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[citation needed] Unlike Christmas, the Russian New Year uses the Gregorian calendar. In addition, an informal celebration of the "Old New Year" is observed on the January 13/14 night (in the 20th and 21st centuries), which is the New Year date by the Julian Calendar.
The Soviet calendar was a modified Gregorian calendar that was used in Soviet Russia between 1918 and 1940. Several variations were used during that time. The Gregorian calendar, under the name "Western European calendar", was implemented in Soviet Russia in February 1918 by dropping the Julian dates of 1–13 February 1918.
The corresponding date in the Gregorian calendar is 9 February 1649, the date by which his contemporaries in some parts of continental Europe would have recorded his execution. The O.S./N.S. designation is particularly relevant for dates which fall between the start of the "historical year" (1 January) and the legal start date, where different.
All examples use example date 2021-03-31 / 2021 March 31 / 31 March 2021 / March 31, 2021 – except where a single-digit day is illustrated. Basic components of a calendar date for the most common calendar systems: D – day; M – month; Y – year; Specific formats for the basic components: yy – two-digit year, e.g. 24; yyyy – four-digit ...
Date English name Russian name Notes 1 January: New Year's Day: Russian: Новый год Most of the traditions that were originally associated with Christmas in Russia, such as Father Frost and decorated fir-trees, have been moved to New Year's Day since the October Revolution, arguably making New Year's Day the largest celebration in the Soviet Union and modern Russia.
1–7 January – New Year's Day and Holidays; 7 January – Christmas (Orthodox) 23 February – Defender of the Fatherland Day; 24 February – Defender of the Fatherland Holiday; 8 March – International Women's Day; 10 March – International Women's Day Holiday; 1 May – Spring and Labour Day; 17 May – Constitution Day; 29 May ...
The Old New Year, the Orthodox New Year, also known as Ra's as-Sanah or Ras el-Seni in the Middle East, is an informal traditional 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 14 in the Gregorian calendar.
In addition to New Year's Day (Новый год, Novy god) on 1 January, 2–5 January are public holidays as well, [1] [2] called New Year holiday (новогодние каникулы, novogodniye kanikuly). The holiday includes 6 and 8 January, with Christmas being 7 January, declared as non-working days by law. Until 2005, only 1 and 2 ...