… The traditional, mainly agricultural, festivals connected with the old New Year in March did
not and could not change, tied as they were to the cycle of the seasons and farming. March …

… that 70% of the excess deaths (49.6 thousand) occur in connection with the New Year,
another 19%, 7% and 4% of their number occur in connection with Christmas, the old New Year, …

… the Armenian Apostolic Church, the New Year tree27 in Armenia is usually decorated in the
second half of December before the New Year and remains in place until the Old New Year …

… The date is significant, as this was regarded by many as the ‘old New Year’s Eve’, particularly
given the confusion that followed the adoption of the new Gregorian Calendar in 1752 …

… s much curtailed festival calendar is the same in either case: the old New Year festival in the
… , which had been celebrated at the» old «New Year in the autumn. 29 The intention must …

… rian calendars di›ered by ¡3 days, many older Azerbaijani citizens continued to observe the
Julian New Year on Gregorian January ¡4; hence, the latter day was termed “Old” New Year (…

… god) to the day of the Old New Year (staryi novyi god). Russian … season concludes with the
Old New Year. While the New … communal venues,4 the Old New Year is the less ornate and …

… Some families still follow the old New Year traditions. They stay in the house and shut the
doors and windows tight to stop evil spirits getting in. Tree branches are burned and …

… collected the picture materials of 26 old New Year paintings from Lu Xun's collection. After …
than 260 kinds of old New Year paintings and engraved 63 sets of old New Year paintings. In …

… Every Spring Festival, you can take down the old New Year pictures and paste them on
the new one, and then enjoy them for another year. According to research findings, although …