How to celebrate the old New Year. How to celebrate “Generous Evening” and “Old New Year” and what dishes to prepare? Traditional kutia recipe
In this article we will tell you how to beautifully and cheerfully celebrate the Old New Year 2018 according to all traditions in order to attract money, luck and financial well-being into your life. The main thing is not to lose sight of what you may not have thought about on the night of December 31 to January 1. In 2018, as always, we celebrate this holiday on the night of January 13-14.
Old New Year 2018: when and how to celebrate to attract money, luck and financial well-being
They say that the Russian people are very superstitious. But it’s true, we always observe traditions and customs, we believe in omens and try to adhere to them.
In this regard, signs for the Old New Year are no exception. Since there is a belief that how you celebrate the New Year is how you will spend it, it is better to do it twice in order to properly consolidate the result!
On the eve of the Old New Year, the Slavs celebrate folk holiday- A generous evening. In Russia, the evening before the old New Year is called Vasilyev, since on this day the church celebrates the memory of Vasily the Great. Another name is the rich holy evening.
On the evening of January 13, all housewives prepare a second or generous kutya, which, unlike the lean one, is seasoned with meat and lard. According to tradition, a bowl of kutia is placed in the corner where the icons stand.
For a generous evening, the housewives prepared the best and most delicious dishes for the table. The main dish on festive table A whole roasted pig was considered a symbol of the fertility of livestock and the fertility of the earth.
In order to comply with all the customs and signs of the Old New Year, it is believed that at dawn on January 14 it is necessary to go to sow grain with godparents, close relatives, and acquaintances so that money can be found.
By folk signs, on the old New Year, a man was supposed to be the first to enter the house - it is believed that this will bring happiness to the house for the whole next year.
According to this ritual, the sowers must congratulate everyone on the New Year and wish them wealth and abundance with special sayings and carols.
In return, the owners give pies, candies and other sweets. According to the signs for the Old New Year, it is believed that money cannot be given to sowers - with it you can give away prosperity in the house.
In addition, in folk beliefs There are many other signs and beliefs associated with the celebration and celebration of the Old New Year.
On the night of the Old New Year, according to signs, it is customary to cook buckwheat porridge, which will symbolize prosperity and happiness if it turns out tasty and crumbly. Also on this day, it is customary to bake pies, which, accordingly, should also be fluffy and tasty - for good luck.
On the night of January 14, girls can tell fortunes about the groom; moreover, this day was endowed with extraordinary magical powers; it was believed that all the fortunes of this night would come true.
According to folk superstitions, you need to cook dumplings with surprises for the Old New Year. If you get a dumpling with pepper, it means a thrill in the new year, with sugar - for a sweet life, with a button - for different new clothes, with a thread - for the road, with beans - for pregnancy.
You should not say the word “thirteen” on this day.
On the old New Year and on Vasilyev's evening, you cannot lend anything, otherwise you will spend the whole year in debt.
A clear sky dotted with stars on the night of January 14 (Vasil's Day) predicts a generous harvest of berries.
A fierce snowstorm on the evening before the Old New Year suggests that nuts will be harvested this year.
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In the morning there is beautiful fluffy frost on the tree branches - prepare barrels for honey, the year will be rich.
It was customary for the Old New Year to bake cookies in the shape of domestic animals and birds, since it was believed that this protected livestock from misfortunes.
If you have pets in your home, then you should definitely feed them to their fullest, which will allow you to spend the entire New Year in financial well-being.
If you were thinking about what to cook for the Old New Year, then know that on this day you should not serve poultry and fish dishes, as happiness can fly away or float away from home. It is best to cook pork, which will “instill” happiness and prosperity into the house.
People born on January 14 were supposed to wear jasper around their necks; it was believed that those born on this day would be rich.
According to ancient wisdom, a person who falls ill on Old New Year will remain ill for a very long time.
If the sky on the night of January 13-14 is clear and starry, it means that the year will be successful and the harvest will be large, and bright stars can also tell about the imminent frost and hot summer.
