Celebrating the New Year twice

Ukraine celebrates the Old New Year on the night of January 13. Despite the fact that this is not an official holiday, locals never pass up an opportunity to celebrate it. A change in calendars caused such a historical occurrence. People in Kievan Rus followed the Julian calendar, which was 13 days behind European time. To close this gap, the Gregorian calendar was adopted in 1918, and January 14 became the date of the Old New Year.

In Ukraine, the New Year (December 31) and the Old New Year (January 14) are celebrated twice to commemorate the old ways. The New Year's celebration in Ukraine differs little from that of the rest of the world. The main square in every city is decked out with Christmas trees. Ukrainians should buy living or artificial firtrees for their homes. This holiday is especially enjoyable for children, as there are children's entertainment events for two weeks from New Year to Old-New Year. Furthermore, the main attraction of the New Year is the gifts from Santa Claus. The guys are looking forward to New Year's Eve because there will be many gifts under the Christmas tree.