Where Father Frost and Snow Maiden live
The arrival of the New Year is the most favorite holiday for children and adults. Indispensable attributes - fairytale characters Father Frost and Snow Maiden.
Mandarins and Olivier salad were not always. How the New Year was celebrated
In the XV century the New Year in Russia has been met on March 1 on the Julian calendar, and later - September 1 (summarizing harvest). Only in 1700, Peter 1st, following the example of Europeans issued a decree about celebrating New Year on January 1st.