Whether to believe in omens for the Old New Year or not is a personal matter for everyone. But the fact that they came to us after many generations suggests that it is better to listen to them, so as not to tempt fate.
In addition to everyone’s favorite winter holidays - New Year and Christmas, our compatriots celebrate one more date - the night of January 13-14, 2020. This celebration has long become a tradition, despite the fact that the holiday is not official.
Despite the fact that this holiday has been celebrated for a long time and everywhere, many people are still wondering how to celebrate the 2020 Old New Year. Well, let's talk about it.
Traditions of celebrating the 2020 Old New Year
According to the old Julian calendar, the New Year was celebrated on this very night - from January 13 to 14, which is why the holiday in question has such a strange name, which often causes confusion among foreigners.
However, in our country this is not the only reason why the specified date differs from an ordinary day. The fact is that in the Orthodox Church to this day, all holidays are celebrated according to the “old style”.
Therefore, in the territory of the post-Soviet space, few people remove the festively decorated Christmas tree before the specified date, and on the evening of January 13, many people gather with family and friends to sit in a cozy home environment.
If you are wondering how to properly celebrate the Old New Year, try not to celebrate it too wildly and cheerfully. Let this event become a calm family evening that will gather close friends or relatives at one table.
This holiday is the final of a series of New Year's celebrations, and it is better if it takes place quietly and calmly. There are no strict regulations regarding how to celebrate the Old New Year.
Try to do something nice for the people with whom you will be spending the evening. If children will be present in the company, conduct a interesting competitions, which will amuse the kids and lift their spirits.
Prepare small gifts for boys and girls for participating in the games, and then they will certainly remember the holiday for a long time. Memorable souvenirs You can also cook it for adults, who will be happy with it no less than their children.
Small refrigerator magnets, key rings, pens or lighters - such trinkets will be an unexpected and very pleasant confirmation that you are always happy to see the people you love in your home.
What dates does our history not contain? The Old New Year holiday is not on any calendar in the world, but for almost a century it has been celebrated in our country and in some countries near and far abroad. Almost two weeks after the first of January, the fun at the Christmas tree returns. The emerging dual tradition greatly surprises foreigners, and not all of our compatriots know why this happens. Where did the custom of celebrating the Old New Year come from? What date is it celebrated? In our article we will understand all the mysteries of the appearance of this amazing holiday.
Change of chronology
Until the beginning of the twentieth century, the Julian calendar was in effect in Russia. Back in the sixteenth century, astronomers recognized it as erroneous, and the countries of Europe began to live according to the Gregorian system, introduced by Gregory XIII. The thing is that the year has a different average length, and therefore a difference in dates gradually arose.
By 1917, there was a discrepancy of as much as thirteen days in Russia and Europe. Having come to power, the Bolsheviks carried out numerous changes and reforms, including the issue of bringing time into the same format as the European one. The decree issued by Vladimir Lenin in 1918 on the transition of Russia to one eliminated the confusion in numbers, and the whole world began to live according to the same calendar.
This is the history of the holiday. The Old New Year, as we see, arose due to a change in the calendar. Instead of moving the event from one date to another, the current historical situation provided another reason for celebration. Now we have two opportunities to celebrate the coming year, this can be done in the old and new style.
Origins - in church traditions
The Julian calendar was preserved in the Russian Orthodox Church, which to this day calculates everything only according to it. Keeping traditional time, the so-called " old style", the Russian Church rejects the European chronology. Since the worldly New Year falls on January 14, the Old New Year can otherwise be called the New Year according to the old style. It was this day before the revolution that was considered the first day of January. Historically, our ancestors, having switched to new calendar, have not moved away from the previous one. This is the secret of the two New Year's holidays in our country and some nearby states.
Is it possible to have a feast during Lent?
