New Year 2024
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024!
Happy holidays to everyone. We wish that this fabulous time will give love and hope to the heart, that joyful events await ahead. We wish to start this year with new strength and definitely achieve new successes. We wish you Christmas inspiration and only warm feelings of the soul.
Blessed Christmas, goodbye,
You have brought us much fun,
New Year is coming,
It starts merry run.
We’ll dance, laugh and sing songs
About life and dreams.
That dreams that each longs...
(You know what it means).
Be rich with the best friends,
With money, love, delight.
I know, joy never ends,
When life becomes bright.
Year of the Green Wood Dragon
May the Year of the Dragon bring you strength, wisdom and indomitable determination. Let your endeavors shine with bright energy, like the fire of a dragon, and overcome any obstacles. Let this year be filled with new opportunities, joy and achievements. Happiness, health and success to you in the year of the Dragon!
The Chinese calendar indicates that the year 2024 will be under the auspices of the Green Wood Dragon. He is the fifth in a cycle of 12 animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac.
Dragons are the most revered animals in Chinese culture, and the emperors of the Celestial Empire were considered reincarnations of these creatures in the past. Only they were allowed to wear robes with dragon symbols. Therefore, it is believed that natural leaders are born under this sign, who have a strong desire to win in any competition.
Dragons are also associated with wisdom and knowledge, strength and power, wealth and prosperity. According to the Chinese calendar, the year of the Green Wood Dragon will begin on February 10, 2024 and end on January 28, 2025.
What element is the symbol of 2024
According to Chinese beliefs, each zodiac sign is associated with one or more of the five elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water). The dragon represents the elements of Earth and Tree.
Earth is the balance of yin and yang, feminine and masculine principles. It is associated with such qualities as patience, thoughtfulness, practicality, diligence and stability. In the cycle of coexistence of the elements, the earth is considered to control water by damming or absorbing it. Earth is formed from the ashes of fire, and metal impoverishes it, sucking out all the minerals and drying up the moisture. The tree is a symbol of a new beginning. This element means growth and progress. The tree is also considered the source of Fire, which symbolizes creativity and innovation.
Colors of 2024
Green and yellow are the colors of 2024.
The lucky colors of 2024 are derived from the elements of Earth and Wood, namely emerald green and yellow. Green, the color of rebirth and healing, resonates harmoniously with the essence of the Wood Dragon. He indicates that 2024 will be a year of new, prosperous ambitions. But the Dragon does not like blue shades, as well as too gloomy colors - black or gray.
What numbers will bring luck in 2024
It is believed that the sign of the Dragon is associated with the numbers 1,6,7. Therefore, the dates that contain them will bring good luck. At the same time, the numbers 3 and 8 are not suitable for the Dragon. Therefore, you should not start new projects or make important decisions on the 3rd, 8th, 13th, 18th, 23rd and 28th of the month. Even the auspicious number 1 laid down will not contribute to the successful completion of affairs.
How to welcome the New Year 2024
The Green Dragon does not like routine and routine, so it is recommended to meet the year 2024 actively. The Green Wood Dragon values time spent in the family circle. You can gather with family or friends at a large table with delicious dishes.
Give each other not only material things, but also unforgettable emotions. Let the gifts have a share of your soul and devotion. On New Year's Eve, you should also do something that you have never dared to do before. It is important to brightly decorate the house in order to attract happiness and prosperity to your home.
In what color to welcome the New Year 2024
The lucky colors of 2024 will be derived from the elements of Earth and Tree — emerald green and yellow. Also, the list of colors in which you can meet the year of the Green Dragon includes: gold; silvery; red; white.
What to celebrate the New Year 2024
Since the symbol of 2024 is the Green Wooden Dragon, festive clothes should be bright, elegant and at the same time comfortable. Stylists advise to give preference to high-quality fabrics, such as chiffon, velvet, satin, silk, etc. The New Year's image should emphasize the individuality of the individual and distinguish it from others. Add bright accents: rhinestones, sequins, jewelry, stones.
In Ukraine, the New Year holiday was one of the most important and favorite events of the year. New Year's traditions in Ukraine are very similar to Russian and Belarusian ones. Even in the 19th century, holidays retained the features of not only Christian events, but also some pagan ones. And even earlier, the New Year was celebrated in March, because spring is always associated with the beginning of work on the earth and the birth of a new life. In honor of the spring New Year, every family laid a festive table and rejoiced at the care of winter with the help of songs and dances. January 1, the New Year began to be celebrated in 1700. He is considered the first initiator of decorated Christmas trees, fun masquerades and gift-giving.
Ukrainian ancient New Year heritage
Our grandmothers believed that New Year's Eve is special in every way. On this day, God seems to open the gates of heaven and hears all requests addressed to him. Also, on December 31, the housewives arranged a rich family dinner, which is still called Shchedra. And on New Year's Eve, various ceremonies were often held, which were supposed to attract a good harvest, protect pets from diseases, and were also aimed at luring happiness and well-being into the house.
In addition, young women and girls loved fortune-telling on New Year's Eve. They guessed on maps and books, hay, the weather outside the window, matches, threads and other objects.
Modern New Year's traditions
How do you celebrate the New Year in Ukraine now? Many ancient traditions have remained until now. For the New Year, it is customary to gather the whole family, decorate the house and give gifts. Also, every New Year, as many years ago, children are waiting for the kindest fairy-tale character - Santa Claus. Before the adoption of Christianity, the almighty God Morozko acted as a good grandfather. And young girls secretly get together and continue to think about men.
Here came the New Year’s night,
Tangerines are filled inside.
Santa Claus stands nearby
And he is watching with delight.
Poems and songs for holiday,
Prepared well and loaded on.
Push salads away,
Santa Claus is not of cotton!
Grandpa waiting, he is exciting
So begin to sing on.
One, two, three, four, five,
Start, now is your turn!
NewYear of the Green Wood Dragon
But the modern history of the New Year is still being created. Among the new traditions, it is worth noting watching family New Year's films and fairy-tale cartoons.
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Another interesting tradition that has come to us since 1969 is the New Year greetings of the head of the country on TV 10 minutes before midnight.
New Year 2024
The New Year and Christmas holidays are approaching, in honor of which Ukrainians receive additional days off every year. However, this year, due to a full-scale war, not everyone will have a New Year's Day 2024 weekend. And the date of the Christmas weekend will change due to the adoption of a new church calendar.
Winter holidays 2024 according to the new calendar
In 2024, as always, we will celebrate the New Year on January 1. And the dates of Christmas, Saint Nicholas Day and other Christian holidays will be moved back 13 days due to the transition of the church to the New Julian calendar.
• December 6 - Saint Nicholas Day;
• Saint Nicholas Day - December 6. Saint Nicholas Day dates back to pagan times. Scientists believe that the image of Nicholas is shared with the ancient god Veles. He was the patron saint of animals and livestock. Saint Nicholas is revered for helping the needy and showing mercy to people. On this day, it is customary to give gifts to children, especially orphans.
• December 9 - Conception of the Holy Mother of God;
• December 20 - Saint Hnat's Day;
• December 24 - Christmas Eve;
• Christmas Eve – December 24. On this day, it is customary to decorate the house with embroidered towels and straw spiders. Believers do not eat anything all day until the first star rises, announcing the birth of Jesus Christ. After that, 12 dishes are served to the table.
• December 25 - Christmas;
• Christmas - December 25. Celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. The biggest Christian holiday. On this day, you should attend a festive service in the church. After that, Christmas begins.
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•December 31 - St. Malanka's Day, Generous evening;
• Generous evening - December 31. The evening before the New Year, when festive dishes are prepared and God is asked for the most desired. This day is led goat and are generous. Those who are generous are given sweets and money for singing and making wishes.
• New Year - December 31. A calendar holiday celebrated by many peoples of the world. This day marks the beginning of a new calendar year. They prepare a festive table and arrange a party.
Dear friends, come all to me!
Watch this green New Year Tree!
Let us mark this lovely night...
Wish all wealth, love and delight.
Happy New Year! Let all troubles remain in the past year, let's not take sorrows, failures and troubles with us. And let's bring only happiness and sincere friendship, support and smiles, health and love, bright dreams and good luck into the new year! May the most cherished wish come true on this magical New Year's night, and may the new year bring us peace.
•January 1 - St. Basil's Day;
• Basil the Great - January 1. On St. Basil's Day, it is customary to sow seeds at home. Grain symbolizes new life and prosperity. After the sowers, the grain is given to birds, more often to chickens, so that they can run well. And the trees that do not give a harvest are tapped on the trunk with an ax.
• January 1 - New Year 2024;
• January 5 - Hungry Kutya or Second Christmas Eve;
• January 6 - Baptism of Christ;
• Baptism - January 6. This is a holiday commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. One of the biggest Christian holidays. On Epiphany, believers attend the morning service in the church, and then immerse themselves three times in the consecrated pit. It is cut in the shape of a cross. They also collect holy water.
• January 7 - the feast of John the Baptist;
• Meeting - February 2. The last among the Christmas and New Year holidays, which is one of the biggest in Christianity. Street water and a thunderbolt candle, which is lit during bad weather, are consecrated in churches.
Wish you a fairy January,
A superb and soft February,
A blooming, sunning March,
An April warm too much.
Let be a dazzling May,
Peace, blessing every day.
Also, wish you love, happy
From bright June to November.
Wish you upbeat December —
And let it be forever.
With the special beginning.
Happy, Great New Year!
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