New Year - the most interesting facts

• New Year - the most interesting facts

Let us now learn something new about this holiday.

The first mention of the inverse image of the New Year holiday known since the third millennium BC in Mesopotamia.

New Year - the most interesting facts

The tradition of decorating the Christmas tree first appeared in the territory of present-day Germany in the Middle Ages.

New Year - the most interesting facts

The new year began to celebrate the first of January 1700, the year of the decree of Peter the Great.

New Year - the most interesting facts

For the first time, the Russians rested, not worked only the first of January in 1898, the year.

New Year - the most interesting facts

Santa Claus was first mentioned in 1840 as the character of "Tales grandfather Irenaeus" Odoevskogo. But the roots of "cold medium" dates back to the Slavic mythology.

New Year - the most interesting facts

The Snow Maiden and Santa Claus appeared in our country in Soviet times. The first appearance of the duo at the festival was held in 1937.

New Year - the most interesting facts

In the Russian Santa Claus as much as three houses in Arkhangelsk (late 1980s), Chunozerskoy Manor (from 1995) and the Great Ustyug (from 1998). A year ago, the house of Santa Claus appeared in Murmansk. Another, more virtual home, called the North Pole.

New Year - the most interesting facts

The official birthday of the main character of the New Year is celebrated on November 18.

New Year - the most interesting facts

The Snow Maiden hails from the Kostroma region, as well as the author of the play "Snow Maiden" by Alexander Ostrovsky.

New Year - the most interesting facts

She was born officially in the night from the fourth to the fifth of April.

New Year - the most interesting facts

Lyrics "was born in the forest herringbone" were written by Raisa Kudashovoy in 1903. The poem "Herringbone" was published in the Christmas issue of the journal "Baby". Two years later, thanks to the composer Leonid Beckman poem turned into a song.

New Year - the most interesting facts

In Spain made to eat on New Year's twelve grapes, as, indeed, and Cuba.

New Year - the most interesting facts

The tradition of fireworks and crackers came from Asia. The idea is that the louder and brighter - the more frighten off evil spirits.

New Year - the most interesting facts

Santa Claus's reindeer name: Dasher, Dancer, Prenser, Vixen, Comet, Kyupid, Donner, Blitzen. In North America, the leader of a red-nosed Rudolph.

New Year - the most interesting facts

Santa Claus on Cyprus called Basil.

New Year - the most interesting facts

James Belushi to an acting career moonlighting as Santa Claus and was arrested by police at the time of conveying gifts. Santa Claus has been imprisoned in handcuffs in front of the children, for the lack of a driver's license.

New Year - the most interesting facts

In Japan before the New Year to get the rake, the better to nagresti yourself plenty of happiness

New Year - the most interesting facts

The first luminous electric garland hung outside the White House in 1895, the year.

New Year - the most interesting facts

In Cambodia, instead of Santa Claus - Santa Glow

New Year - the most interesting facts

The first glass Christmas decorations appeared in Sweden in the middle of the last century.

New Year - the most interesting facts

The first Christmas card appeared around the same time. In England, in 1843, the year.

New Year - the most interesting facts

New Year - the year of the black water snake.

New Year - the most interesting facts

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