For Orthodox people, the current January 1st falls during the strict Nativity Fast. During this period, believers refuse meat, savory food and entertainment. These prohibitions end only because on January 14, the Old New Year becomes a truly special day when you can enjoy life and enjoy the holiday. In European countries Catholic Christmas is celebrated on December 25th, so New Year's table You can safely cover it with any dishes.
Second chance, or To be continued...
Surprisingly, since 1918, people have traditionally celebrated the Old New Year every year. Today even children know what date to celebrate this holiday.
What is the secret of the holiday’s popularity is difficult to answer unequivocally. For some, this is the Orthodox New Year, for others it is a reason to gather the whole family at the table, for others it is an opportunity to complete what they did not manage to do before January 1st.
The pre-New Year bustle and hype has subsided, there is no more running around the shops in search of gifts and products, and a person has a unique chance to prolong the charm of the holiday. If you celebrated the chiming clock on December 31 with your family, then this time you can have a party with friends, or vice versa. If, when setting the table at the end of last year, you prepared the traditional Olivier salad and herring under a fur coat, then on this day you can experiment with new dishes.
What to do on Old New Year?
It's no secret that TV has become a part of our lives. The whole country watches TV programs, programs and films. Prepared specifically for New Year's Eve, some shows may be of interest. If you missed a holiday movie or program last time because of a trip to the Christmas tree or a noisy feast, then don’t be upset: TV people, well aware of this point, usually repeat their program on the evening of January 13th. Each family can come up with its own traditions for celebrating the Old New Year.
The carol has arrived - open the gates
Mid-January is Christmas time. They begin on Christmas Eve and last for two weeks until Epiphany. Being in the middle, the holiday divides Christmastide into two halves. The first week was called the “holy evenings.” This time is dedicated to the birth of Christ. But the second week was called “terrible evenings.” Ancestors believed that these days he walks evil spirits. People turned to fortune telling and recalled various rituals. On the Old New Year, on Christmas Eve and the eve of Epiphany, it was customary to carol.
This folk event was something like a fun carnival. Young people and children dressed up in various costumes and masks and walked around the village. Stopping at each house, they sang special songs. Moreover, they were performed both on Christmas and Epiphany, and not just on the Old New Year.
The history of the origin of the word “kolyada” is associated with the Latin term calendae, which translates as “first day of the month.” The semantic meaning has gradually changed, and now it means cheerful songs that mummers sing under the windows of houses, while collecting alms - treats.
The sheepskin coat is inside out, the bag is in your hands, and off you go!
For this fun, young people usually gathered in a whole group. A “mekhonosh” was always appointed, who was responsible for a large basket or bag where treats brought by generous owners were placed. Most often they dressed up as animals, for example, a bear, a wolf or a goat. They also dressed as all kinds of evil spirits, for example, the devil or Baba Yaga. At the same time, complex costumes were not required; the transformation took place literally using scrap materials. The sheepskin coat was turned inside out and tied with a simple rope, the face was smeared with soot, coal or sprinkled with flour.
Treat a caroler to a year of living with dignity: signs for the Old New Year
The carolers praised the owners, their generosity, house, livestock and yard, congratulated them on the holiday, wished them health, wealth, a bountiful harvest, and for this the owners presented them with pies, pancakes and other goodies. Such treats were prepared in advance and in large quantities. It was considered to ignore the carolers. For those owners who regretted the treats, the mummers not only sang ditties ridiculing greed, but could also cause mischief by bringing down a woodpile of firewood, tying the doors with resin rope, or in other ways. It happened that a cheerful procession forgot to enter a house, accidentally letting it pass. Such an incident was considered a harbinger of something bad. Carol carolers did not enter homes that were visited by misfortune during the year and claimed someone’s life.
