The Old New Year (Russian: Старый Новый год) is a traditional Russian holiday celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. In the 20th and 21st centuries the Old New Year falls on January 13/14. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 414 KB) Description: Frosty window. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 414 KB) Description: Frosty window. ... The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and took force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Although Soviet Russia officially adopted the Gregorian calendar back in 1918, the Russian Orthodox Church continued using the Julian calendar. The New Year became the only holiday which is celebrated by both calendars. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (СССР)  listen; tr. ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...

Like in most countries that use the Gregorian calendar, the New Year's Day in Russia is a public holiday and is celebrated on January 1. On that day, lots of joyous entertainment and fireworks and other festivities, and elaborate and often large meals are common. For information on the movie, New Years Day, see New Years Day (film). ... The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries, with the exception of the United States where usage differs greatly. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...

The New Year by the Julian calendar is still informally observed and the tradition of celebrating the coming of the New Year twice is widely enjoyed.

Usually not as festive as the true New Year, for many this is a nostalgic family holiday ending the New Year holiday cycle. There is also a song called Nostalgia by Cracker from their second album Kerosene Hat. ...

In art

The Old New Year tradition has received mention in Russian art. The playwright Mikhail Roshchin in 1973 wrote a comedy drama called The Old New Year which was on stage in the theaters for many years. He also made it a screenplay for the TV-film which was played by famous actors and featured music by Sergei Nikitin with the poetry lyrics by Boris Pasternak. The film was released by Mosfilm studios in 1980. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Cover of CD With Music of Vivaldy by Tatyana Nikitina and Sergey Nikitin Sergey Yakovlevich Nikitin (Russian: , born March 8, 1944) is a prominent Russian bard, composer and a biophysicist. ... Boris Pasternak (1890-1960). ... Mosfilm film studio (in Cyrillic, Мосфи́льм) was a film production unit with studio facilities established in November of 1923 by the Soviet Union as a unit of the State Committee for Cinematography. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...