What is Novy God? What you need to know about the Russian new ...

Literally translating to "New Year" in Russian, the Novy God holiday as we know it became widespread in the Soviet Union starting in the 1930s ...

Novy God - Wikipedia

'New Year') is a New Year celebration observed in Russia, in post-Soviet states, and globally by the Russian diaspora. A New Year tree in Moscow in 2007–2008 ...

NOVY GOD (RUSSIAN NEW YEAR) - January 14, 2025

Novy God is celebrated annually on January 14. By this time, most of the world has settled into the new year. Want to learn more ... Why We Love Novy God (Russian ...

Israeli Novy God? What a Russian Holiday can Teach Israelis

In the Russian calendar, Novy God (New Year in Russian), celebrated on the last night of the calendar year, has always been the most important ...

Novy God - Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue

NOVY GOD, ('New Year' in Russian), is a relatively new addition to the Israeli celebratory scene. It is a Russian import whose roots in Israel seem to be in ...

Getting to know the 'Novy God' - DW

Although many mistake it for Christmas, the Russian New Year's holiday of Novy God has little to do with it. In many places Novy God is also ...

Celebrating Russian New Year (Novy God) in Israel

It's easy to write off Novy God (Russian New Year, which begins on January 1) as a bizarre and colorful ritual—far from anything that could be ...

Russian New Year's Traditions - Noviy God, Stalin - Refinery29

So, instead of celebrating Jesus' birth on December 25, we celebrate the New Year on December 31, effectively erasing any religious connotations ...

Novy God (Russian New Year) | January 14 - Holiday Calendar

Get ready to ring in the Russian New Year with traditional feasts, fireworks, and festivities - Novy God is a celebration you won't want to ...

'S Novim Godom': Secular Russian Holiday Becomes Mainstream in ...

Novy God, the New Year Holiday Celebrated by Immigrants From the Former Soviet Union, Is Casting Off Its Stigma in Israel as ...

Новый Год / Novy God (Russian New Year Celebration)

Novy God is also a major holiday in other countries of the former Soviet Union, marked by a massively produced Novogodni Ogonek (New Year's ...

Making a home for Novy God in the Israeli calendar - ISRAEL21c

Instead, it's more likely to be a yolka, the fir (or plastic) tree that's an inherent part of celebrating Novy God, the Russian phrase for “New ...

How do people in Russia celebrate Novy God or the Russian New ...

We cook/order a lot of food, and all relatives get together and have fun. Of course, we exchange gifts. It's a family holiday, so even people ...

novi god- the Russian New Year | Rabbi Ari Shvat | Ask the Rabbi

Novi god (Russian for New Year) is definitely not a Jewish holiday and is clearly another problematic example of bringing foreign and non-Jewish cultures ...

What Noviy God means to the daughter of Soviet Jewish ...

My dad took me to a nearby Home Depot to hunt for trees on December 26th. The salespeople asked us if we celebrated orthodox Christmas, and we ...

Who Moved My Tree?: A Soviet Novy God Celebration Lives on in ...

Hoping to introduce their culture to non-Russian Israelis, these siblings created a photo series dedicated Novy God, the Russian New Year.

Kutuzov Cake & Novy God - Tablet Magazine

As Russian Jews, we celebrate New Year—Novy God. Now that I think about it, I'm not sure if my daughter, who is growing up trilingual, knows ...

Whether you've heard of Novy God or not, Russian Angelenos are ...

As a Jewish girl with Ukrainian roots growing up in Los Angeles, Rina Atroshenko learned fast that she would need to explain the Christmas ...

Young Russian-Israelis return to roots with motherland-style New ...

Novy God, the Russian celebration of the New Year, isn't just for Slavic speakers anymore. That's the goal, at least, ...

Having a Slavic new year: The untold story of “Russian Christmas”

Above all else, Novy God is about spending time with family, friends, and waiting for the new year to begin. You may even have some friends or ...