5 countries that do not celebrate the New year January 1

A couple of years ago in Saudi Arabia officially banned celebrate the New year. But this state is not the only one, where the traditional meeting of the new year goes completely unnoticed. It turns out that New year, January 1 is not celebrated in many countries.

New year's eve the residents of our latitudes drinking champagne launch colorful fireworks and eat Olivier. It would seem that the whole world at this moment celebrating the new year. But this is not so. Somewhere thousands of kilometers of the usual Indian or Iranian quietly snoring in the new year night in the morning he will be an ordinary working day.

From this issue you'll learn about the five countries for which January 1 is not a holiday.

Saudi Arabia

Police appeal to shops selling flowers and gifts, so that it did not sell a number of goods that can be purchased on the occasion of this holiday. Al Mutawa is closely monitoring the implementation of standards in highly conservative Saudi Arabia. Often, however, recorded cases of abuse of authority on the part of the Agency that, in particular, led to casualties.

Israel

In Israel, January 1 is also a normal working day, unless, of course, the first day of the new year happens on Saturday — a sacred day for the Jews. Celebrate your New year the Israelites in the autumn — the new moon of the month of Tishrei on the Jewish calendar (September or October). It called the holiday of Rosh Hashanah. It is celebrated for two days, with its celebration in Israel involves a lot of traditions, rituals and ceremonies.

As a rule, the tradition of celebrating the New year in the sense in which he understood in Europe and North America, supported living in Israel Russian Diaspora. And then everyone gets out as can. People are trying to take the day off work and traditionally celebrate with family and friends. Someone is going home, and someone goes to the Russian restaurant.

Some Israelis believe that celebrating celebrate the day of Saint Sylvester Catholic, which falls on December 31. Therefore, the country is often called New year's eve "Sylvester".

Iran

New year in Iran is celebrated on the calendar on the first day of spring, which corresponds to March 22 of the Gregorian calendar. New year holiday in Iran is Nowruz (or Norouz), and the first month of spring is called Favardin.

India

In addition, the Indian subcontinent, there are several options for celebrating the arrival of the New year.

March 22 comes the new year on a single national calendar of India. In Maharashtra it is celebrated under the name Gudi Padva, and in Andhra Pradesh his name Ugadi. In Kerala the New year is celebrated on April 13. He is known as Vishu. The Sikhs on the same day, celebrating their New year or Baisakhi. In South India, the fall is widely celebrate Divali, which means the arrival of the new year.

China

September 27, 1949, the government just created people's Republic of China decided to call the first day of the lunar calendar as "Spring Festival" (Chun Jie), and the first of January on the Western calendar, "yuan-tribute". Since that time, January 1 became an official national holiday in China. Even today, the Chinese still do not celebrate this day, perceiving it as a holiday that marks the change of years. "Western" New year is not a competitor to the moon, or the Spring Festival.