheartedly.

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Old New Year is a holiday that is celebrated unofficially. This holiday arose as a result of a change in chronology. The tradition of celebrating the Old New Year is associated with the divergence of two calendars: the Julian - “old style” and the Gregorian - “new style”.
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Almost all European states switched to the Gregorian calendar back in the 18th century, removing a few extra days from the calendar. By the twentieth century, the Russian calendar was 13 days behind Europe, which had long ago switched to the Gregorian calendar.
To reduce this gap, in 1918, by decree of the Council of People's Commissars, a transition to the Gregorian calendar was carried out - a new style. In fact, after January 31st, February 14th came immediately. As a result, January 14 - St. Basil's Day turned out to be the old New Year.
The Orthodox Church continues to celebrate all church holidays according to the Julian calendar. The modern New Year falls on the pre-Christmas fast - the Orthodox forty-day fast in honor of Christmas.
Santa Claus is photographed with children near the New Year tree in one of the parks of the Georgian capital

Focusing on the Julian chronology, one can trace the natural order of the holidays - the Nativity Fast preceded the holiday of the Nativity of Christ, after which six days later people celebrated the New Year.
The discrepancy between the old and new chronology in the XX-XXI centuries is 13 days, so the New Year according to the old style is celebrated on the night of January 13-14. The difference between the Julian and Gregorian calendars will gradually increase and from March 1, 2100 will be 14 days, so from 2101 the Old New Year will be celebrated a day later.

Where do they celebrate...
For many years in the countries of the post-Soviet space, including Georgia, the custom of celebrating the Old New Year has been preserved, which, as it seemed to us, was incomprehensible to the rest of the world.
In fact, the Old Style New Year is known and loved in different parts of our planet, and there are countries that also celebrate the arrival of the New Year twice a year.
This custom can be found among residents of the former Yugoslavia. The reasons are also similar - church ministers count all significant dates according to the Julian chronology system.

Serbs call this holiday "Serbian New Year" or "Little Christmas". In Montenegro, it is customary to call this holiday “Prava Nova Godina”, which means “Correct New Year”.
The inhabitants of Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria have a similar custom. They live according to their own Berber calendar, similar to the Julian calendar. As a result of many deviations and errors, they celebrate the second New Year on January 12.
The night of January 14 is considered fabulous in Romania and some cantons of Sweden. In Greece, on this night people gather at the festive table to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. This Greek holiday is called St. Basil's Day, famous for his kindness.

Old Style New Year is celebrated in the small Welsh community in Wales in the west of the UK, where they celebrate Hen Galan on 13 January. "Hen Galan" - a holiday of good neighborliness and "open doors" according to the traditions of our ancestors, is greeted with songs, folk festivals and local home-made beer.
And then, two New Years are an excellent occasion to once again gather the whole family and friends at one table and have a good time.
Customs and traditions
On January 14, the Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappodacia. In the popular calendar it is called Vasiliev's Day and was of decisive importance for the whole year.

There are many traditions and customs associated with the Old New Year in Rus'. On Vasiliev's Day, they celebrated the holiday of agriculture, which was associated with the future harvest, and performed the ritual of sowing - hence the name of the holiday "Osen" or "Avsen".
On this day, the children scattered grains of wheat, oats, and rye around the house, saying: “O God, give birth to every life according to the grain, that according to the grain and according to the great, and it would become a life for the whole baptized world.” The mistress of the house collected grains from the floor and stored them until sowing.

And there was also a peculiar ritual - cooking porridge. On New Year's Eve, at about two o'clock, the eldest of the women brought cereal from the barn, and the eldest man brought water from a well or river. It was impossible to touch the cereal and water until the stove burned out - they simply stood on the table.
Then everyone sat down at the table, and the eldest of the women began to stir the porridge in the pot, while pronouncing certain ritual words - the cereal was usually buckwheat. Then everyone got up from the table, and the hostess put the porridge in the oven - with a bow.
The finished porridge was taken out of the oven and examined carefully. If the pot was simply full, and the porridge was rich and crumbly, then one could expect a happy year and a rich harvest - such porridge was eaten the next morning.

