In Russia, the Orthodox New Year is also celebrated as “alleged.” This was reported by RIA Novosti.
The tradition of calling an event a “claim” comes from the name given to the beginning of the tax year in the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire. In 462, it was determined that September 1 of the Julian calendar (September 14 of the Gregorian calendar) would be the date of a tax period of 5 to 15 years, and after a while Emperor Justinian decided that the entire calendar cycle would start from this date – including the church calendar.
For a long time in Russia, the new year began on March 1, which coincided with the beginning of spring. However, September 1, according to the Julian calendar, began to be celebrated “in church style” from the 13th century, and in the 15th century this day became the main “new year”.
The next time the date of celebrating the beginning of the new year was changed by Peter the Great in 1699 – he appointed January 1 as this holiday.
Previously, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg.
Earlier, Putin and Lukashenko visited the temple of memory of soldiers on Valaam.
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Source: Gazeta
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