All about the holiday: New Year!

New Year Story

The origins of the New Year holiday appeared a very long time ago and it did not mean what we are celebrating today. It was a celebration of renewal, when the whole cycle of life was dying, and then reborn again. Like nature, when winter came, the trees lost their foliage and blossomed in the spring. For many nations, New Year's Day meant the destruction of the old world, and the emergence of a new one, which meant a new history and a new beginning.

In particular, the New Year holiday was previously considered a pagan holiday and was celebrated at different times of the year, not on the night of December 31 to January 1, as we used to. For the first time, the holiday was associated with the pagan sky god Maraduk back in ancient Mesopotamia, where the holiday was celebrated for 12 days. After that, the ancient Egyptians associated the New Year with the time when the Nile River spilled and everything in the district was eroded, left. That is updated.

But in Ancient Russia, the new year began in March, on the equinox. And after a while, the date of the year’s calculation changes to September 1. The last time the New Year holiday was celebrated on September 1, 1699, and after Peter 1 changes the calendar and postpones the celebration of the New Year in the month of January.

And the celebration of the New Year in the USSR was officially recognized only January 1, 1948 And it was on this day that the authorities gave all people a day off.

New Year traditions

Time

One of the main traditions of the celebration of the New Year is time. After all, it is the watch dial that we are shown on TV on New Year's Eve, where the chimes fight and the time is counted down to 12 a.m. Because it is precisely this time that symbolizes the onset of the New Year.

Christmas tree

It was Peter 1 in 1700 who issued the decree on the celebration of the New Year in the month of January, so that in each house there was a juniper tree or there were spruce, pine branches. And such trees, by order of the king, were to stand in the house for 7 days. And so the first and most important tradition was born to this day - the tree. Every year, in many countries of the world, trees are planted that grow specifically for the holiday for 6-7 years.

Every family wants to buy a living Christmas tree, which will fill the house or apartment with a fresh, spruce smell.But recently, many residents of Russia are switching to artificial Christmas trees, which are easier to store, dress, and also by the standards of beauty, they look better than a real tree. Because artificial Christmas trees have an ideal shape, which is almost impossible for a living spruce.

Fireworks

The second main tradition was also given to us by Peter 1. All six days of the New Year celebration in the distant 1700, he ordered the servants to shoot from cannons, from guns and rifles. So nowadays already, this is a beautiful show - fireworks.

In the modern world there are a huge number of different fireworks, which differ from each other in multi-colored colors, the scale of the explosion and the beauty of the pattern. Invariably every night with the onset of January 1, when the clock strikes 12, a roar of fireworks is heard from all corners of the side.

Champagne

Champagne for the New Year became popular at the beginning of the 19th century in Russia. Since then, champagne has been a traditional drink for the New Year, and it is it that is poured into glasses while the chimes are beaten.

Festive table

A festive table, rich in dishes and various dishes, came to us from Elizabeth 2. It was at that time and to this day that a great many different dishes were prepared that simply impressed with their sophistication. For many Russians, the traditional New Year's menu is olivier and sandwiches with red caviar. Of course, this is not the whole menu for the New Year, but only a small fraction, but these two dishes are the most important in the New Year's menu.

Gifts for the New Year

A mandatory tradition for the New Year is also gifts. Gifts for the New Year can be absolutely any, the most important thing is a beautiful, New Year's packaging with a big bow. Often on such a holiday, many people give each other the symbolism of the coming year. It can be souvenirs or soft toys.

Folk entertainment

Every New Year, starting from December 25, various fairs start to work, which amaze with their abundance of goodies and beautiful New Year decor. Fairs carry not only the nature of trade, but also entertainment. It is not uncommon for such fairs to come with various attractions that will be interesting to both children and adults.

Various points open where you can show your physical strength or ingenuity, for which the player receives his prize. On New Year's Eve, musical groups begin to perform on the main squares of cities, and after the president’s congratulations, fireworks begin.

Symbol of the new year

Oriental calendar annual symbolism

Each year is the year of an animal in the eastern calendar. 2024 is the year of the White, Metallic Rat. Accordingly, she is the symbol of the coming year. Figures of the Rat, New Year's decor with drawings of the Rat will decorate apartments and Christmas trees in 2024.

Santa Claus

The main symbol of the New Year is the grandfather with a white beard - Santa Claus. Santa Claus is usually a tall, gray-haired old man with a long white beard and red nose. His friendly eyes tenaciously look among the most obedient children and leaves gifts for them on New Year's Eve under the Christmas tree.