If the porridge came out of the pot, or the pot cracked, this did not bode well for the owners of the house, and then trouble was expected, and the porridge was thrown away.
On the night of the Old New Year, the girls told fortunes about their betrothed - after all, the Christmastide period continued, the best time of year for all kinds of fortune-telling and predictions. People believed that fortune telling on the night of January 13-14 was the most truthful and it was at this time that you could see your future spouse in a dream.
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To do this, the girls combed their hair before going to bed, put a comb under their pillow and said the magic words: “Mummer, come comb my head.”
The ritual of going from house to house to treat yourself to pork dishes is also interesting. On the night of Vasily, guests certainly had to be fed pork pies, boiled or baked pork legs, and in general any dishes that included pork.
A pig's head was also required to be placed on the table. The fact is that Vasily was considered a “pig farmer” - the patron saint of pig farmers and pork products, and they believed that if there was a lot of pork on the table that night, then these animals would breed in abundance on the farm and bring good profits to the owners.

But the tradition of making dumplings with surprises for the Old New Year appeared not so long ago - no one remembers exactly where and when, but it is observed with pleasure in many regions of Russia. In some cities they are made in almost every home - with family and friends, and then they have a fun feast and eat these dumplings, eagerly waiting to see who will get what kind of surprise.
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On New Year's Day they did not lend money so that there would not be a shortage of it throughout the year. It was considered very successful to receive money on this day - it foreshadowed profit in the new year.
In order to dress well all year round, on Vasiliev's evening to celebrate the New Year, one should put on good new clothes.
One of the women's and men's clothing stores in a shopping center in the capital of Georgia

In the old days, there was a belief that if you spend the old year and meet the new one as cheerfully as possible, then it will pass happily.
The clear, starry sky on Vasily's Day foreshadowed a rich harvest of berries. A fierce snowstorm on the evening of January 13 indicated a bountiful nut harvest.
Also, a plentiful harvest in the new year was indicated by fluffy snow in the morning on the branches of trees and thick fog on St. Basil's Day.
According to popular beliefs, Saint Basil protects gardens from worms and pests. On the morning of the Old New Year, you need to walk through the garden with the words of an ancient conspiracy: "As I shake off (name) the white-furred snow, Saint Basil will shake off the worm-reptile of every spring!"

In the old days, they believed that on January 14 a man should enter the house first, then the year will turn out to be prosperous, if a woman enters - to trouble.

On the night of January 14, Russia and some other countries of the world celebrate the Old New Year - an unofficial, but beloved holiday among the people, which got its name due to the transition to the so-called "new style".

Two New Years

The tradition of celebrating the Old New Year is associated with the divergence of two calendars: the Julian - the "old style" calendar and the Gregorian - the "new style" calendar. This discrepancy in the XX XXI centuries is 13 days, so the New Year according to the "old style" is celebrated on the night of January 13-14.

Most of the countries of Western Europe switched to the Gregorian chronology in the 16th-18th centuries.

In Russia, a new calendar was adopted after the October Revolution in 1918. "In order to establish in Russia the calculation of time, which is identical with almost all cultural peoples," it was established to consider January 14 the first day after January 31.

With the transition to a new calendar, the start date of the New Year has changed. New Style January 1 falls on December 19 according to the Julian calendar, and January 14 according to the New Style is January 1 according to the Julian calendar.

However, no changes occurred in church life. By the decision of the All-Russian Local Council (1917-1918), the Russian Orthodox Church did not switch to the Gregorian calendar in its everyday life.

The modern New Year falls on the Nativity Fast, which precedes the feast of the Nativity of Christ on January 7 (December 25, old style), after which six days later comes the New Year, which falls on January 14 according to the Gregorian calendar and is therefore called the Old New Year.

On January 14 (January 1, old style), the Christian church also honors the memory of St. Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia. In the old days, this day was called Vasilyev's Day and was of decisive importance for the whole year. The evening before (now January 13) was called Vasilyev's evening.

As with the immediate turning point in the transition from the old year to the new, ideas about the so-called magic of the first day were associated with Vasilyev’s evening and Vasilyev’s day. Strict observance of the traditional rules of behavior on this day ensured, according to popular belief, well-being in everything for the next year. To dress well all year round, on Vasilyev's evening to celebrate the New Year you should wear good new clothes. Russians everywhere also had the belief that if you spend the old year and welcome the new one as cheerfully as possible, then it will pass happily.

