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A New Year tree in Moscow in 2007–2008 Ded Moroz and Snegurochka in Belarus. Novy God or Noviy God (Russian: Новый Год, lit. 'New Year') is a New Year celebration observed in Russia, in post-Soviet states, and globally by the diasporas of post-Soviet states.
Nowadays, Snegurochka is a strongly capitalized figure in Russia, being an important part of the New Year's celebrations, culture and almost always used as the companion of the Ded Moroz. [12] [13] In 2020, a man from Russia tried to sue Coca Cola for bringing Santa Claus into their Russian ad instead of Ded Moroz and Snegurochka. [14]
The New Year Address by the President of Russia (Russian: Новогоднее обращение президента Российской Федерации) is a traditional speech given in Russia by the president to the citizens, and generally broadcast on Russian television.
Thank you for sticking by me through it all—Happy New Year! There’s nothing like ringing in the new year with the best people around. Cheers to the people who made me who I am.
The best-known was the New Year's Little Blue Light (Russian: Новогодний Голубой огонёк, romanized: Novogodny Goluboy ogonyok), aired on every New Year's Eve as a part of the late Soviet tradition: the Little Blue Light followed the New Year's speech by the General Secretary of the Communist Party with congratulations to ...
Places like Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, along with the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, say “Happy New Year!” when it’s 9:00 a.m. EST. 7. The northern territory of Australia is the ...
In Cantonese, the New Year's tree is called Nin Fa (Chinese: 年花, literally New Year's Flower). Bamboo is just one of the New Year's trees for the Cantonese, the others being mandarin and peach. The mandarin plant is called Kat (Chinese: 桔), which is a homophone to Chinese: 吉, standing for good luck. The peach flower stands for good ...
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.