New Year in Russian History. Masquerades, the Ruin of the Christmas Tree, Balls, and Christmas Stories

Traditions of celebrating the New Year in different periods of national history. You will learn how January 1 was celebrated by emperors, aristocrats, and peasants, what outfits, festive tables, divinations, and gifts looked like at different times.

New Year is the most magical winter holiday. Its traditions have been known to us since early childhood, but few know how the New Year became what we celebrate today.

Ekaterina Mokrusheva will tell you where the celebration of the New Year originated and when it was celebrated in Rus. How did emperors and their subjects celebrate January 1? How did our great-grandmothers decorate the Christmas tree? What did they serve at the table? And how did Olivier, Soviet films, and a certain color of outfits become an integral part of the New Year's preparations?