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On New Year's Day they did not lend money so that there would not be a shortage of it during the year; receiving money on this day was considered very lucky - it foreshadowed profit in the new year.

The magic of the first day also determined the desire for a rich and satisfying meal on Vasiliev's evening. They ate all the best and most delicious things that were in the house: pies, sausage, meat, pancakes, kutya, porridge. Kutya (as on Christmas Eve), Caesaretian pig or some kind of pork dishes were mandatory for the New Year's table.

As New Year's Eve and a specific boundary between the past and the future, Vasilyev's evening was considered by the people to be the time of the most accurate and faithful fortune-telling.

The first day of the new year was marked by a roundabout sowing ceremony in the early morning, horse racing was held in the afternoon, and the streets were bustling with activity. When visiting, the peasants congratulated their neighbors. Entering the hut, the guest prayed to the icons and addressed first the owner, and then the hostess and other household members: “Happy New Year to you, with new happiness!” The owner congratulated the guests in return with the same words. In the evening there were games, fortune-telling, and mummery.

Old New Year in South Ossetia

In South Ossetia, many, especially older generations, consider the Old New Year to be a more significant holiday than the calendar one.

On the night of January 14, tables in houses are richly set. An abundance of dishes is regarded as a guarantee of family well-being and wealth throughout the year.
A special place on the table is occupied by a large pie - "ærtkhuron". It is baked exclusively for family members.

The names of these ritual baked goods are associated with the early Christian influence of the feast of St. Basil, which coincided with New Year's days. The word Ærthuron means “solar fire” or “fire is the child of the sun.”

It has the shape of a disk with rays diverging from the center. In ancient times, the direct connection between the most important festival of this cycle - the winter solstice - and the main ritual dish was clearly understood.

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There is a sign that on the first day of the new year, the first guest brings happiness or misfortune in the coming year. The guest crosses the threshold with best wishes. The hosts note who their first guest was, and if good or bad luck happens during the year, they attribute both to his arrival. Mutual visits and treats continue for several days in a row.

Where else is Old New Year celebrated?

The tradition of celebrating the Old New Year has been preserved not only in Russia, but also in a number of countries of the former USSR and some European countries.

The Old New Year is celebrated in Serbia and Montenegro, since the Serbian Orthodox Church, like the Russian Church, continues to live according to the Julian calendar.

The Serbs call it differently - “Serbian New Year” or Little Christmas. In Montenegro, it is customary to call this holiday “Prava Nova Godina”, which means “correct New Year”. Basilica is prepared for the Old New Year: round pies made of corn dough with kaymak - cream curdled like cheese. Sometimes they prepare another dish from corn dough - parenitsa. The Old New Year is also celebrated in Macedonia.

In Greece this holiday is called St. Basil's Day. While waiting for this saint, Greek children leave their shoes by the fireplaces for St. Basil to put gifts in them. In Romania, the Old New Year is most often celebrated in a narrow family circle. For the festive table, they make New Year's pies with surprises: coins, porcelain figurines, rings, hot peppers. A ring found in a pie promises great luck.

Old New Year is also celebrated in northeastern Switzerland in some German-speaking cantons. Residents of the canton of Appenzell in the 16th century did not accept the reform of Pope Gregory and still celebrate the holiday on the night of January 13-14. On January 13, they celebrate the old day of St. Sylvester, who, according to legend, captured a terrible monster in 314.

Old Style New Year is celebrated in a small Welsh community in Wales in the west of Great Britain.

The material is compiled from open sources.

It is customary to celebrate the New Year in Russia for a long time and on a grand scale - in January we rest for more than a week. However, the festive mood continues even after the end of the official holidays, because on the night of January 13-14 the whole country celebrates the Old New Year. Kultura.RF talks about when and how a holiday with such a controversial name appeared.

New Year pre-revolutionary postcard. Russia, before 1917.

The Old New Year came to our culture along with the old style of chronology.