Santa Claus always walks in a beautiful red or white coat, with a long staff in his hand and boots on his feet. Mittens are usually worn on his hands, but this is not necessary. Santa Claus always carries with him a large bag with gifts, where for each adult and child there is a different option. Santa Claus is always accompanied by the Snow Maiden. Another symbol of the New Year is the granddaughter of Santa Claus. Snow Maiden assistant Santa Claus, who is presented as a young, beautiful girl with a light brown, long braid.

Christmas tree

The second symbol of the New Year is the New Year tree. The Christmas tree is an indispensable tradition of the New Year, but also a symbol. Many families try to buy a fluffy Christmas tree bigger and higher, so that after they dress it up and leave it in this form for a long time. Not infrequently, such a time lasts for our people until the beginning of spring.

Tangerines

Mandarins - the third symbol of the New Year.Perhaps, every person at least once thought about when he hears the smell of tangerine, which he reminds him. Of course the New Year. Tangerines have long been considered an indispensable fruit for a magical celebration, which is loved by both adults and children.

New Year holiday in modern Russia

Although various festivities begin in all cities, and on New Year's Eve, artists give concerts, New Year is considered a family holiday. In modern times, such a holiday is usually celebrated in the family circle, with relatives, at a common table.

Before the traditional gathering at the table, all homeworkers take part in decorating the apartment and the main attribute of the New Year is the Christmas tree. Jewelry, which we will talk about below, is always bright and colorful. Thanks to these colors, the New Year takes on a fantastic color, and in Western countries, even races are organized, who better decorate their home.

When the time comes for a feast, the head of the family can change into Santa Claus to please the little one, or special actors are invited to play skits and give children pre-bought gifts.

Many Russians on such a day begin to watch the old, but loved by generations of the film “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!” As well as various other musicals and holiday programs.

5 minutes before 12, the presidential speech begins, after which a ceremonial battle of the chimes takes place. When chimes strike, people make wishes, drink champagne and light sparklers.

New Year decorations

Christmas tree decoration

Many people approach the decoration of the Christmas tree with special trepidation - for this is the main symbol of the New Year, which should be decorated with dignity and beautiful. Not infrequently, many people decorate a Christmas tree based on the symbol of the New Year. The next 2024 is the year of the White Metal Rat. Below we consider a couple of beautiful examples of how to decorate a Christmas tree.

Colors 2024

2020 is the year of the White Metal Rat and the most important colors that should be on the tree are gold, yellow, brown and white. The attributes of decoration themselves can be different: tinsel, New Year's symbolism, New Year's balls and garlands. Most importantly, they should all have the color described above.

But again, the symbolism of the colors of 2024 is not an obligatory rule. You can decorate the tree according to your desire and color. After all, the main thing in the New Year holiday is a magical mood and an abundance of colors, and which ones are yours to decide.

Decoration of an apartment or house

The decoration that came to us from the West is Christmas wreaths of cones or other attributes that need to be hung on the front door. Typically, such wreaths are hung from the outside of the door, but you can hang a wreath from the inside.

On the windows you can hang vertical garlands, and on the windowsill put candles with the scent of cinnamon or vanilla. Various small decorations can be cones, decorative snowmen, deers, moose, Christmas trees, sweets and other New Year attributes.

Table decoration

The White Metallic Rat loves white and all shades of cream, gold and brown. The tablecloth is selected in ivory color - this color is similar to the color of "ivory" with barely noticeable yellowness or lavender, which has blue, cold notes.

The dishes on the New Year's table should have a gold pattern or ornament, here the main thing is the color itself, and not the pattern. To dilute the snow-white picture, you can add napkins with a light menthol shade to the table setting.

Artificial branches of spruce can also be used as decor, between which large, glass balls (New Year's toys) are placed. Such balls can have any cold tone, so as not to knock out their overall snow-white picture of the table.

In other versions, the table can be decorated in warmer and brighter colors.

New Year Signs

The main sign of the New Year, so how to meet him, and spend. Therefore, you should always pay before the holiday all the debts that you have, even the most insignificant ones. And the matter concerns not only money, but also things.It’s been a long time since we took a book from a friend or friend, then it’s time to return it so that you enter New Year owe nothing to anyone.

Holding the holiday itself is considered quite important. If the New Year was held in family strife and resentment, then wait for resentment and omission in the coming year. But if the New Year is spent in joy and in fun, then the next year will be carefree and successful.

If you meet the New Year in new things, then the next year will turn out well. And for the family to be strong and friendly, on such a magical night, during the chimes, it is worth joining hands.

Do not swear heavily on your home if one of them accidentally broke a Christmas tree toy. After all, this is what promises happiness in the New Year.

But if someone breaks a glass - this is to quarrels and squabbles in the New Year.

New Year wishes

There are a lot of wishes for the New Year and the most popular of them are wishes with champagne.