Protection from dark forces
Naturally, such dressing up as all kinds of evil spirits was not welcomed by the Church and was considered a devilish undertaking. Therefore, at the end of Christmas time, carolers washed themselves with holy water and hurried to atone for sin in the temple of God. For a long time, people have tried in every possible way to protect themselves and their home from various troubles; there were special conspiracies for this. On the Old New Year, for example, to protect against the evil eye, damage and misfortune, it was supposed to take 3 lit candles and read the following words near the entrance to the house: “Happiness is in the house, all troubles are out!” Whoever thinks evil will be returned threefold. Whoever wants to jinx him, trouble will find him. And the Lord will protect this house, Saint Basil will look after it. Amen". These Old New Year conspiracies were repeated not only at the threshold, but also at every window in the house. In the old days, people adhered to such rituals very strictly.
Folk signs for the Old New Year
As you know, there are events that contain unusual days and related to them. The history of the holiday is also noted in it. The Old New Year is celebrated on January 14 and is called Vasily's Day according to the folk calendar. People noticed that if the weather was frosty and little snow, this promised a bountiful harvest. The thaw on this day was perceived as a harbinger of a cold and lean summer. There were other signs too. On the Old New Year there was a blizzard - nuts would be born.
“Avsen, avsen, you walked around everyone...”
Vasiliev's Day was a holiday of agriculture, and therefore it was celebrated cheerfully: calendar songs were sung, round dances were held, people started dancing. Traditional rituals were also used. On the Old New Year, they carried out seeding and scattered wheat grain in the house. They also prayed that she would be born this summer.
The patron saint of not only agriculture, but also pig breeding was considered the holy martyr Basil, whose day was celebrated on the Old New Year. The story goes that the owners prepared meat dishes, pies, and pork jellied meats. It was believed that this would bring health and happiness to everyone at home. In addition, it was necessary to treat the guests with meat, so that night people went to each other - both to congratulate and taste goodies.
Whatever kind of porridge you brew, that’s how you’ll spend the year
One more interesting tradition preserved the history of the holiday. The Old New Year was a day of predictions. At night, elderly members of the family, a man and a woman, prepared ritual porridge. First, they waited until the oven got hot, and then they poured water over the cereal and put the pot in the oven overnight. By how the porridge turned out, they determined what the coming year would be like. A whole pot and aromatic and crumbly porridge foreshadowed a happy future and a good harvest. This dish was eaten in the morning. If the cereal ended up outside the pot, running over the edge, or the vessel itself cracked, poverty and a bad harvest awaited the owners. In this case, the ritual porridge was not eaten, but was immediately thrown away.
Even in ancient times, people said: “As you greet the year, so will you spend it.” This statement, which has survived to this day, encourages us to set a rich table with treats and dishes on a holiday and have fun, inviting wealth, prosperity and health into our home.
The tradition of celebrating the Old New Year in Ukraine comes from the discrepancy between the Julian calendar (or otherwise the “old style” calendar) and the Gregorian calendar - the one by which almost the whole world now lives. The calendars differ by 13 days. Thus, the Old New Year 2018 is celebrated on the night of January 13-14.
The Old New Year is a rare historical phenomenon, an additional holiday that appeared as a result of a change in chronology. This holiday is celebrated mainly in those countries where Orthodox Church continues to use the Julian calendar.
Previously, in Rus' they used the Julian calendar, consisting of 12 months, the names of which were associated with natural phenomena. Until the twentieth century, the calendar of the Russian Empire (which included the territories of Ukraine) 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, the transition to the Gregorian calendar was carried out - new style, and January 14 - St. Basil's Day - turned out to be the old New Year.
How to celebrate the Old New Year
The whole family sits down for dinner, just like on Christmas Eve. It is very important that clothes on this day are thoroughly washed and clean. After dinner, you should definitely go to your neighbors and ask for an apology for any possible guilt to each other, so that you can celebrate the New Year in peace and harmony.
The evening before the New Year also gives a chance to those guys who failed during matchmaking. It is this evening that you can make a second attempt. True, for this you need to find the girl at home, and this is very difficult, since gangs of generous girls are already walking around the village. The girls could only be generous under the windows of houses, and then only towards the end of the Generous Evening, that is, until midnight.
