Tuesday, March 25, 2014

March 25th is Old New Year's Day

The Old New Year or the Orthodox New Year (Russian: Старый Новый год, Ukrainian: Старий Новий рік, Belarusian: Стары Новы год, Georgian: ძველით ახალი წელი, Serbian: Српска Нова Година or Srpska Nova Godina , Macedonian and Bulgarian: Стара Нова година, Greek: Παλαιό νέο έτος, Romanian: Anul Nou pe rit vechi) 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.

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