Russia celebrates old-style New Year

Russians celebrate the New Year once again today, January 14. Please, don’t be surprised, we haven’t made a mistake. This tradition started after 1918 when Russia introduced the new calendar.

In short, the old-style New Year appeared owing to a gap between Julian calendar or the old-style calendar and the Gregorian calendar which is used in almost all countries in the world. The old Julian calendar is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar.

Turkey's EU minister sends Christmas message to Orthodox citizens./Russia celebrates Christmas Eve

Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu issued a message on Jan. 6 wishing Armenian and Eastern Orthodox citizens a merry Christmas.

Anatolia has always been a country of tolerance and home to different beliefs and cultures throughout history, Çavuşoğlu said in a written message.

“Today, we live in peace with our citizens in the Republic of Turkey from different ethnicities and religions and work together to enhance and develop our country,” the minister said.