If you go out into the yard at midnight, you can feel how the New Year is driving away the Old. On the first day of the New Year, the most common ritual was, and still is, the sowing ceremony. It is believed that this ritual came to us from pre-Christian times, since our ancestors celebrated the New Year not in winter, but in spring, and therefore the sowing ritual is associated with hopes for a good harvest. It was mainly children who sowed, and the most generous gifts were given to those who came to the house first.
Girls' fortune telling deserves special attention. Whatever the representatives of the weaker half did, just to find out what capricious fate had in store for them. Try at least this: before going to bed, put a comb under your pillow, while saying: “My betrothed mummer, comb my head!” The one who scratches his head in a dream will be the one who is betrothed.
What not to do on Old New Year
It is believed that on this day one should not say the word “thirteen” or count small coins. They say counting coins will bring tears for the whole year. Also, many people still believe that you can’t lend anything on Old New Year and Vasiliev’s Eve, otherwise you will spend the whole year in debt.
There is also a stranger sign - if you take out your dirty laundry on January 14, you will also take happiness out of your home. Superstitious people believe that on the first day of the Old New Year, a man should be the first to enter the house, which is why only boys go to sow.
Folk signs for the Old New Year
. If the sky is clear and starry, there will be a rich harvest of berries.
If on Christmas Eve (January 6) they prepared Rich Kutya, then on Melanki (January 13), the day that precedes Vasily, or the New Year according to the old style - generous, which was seasoned with lard. That is why this evening is called Generous.
If there is fog on Vasily, it means the harvest.
The blizzard on Vasilyev's evening promises a large harvest of nuts.
If Vasiliev's night is starry, then the summer will be berry-filled.
Good day, dear friends. The Old New Year holiday is coming soon! And this holiday comes to us a week after Christmas - from January 13 to 14. It is on this night that we celebrate it.
Those who are tired of the holidays now smile and think that it’s time to end the fun and festivities. It’s a bit heavy on the body, and it’s also sensitive on the wallet. But our people love and know how to have fun, widely, with fire, on a grand scale. Our article is for the most courageous and tireless.
Well, let's not break traditions; we cannot ignore the magical Old New Year. Let's talk about how to meet, what to cook, what to wear and how to congratulate. And it’s up to you whether to celebrate or not.
- New Year family holiday, in order for peace, friendship and prosperity to reign in the family all year, it is recommended to celebrate the holiday at home, with family. For children this is great joy, gifts and sweets.
- Since this is Christmas time, you can organize a family trip to visit friends, with sweet gifts and congratulations. It would be nice to congratulate the neighbors too. This will bring you and your neighbors good luck for the whole year, and the place where you live will be the territory of good luck and luck.
- God himself ordered young people to sing carols, dress up in bright outfits, use different masks, learn several carol songs and visit friends. And those whom the carolers come to should give them sweets, fruits and money. You cannot be stingy on this day, be generous, this will bring good luck and prosperity to your family.
- January 14th is celebrated in the calendar as Vasiliev's Day; on this day you need to sow cereals and grains in the house and in the yard. Basil the Great is the patron of peasants and the harvest; he must be appeased, and there will be a good harvest this year.
- And this night you can wish again cherished wish. Those who want to tell fortunes will receive the most accurate answer.
What should be on the holiday table
What to wear for the holiday
Bright dresses, red jackets and shirts are welcome. Clothes should be loose and not restrict your movements. Bright and large accessories will be appropriate this night.
On this magical holiday, you need to give useful little things, such that they will be useful in the household, and will not sit on the shelf.
SMS congratulations on the Old New Year
Happy old new year!
We wish only the best!
And difficulties, adversity -
Disappear before morning!
Let the fairy tale spin everyone
In a magical leapfrog
And it will serve as a reason
Be happy everywhere!
Congratulations, congratulations!
The Old New Year has arrived!
And I sincerely wish you,
Living beautifully, well.