In 1918, the Bolshevik government decided to change the calendar. Tsarist Russia lived according to the Julian calendar, and Europe lived according to the Gregorian calendar. The first was created in the Roman Empire and was based on ancient Egyptian astronomy. The Gregorian calendar was more accurate; it was created in the 16th century, taking into account the latest knowledge about the structure of the universe. The difference between the two counting systems was 13 days and created inconvenience for conducting international political and economic affairs and led to funny incidents in everyday life. For example, judging by the dates on the postmarks, it turned out that the telegram was received in Europe several days earlier than it was sent in Russia.

The transition to the Western European calendar occurred on February 14, 1918. According to the decree, the main goal of the entire project was “to establish in Russia the same calculus with almost all cultural peoples.”

An unusual holiday also appeared - the old New Year, that is, the New Year according to the old style, which was not forgotten among the people. However, the Old New Year was not celebrated on such a large scale as the night from December 31 to January 1.

The Russian clergy did not agree with the transition to a new style and did not abandon the Julian calendar. But this was not so important for the Bolsheviks, who had already signed the Decree on the separation of church from state and school from church. The old style became unofficial.

Today, the Russian Orthodox Church still uses the Julian calendar. Therefore, Christmas in our country is celebrated on January 7, and in Catholic countries on December 25. The Orthodox Church celebrates the New Year, or rather “new year,” on September 14 (September 1, old style) - not from the Nativity of Christ, but from the creation of the world. During the secular New Year holidays, believers keep the Nativity Fast.

Directly on January 1, the holy martyr Boniface is commemorated, to whom one should pray to get rid of drunkenness (the disease of drinking wine).

Contrary to popular belief, the tradition of celebrating the Old New Year exists not only in our country. There are similar holidays in the countries of the former USSR, as well as in Greece, Serbia, Montenegro, Algeria, Tunisia and many other countries. In all countries, the appearance of an unusual date is associated with transitions to different calendars, but each country has its own traditions. In the German-speaking regions of Switzerland, for example, on January 13, they celebrate the old St. Sylvester's Day, dress up in fancy dress and wish each other a Happy New Year. In Macedonia, carnivals are held on New Year's Day according to the old calendar. There is an analogue of our holiday in Wales - the Hen Galan festival. It also means the onset of the New Year according to the Julian calendar, and on this day children can “carol” - go from house to house and receive sweet gifts.

In Russia, according to statistics, the Old New Year is celebrated by about half of the country's population, gathering at the festive table. A number of museums and cultural organizations devote thematic exhibitions to the holiday.

On the night of January 13-14, we will celebrate the Old New Year - a holiday completely incomprehensible to most foreigners. However, since ancient times we have been accustomed to celebrating the Old New Year in a magnificent manner, observing many New Year traditions and rituals, conducting New Year fortune telling and eating dumplings with predictions.

What is Old New Year?

No one can really say how the Old New Year actually differs from the New Traditional Year, familiar to everyone? Of course, from the outside it seems that the matter is solely due to the discrepancy in dates. However, oddly enough, we all treat the Old New Year as a completely independent holiday that can prolong the charm of the New Year for us. For some, it is on this day that they finally manage to truly feel it. After all, the Old New Year is a calmer, family holiday, without the fuss and incredible hassle typical of the January 1 holiday.

One way or another, there are two reasons for the appearance of this unique Old New Year - a change in the date of the New Year on the territory of Rus' and the incredible stubbornness and unwillingness of the Russian Orthodox Church to switch to the New style of chronology.

But, despite the banality of the reasons, many people endow these dates with a hidden meaning, placing high hopes and believing in the deep mystery of the holiday. Do these dates carry any mysterious, mystical meaning? Let's figure it out.

The history of the Old New Year

In pagan times in Rus', the New Year was celebrated on March 22 - a very logical date, given that this is the day of the vernal equinox, closely connected with the agricultural cycle. After the adoption of Christianity in Rus', the Byzantine calendar began to gradually replace the old one, according to which the New Year now began on September 1. This date is still interpreted today by some teachings as the true birthday of Christ. For a long time, New Year's inconsistency persisted in Rus' - some continued to celebrate the New Year in the spring, others in the fall. And only at the end of the 15th century they officially determined a single date for the beginning of the New Year in Rus' - September 1.

