DID YOU KNOW THAT: Russia has two New Years

Russia has two New Year celebrations.
One like everywhere else in the world; at midnight from 31st December to 1st January. According to the Gregorian calendar adopted in 1918 by the young Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic or simply communist Russia.
And another so-called Old New Year or Orthodox New Year is celebrated informally two weeks later; at midnight from 13th January to 14th January, according to the Julian calendar named after Roman ruler Julius Caesar. Julian calendar is still widely used by the Orthodox Church.
The Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian calendar, with one New Year another, but people in Russia enjoy both and are giving best wishes and promises also twice.
(extract from the novel “LOVE IN COMMUNISM” by Angelika Regossi)

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