January 14

     Old New Year
   Russia and a number of other countries celebrate the Old New Year on the night of January 13th.   The Old New Year is an informal traditional Slavic Orthodox holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. It falls on January 14.

      Old New Year is more family-like and less solemn than official New Year. It is usually spent in calm atmosphere with close and dear people and gives a good chance to specify New Year’s resolutions. Most families keep their New Year’s trees and full tables until after the Old New Year day. The Russian television usually broadcast a classical Soviet movie “Old New Year” and repeat its New Year holiday shows.