INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE NEW YEAR…

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1. The first practice of making spruce in the world appeared in the early XVII century. In the city of Alsace (then part of Germany. Now it belongs to France), spruce and pine trees were decorated with roses, apples, biscuits and sugar made of colored paper.

2. The first glass spruce ball appeared in Thuringia (Saxony) in the XNUMXth century. When the glass-inflating masters inflated these balloons, their assistants made them with handmade birds, bells, hearts, and so on.

3. The spruce ornament, which consists of colorful light bulbs, was invented in 1895 in America.

4. On January 1, 1700, Tsar Peter I of Russia issued a decree to celebrate the New Year. Prior to that, the church celebrated the New Year on March 1, and ordinary people on September 1.

5. Since 1949, January 1 has been a holiday.

6. Santa celebrates his birthday every year on November 18 in the Great Ustyug. On the same day, the official winter comes and the air cools to a record level.

7. Korkyz will celebrate his birthday on the night of April 4-5 in the village of Shchelykovo, Kostroma region. It was in this village in 1873 that Alexander Ostrovsky completed his play Korkiz.

8. In ancient Rome, the New Year was celebrated in March. In 46 BC, Emperor Julius Caesar issued a decree to move the New Year's celebration to January 1.

9. In France, the year before 755 was counted from December 25. This date was later moved to March 1st. In 1564, by order of King Charles IX, the beginning of the year began to count from January 1.

10. Eskimos celebrate the New Year on the day it first snows.

11. In Cuba, the day before the New Year, all the dishes in the house are filled with water, and on New Year’s Eve, the water is sprinkled on the street, in the yard. Being free from sins in this way gives hope to welcome the new year without sins. In Cuba, the New Year is called "King's Day."

12. In Greece, the head of the family takes to the streets on New Year's Eve and forcibly hits a pomegranate on the ground. It is said that the pomegranate seeds scattered in different directions certainly bring good luck to this house.

13. In Italy, on New Year's Eve, old clothes, items and furniture are thrown into the street. It is believed that the more old items are thrown on the street, the more gifts the state will give each year.

Prepared by Olimjon HAYIT