As the theater begins with a hanger, so the New Yearbegins with a Christmas tree. They begin to choose and dress up long before the holiday, and as soon as the elegant beauty appears in the house, it becomes clear that New Year's miracles and joy will not pass by this house. No wonder we choose the most fluffy tree, because the more she has needles, the better she drives away evil spirits. Dress up the prickly beauty is going to the whole family, because this is a special ritual, when New Year toys and jewelry are carefully pulled out of the box and carefully hung on the tree. Usually, during these moments the most vivid moments and interesting stories of previous New Year's festivities are recalled.
The history of the New Year tree
Christmas tree in our houses appeared with a light handMartin Luther, it was he who extended this tradition in Germany, where the trees first spread across Europe, and then Russia as well. Peter the First, having transferred the celebration of the New Year to January 1, did not forget about the European style of decorating the house, having to have juniper and other coniferous decorations in every house on the New Year's Eve. But, this entertainment was available only to wealthy citizens, as the incomes of the peasants did not allow to buy even firewood for the stove, not to mention New Year's sweets and fir-trees. At first, the Christmas tree was suspended to the ceiling - that's how the Germans advised to set a prickly young lady to Russian boyars; When she came down, nobody remembers. And on New Year's Eve Santa Claus gave small boyars gifts and sweets, peasants also had fun much easier - they dressed up in their clothes, sang songs, guessed and caressed, but always cooked porridge in the river water, remembering Basil the Great, the patron saint of pigs. After the October Revolution, the tradition of putting a Christmas tree closer to the people: they were dressed up with homemade Christmas toys, living Christmas trees set in yards, gardens and schools, at home and at work, and a story in which Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and Nadezhda Krupskaya, at home, all children are invited to visit, each of us remembers. Then the Christmas tree briefly disappeared from view, as long as the anti-religious campaign was going on and only returned in 1935, although now the official New Year celebrations arranged for citizens of Soviet Russia began to be called fir-trees. During the year, the production of Christmas decorations was established and, meeting in 1936, each family was happy with a fluffy and elegant Christmas tree, Soviet New Year toys are still kept by many as a memory of childhood. Today, you can decorate a Christmas tree as you like, regardless of the fashion and political trends, from this holiday becomes only more original and interesting. We advise you to read:
