Russian New Year Tree

The history behind this tradition encompasses pagan rituals tsars and tsarinas and.

Russian new year tree. The most famous russian new year s song turns 103 this year. The new year yolka. How to decorate the new year s tree posted by yelena on dec 21 2011 in culture russian for beginners russian life traditions i don t know about you but кон е ц декабр я the end of december is always the busiest time for me.

Gift guides are live and yes there is one dedica. The new year tree was encouraged in the ussr after the famous letter by pavel postyshev published in pravda on 28 december 1935 in which he asked for trees to be installed in schools children s homes young pioneer palaces children s clubs children s theaters and cinemas. In 1492 ioann iii approved a decision to consider 1st september as the.

What those in the western world would call a christmas tree is considered a new year s tree in russia. New year is coming and i have prepared a little gift to you all just a little story about new year in russia. The russian santa or ded moroz and his female companion snegurochka visit children on new year s eve to pass out gifts.

In russia the festive fir known to the world as the christmas tree goes by another name. Here you can learn more about the history of the new year and christmas celebrations in russia find some useful holiday greetings and their pronunciation in russian and enjoy festive holiday songs and toasts for a new year party. The new year is the most beloved holiday among russians.

Almost a folk song nowadays it tells about a small fir tree that was born in the forest and now have come to children and brought lots of joy to them. In russia after adoption of christianity people following traditions of forefathers who believed that new year began in spring when all nature was resuscitating celebrated new year in march or at eastertide. It was usual to put on russian tree something with political ideas.

The new year season followed by orthodox christmas is one of the most exuberant times of the year in russia. Now it s turn for the new year tree toys back from early soviet times. Initially russians celebrated new years day on 1 march but in 1700 tsar peter the great issued a decree which moved the new year to 1 january in tune with the rest of europe.