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January 13, 2012

This year you can celebrate New Year's twice!

The Julian Calendar New Year or the Orthodox New Year is a secular holiday which was celebrated as the start of the calendrical New Year in the Russian Empire prior to 1918.

Currently, the Old New Year falls on January 14, being 13 days later than the same date in the Gregorian calendar now used worldwide. Even though Russia officially adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1918, the Russian Orthodox Church, along with a number of other autocephalus Orthodox churches, continue to use the Julian calendar. And, today, as in the past, the Old New Year continues to be one of the most favorite holidays among citizens of Russia.

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