In 1699, by decree of the famous innovator, Peter I, the beginning of the New Year was moved to January 1, then according to the old style of chronology, therefore, according to the new style to January 14. And finally, in 1918, after the Great October Revolution, the Bolsheviks “abolished” the difference between the European and our chronology, “advancing” the calendar by 13 days a year.

This is how two New Year holidays were formed: one according to the new style, the other according to the old one, respectively New - on January 1 and Old New - on the 14th.

Opinion of the Christian Church about the Old New Year

The Russian Orthodox Church still celebrates the New Year today, as well as the Nativity of Christ, according to the old Julian calendar, which currently differs from the Gregorian calendar generally accepted in the world by those same 13 days. That is, on the night of January 13 to 14 we celebrate the Old New Year, and the church simply celebrates the New Year.

An interesting fact in this matter is that the difference in dates from 2100, namely from March 1, will be not 13, but already 14 days. Since 2101, we will celebrate both the Old New Year and Christmas a day later. That is, the Old New Year is on the night from January 14 to the 15th, and Christmas is on January 8.

According to statements of the Russian Orthodox Church, they do not intend to make any adjustments to their calendar, since they do not see any sense in this. The difference between the Julian and Gregorian calendars actually increases by one day every 100 years. However, according to the church, it is not worth attaching much importance to calendar differences. The Gregorian calendar is also not accurate and has its shifts, so the Russian Orthodox Church continues to use the Julian calendar. Consent in calendar disputes can only be brought about by the development of a new, absolutely accurate calendar, which is practically impossible.

There is also a completely everyday explanation for church stubbornness. The fact is that for most believers, the Old New Year really has a special meaning, because they can celebrate it from the heart only after the Nativity Fast ends, during the Yuletide festivities.

Scientists about the Old New Year

January 14 is an unscientific date, astronomers say. However, the current calendar is not ideal. According to scientists, the mechanics of planetary motion is “to blame” for the need to make some changes to the chronology. The Julian calendar, which was in force in our country until 1918, lags behind the currently valid Gregorian calendar by 13 days.

The whole point is that planet Earth does not rotate around its axis in exactly 24 hours. Every day, additional seconds accumulate to this time, which gradually add up to days. They formed these 13 days by the beginning of the twentieth century, which make up the difference between the new Gregorian and old Julian systems. However, it should be noted that the new style is more accurate regarding the laws of astronomy.

The main thing, according to scientists, is that the calendar, whatever it may be, reflects as accurately as possible the location of our planet in relation to the Sun. Many enthusiasts today are trying to solve the calendar problem, and offer a lot of their own options for counting time. Applications to change the calendar chronology are received by the “tons” even to the UN. For the most part, these proposals are based on changes to the traditional week, for example, some propose introducing a five-day week or doing without weeks altogether, replacing them with ten days. However, ideal proposals that comply with the laws of astronomy and solve the problem of chronology, perhaps, cannot exist - this is precisely the conclusion that experts from many countries have come to. Scientists have come to the conclusion that it is inappropriate to carry out any calendar reforms at this stage.

Is Old New Year necessary?

But, no matter what scientists say, and even despite the fact that this day, unfortunately, is not even a day off, the popularity of this holiday is growing uncontrollably. According to some public opinion research centers, the number of people wishing to celebrate it in Russia has long exceeded 60%; in Ukraine it is even more – about 80% of the population. Moreover, among those who regularly celebrate or plan to celebrate the Old New Year, there are people with completely different statuses, incomes and ages: students, workers, entrepreneurs, housewives, with secondary specialized and higher education, pensioners...

The whole point, I think, is that, unlike Europeans, we have strong New Year traditions. We have something to do both for the New and Old New Year, and for the Christmas holidays and Christmas festivities... The breadth of our Slavic soul will not allow us to get bored. To be honest, we don’t really need a reason, but here it is! Let's go for a walk!

Outside the window it is blowing and blowing, the frost is crackling, and from the outskirts of the village the cheerful songs of generous people are already heard. Very soon the Old New Year will come - another favorite winter holiday. It mixed history and folk traditions, cheerful songs and generous treats, amazing ancient customs and modern habits.