• At the time when the chimes beat, you need to make a wish and drink a glass of champagne until midnight breaks.
• A wish is written on a small piece of paper, and then it is burned, and the ashes should be poured into a glass of champagne and the contents should be drunk while the chimes beat.

You can read even more interesting wishes that you can make on New Year's Eve. here.

The image for the New Year 2024

What to celebrate New Year

Every woman every year thinks about what to wear for such an important and magical holiday. And it does not matter where you will celebrate the New Year: at home or in a restaurant. You have to shine so that the holiday will be remembered for a long time and after it will please you with its colorful photographs.

The color scheme for clothes for the New Year is white, dairy, ivory, cream, ivory, molten gold, light

brown and metallic color. If you decide to wear a dress, then it should be white or gold in color with floral or Christmas ornaments. Or any of the above.

Instead of dresses, you can choose white skirts and sweaters with a gold pattern, a light menthol color is also allowed. But it is better not to wear trousers, trousers, jeans on New Year's Eve, as the White Metal Rat loves luxury, and such casual clothes will not fit into her style.

Sequin dresses are a great idea for home and party if you are celebrating New Year in a restaurant. And in other variations it will be fashionable to choose a dress on one shoulder or with an open back. Discreet dresses with long sleeves and a pleated skirt are also allowed.

High-heeled pumps are suitable as shoes. If the festival takes place on the street, then boots or half boots.

New Year's makeup

In eye makeup, the White Metallic Rat favors shades red, of gold, orange, yellow, and sparkles. Use lipstick with delicate glitter and liquid shadows with the addition of gold sparkles.

You can find even more ideas. here.

Hairstyles for the New Year

Hairstyle for 2024 can be different: from restrained elegance to insane outrageous grunge style. Below is a selection in which you can definitely find your option.

More about holiday hairstyles on medium and long hair you can find out by clicking on the link.

New Year's manicure

The manicure per year of the White Metal Rat should be done in white, gold, pink, menthol or beige. But the Rat will not be offended if you pick up other interesting ideas for manicure with New Year's merchandise.

You can find other interesting ideas for manicure here: trendy winter manicure and christmas manicure.

Music for the New Year

No less relevant issue is the selection of beautiful and thematic music for the holiday. After all, I want exactly funny songs that symbolize the holiday, raising the spirits of everyone.

Best New Year songs: children's, ceremonial, Christmas, dance.

The best New Year entertainment for children and adults

Interesting, original contests that will please any member of your family, you can find here.

New Year films

Here You can find the best New Year and Christmas films.

Congratulations to the New Year 2024

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Dishes for the New Year

Mandarin Chicken

Structure:

• 1 chicken carcass (1.5-2 kg)
• 2 pcs. tangerines.
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
• 5 cloves of garlic.
• 1 sprig of rosemary.
• Spices to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Take one tangerine and cut it into small pieces. After proceed to the garlic, it needs to be cut into thin slices. Then we mix garlic, mandarin, finely chopped rosemary and black, ground pepper.
2. Wash the chicken carcass well, then dry it. Then, from the inside, you need to lubricate it with our composition, but what remains is simply left inside the chicken.
3. For the marinade, you need to mix the zest of mandarin, its juice, vegetable oil, ginger, salt and red, hot pepper. Stir the marinade well and coat the chicken with it, and then put it in the oven preheated to 180 degrees.
4. To make the chicken soft and juicy, you need to take it out of the oven every half hour and drain the liquid that forms inside it. With this liquid, water the chicken on top and continue to bake in the oven.

Salad "Salmon in a fur coat"

Structure:

• 300 grams of salmon (lightly salted)
• 2 pcs. little beets.
• 1 PC. small carrots.
• 1 PC. bulbs.
• 3 pcs. chicken eggs.
• 150 grams of hard cheese.
• 100 grams of mayonnaise (67%)
• Spices to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Peel the carrots and beets and wash them under cold water. After cooking vegetables and three on a coarse grater. The egg needs to be boiled hard, and then cut the onions and finely chop.
2. We clear the salmon from seeds and peel, then finely cut into pieces. Hard cheese should be grated on a hard grater. Then proceed to mixing the ingredients. In a deep bowl, first lay out a layer of fish, after onions, eggs, carrots, grated cheese, beets. Do not forget to coat each layer with mayonnaise.
3. When the layers are all laid out, set the salad in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. After the salad, you can serve in the same bowl or pour the contents portionwise onto plates.

Beef salad

Structure:

• 300 grams of beef tongue.
• 100 grams of hard cheese.
• 150 grams of walnuts.
• 100 grams of prunes.
• 4 chicken eggs.
• 150 ml. mayonnaise.

Cooking process:

1. Beef tongue needs to be cooked to a very soft state. After prunes, put in boiling water for half an hour. When time passes from prunes, you need to select the seeds and cut it into small pieces.
2. Walnuts need to be slightly fried in a hot pan without adding oil, and then cool and finely chop with a knife.
3. Term boiled eggs on a coarse grater and cut the boiled tongue into small pieces. We spread the products in layers in any order, only lubricating each layer with mayonnaise. Add a little salt to each layer, and when all the layers are ready we put the salad in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.

Orange Souffle Dessert

Structure:

• 200 grams of sugar.
• 0.5 liters of purified water.
• 6 pcs medium oranges.
• 5 pieces. chicken eggs.
• 2 tablespoons of starch.
• 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the orange with soap and dry well so that there is no moisture left. After it needs to be cut in half and select the pulp. After the pulp itself, you need to grind it well and add it to the water with sugar to make syrup.
2. Cook our syrup until tender, until it becomes transparent.
3. Then we separate the squirrels from the yolks and beat the squirrels to a white foam. Foam needs to be added to our syrup and to pour out starch there. When the syrup is well mixed, put the mass in empty oranges and bake in the oven for 15 minutes at 190 degrees.
4. Decorate the finished souffle with powdered sugar.

Skewers quail appetizer

Structure:

• 7 pcs little quail.
• 4 cloves of garlic.
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil.
• 1 tablespoon of honey.
• One tablespoon of Dijon mustard.
• 1 PC. lemon.
• Spices to taste.

Cooking process:

1. We will also need wooden skewers. They need to be put in water for half an hour, so that after they do not burn out during cooking.We take our quails and wash well. After we rub the salt and pierce it with two skewers crosswise.
2. Then proceed to the preparation of the marinade. Mix olive oil, lemon juice, spices and mustard. Then we put the quail on a baking sheet and pour half the marinade on them. We put the baking sheet in the oven, heated to 180 degrees.
3. After 10 minutes, turn the bird over and water them with the second half of the marinade. We cook the quail until ready and then serve it on the table where you can sprinkle them with herbs or grated garlic.

You can find even more delicious salads and snacks. here.

As celebrate New Year in other countries

China

Perhaps the most colorful New Year, which is celebrated in other countries, can be called China. Chinese New Year is celebrated on January 1 and 25 and is accompanied by a spectacular show. A procession of outlandish animals begins in the city streets, in which it is difficult to recognize the figures of lions and dragons. The whole city is traditionally dressed in red colors and all day and night loud music is heard everywhere and colorful fireworks are launched.

Japan

In Japan, the New Year is celebrated for a month starting January 25th. The Japanese decorate their home with plum or spruce branches.

Italy

Italians begin to celebrate the New Year on January 6 and in the literal sense of the word, they begin to throw old and unnecessary things right out the window! Enough spectacular, but dangerous New Year celebration. Italians use this method to get rid of old life, hoping for an update in the New Year.

Venice

The most romantic New Year celebration is Venice. It is here on the main square of the city that a kiss marathon takes place, which starts at midnight with a festive salute.

Chile

Residents of the city of Talc celebrate New Year in a very original way. It was they who first began to meet such a magical holiday at the graves of their deceased relatives. At 11 o’clock in the evening, an hour before the New Year, residents of Talc begin to fill the cemetery, where they are located near the graves, covering the festive meadow. Many residents come with flowers and candles. If it were not for such a gloomy place as a cemetery, then the celebration of the New Year by the inhabitants of the city of Talc could be called beautiful.

Romania

The strangest New Year is celebrated by Romanians. When midnight strikes, Romanians leave the house in the stables and pens, where according to legend animals can start talking. Ordinary non-farmers may talk to their cats, dogs or other pets.

Finland

Finns in the New Year begin to guess at the wax. They melt it and dip it in cold water, in which wax is formed into a special pattern. On the basis of the received drawing, people judge the further fate of their relatives or themselves.

England

In England, it is customary to arrange carnivals in the New Year, which are accompanied by loud music and fairy-tale characters. On such a day, there are a huge number of fairs where you can buy ordinary and magical items.

The British are very scrupulous about greeting cards, which are almost the main gift on New Year's Eve.

Ireland

Irish for the New Year make a special treat - puddings. Such puddings have their own taste and color. They are often baked for each family member separately. Also on New Year's Eve, the Irish drive out evil spirits with bread. They beat a loaf of bread on the doors and walls of the dwelling, so that the evil spirit could get away.

USA

In the USA, New Year is celebrated not on such a scale as in other countries. Christmas and other holidays are more valued here, but nevertheless, the New Year is celebrated noisily. On such a day there are a large number of fairs and shows. Americans celebrate New Year in the main square in New York in Times Square. There they wait for a beautiful, brilliant and huge ball to mark the coming of the New Year.

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