Few people uninitiated into the mystery of the Old New Year understand the meaning of this holiday. And its name causes confusion among foreigners.

But it turns out that the Old New Year, which we usually celebrate from January 13 to 14 in Russia, is not the only option for an unusual New Year’s celebration. Let's try to figure out why the Old New Year is celebrated on January 14, and what other dates exist for celebrating the New Year according to the old calendar.

The New Year was not celebrated as such in old Rus'. People celebrated not the calendar transition to a new number of days in the year, but the arrival of a new time, the rebirth of nature.

Therefore, the celebration always took place at the beginning of spring, when they said goodbye to the old year and welcomed the new year. People said goodbye to winter and welcomed the Sun and spring. This holiday was more like a modern Maslenitsa.

Typically, the celebration among pagan tribes took place on March 22 - the Day of the Vernal Equinox.

Therefore, according to old customs, the New Year always fell at the end of March.

When people began to think about time, about the creation of the world, scientists were certain that our world began counting down from March 1, 5508 BC. e.

It was from this date that the calendar began. A calendar appeared according to which the year began on March 1, when the Old New Year was celebrated.

During the Constantinople era, the date of the creation of the world was recalculated when the New Year appeared in the old Byzantine style. Its celebration, like the beginning of the year, was postponed to September 1.

There will be more changes in the history of the Old New Year.

But at that time, the start date of the year was just a new number in the calendar, which never became a holiday.

From Peter's New Year to the birth of the Old New Year: what date was celebrated

The answer to when the Old New Year is celebrated will still have to be sought in historical events.

The holiday first appeared in Russia after the decree of Peter I, according to which the year 1700 was to be celebrated on January 1. In this way, the ruler tried to eliminate confusion in dates. From that time on, the date of celebration of the old New Year became the night from December 31 to January 1.

But the entire Russian state lived according to the old or Julian calendar.

It turns out that for more than 2 centuries, the old New Year fell on the 14th according to the new style.

The situation changed with the arrival of the Bolsheviks. Not only the system in the country has changed, but also the calendar.

The Gregorian calendar was introduced, according to which all of Europe lived at that time. The New Year was automatically moved to January 1 according to the new style.

But people were so accustomed to a series of winter holidays that for a long time they did not want to give up celebrating the usual old New Year, when it is celebrated 7 days after Christmas.

Thus, in fact, a New calendar holiday was born, corresponding to the new style, and the old New Year, which is celebrated according to the old canons, was preserved.

The attitude of contemporaries towards the Old New Year, the date of celebration

Many people associate the date of the celebration of the Old New Year, from what date it is celebrated, with the preservation of the old church calendar, corresponding to the Julian style. Indeed, many church holidays are celebrated according to the old calendar - the Christian Orthodox Church did not switch to new styles.

But as such, the New Year holiday is not on the church calendar either on January 1 or on the 14th. And on January 14, they celebrate not the Old New Year, but the Circumcision of the Lord, as well as the day of St. Basil the Great.

And on January 13, the Old New Year is absent from the church calendar. On this day it is customary to celebrate the day of St. Melania the Roman.

The New Year in the church is still celebrated on September 1, in honor of which a large service is held. On the occasion of the Civil New Year, on January 1, only a prayer service is held in the church.

Therefore, it is wrong to associate the celebration of the Old New Year with the church calendar features.

Rather, this holiday has been preserved as a folk tradition. And it is on January 13 that Generous Evening falls, and on January 14 St. Basil, the patron saint of pig breeders, is celebrated.

These days fall on the Christmas holidays, filled with many interesting rituals, signs, fortune-telling. Definitely, these days the traditions of many holidays are mixed together.

But no one wants to give up one more beloved holiday - the Old New Year.

Amazing fact. Since the chronology system is still not perfect, and the difference between the Gregorian and Julian calendars changes every year, the gap between them on March 1, 2100 will increase by exactly one day.

Therefore, the Old New Year holiday in 2101 will be celebrated from January 14 to 15, if this folk tradition has been preserved by this time.

Considering that scientists call the modern civil chronology, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, inaccurate, perhaps the calendar will be changed.

And it is not known how in 100-200 years the New Year will be celebrated, and on what date the Old New Year will be celebrated.