Old New Year

Old New Year
Old New Year
Also called	Orthodox New Year; Armenian: Հին Նոր տարի; Belarusian: Стары Новы год; Bulgarian: Стара Нова година; Georgian: ძველით ახალი წელი; Greek: Παλαιό νέο έτος; Macedonian: Стара Нова година; Romanian: Anul Nou pe stil vechi; Russian: Старый Новый год; Serbian: Српска Нова година; Ukrainian: Старий Новий рік;
Observed by	Users of the Julian calendar
Significance	The first day of the Julian year
Date	January 11 (1583–1700); January 12 (1701–1800); January 13 (1801–1900); January 14 (1901–2100); January 15 (2101–2200)
Frequency	Annual
Related to	New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar)

The Old New Year, or the Orthodox New Year, is an informal traditional holiday, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the Old New Year falls on January 14 in the Gregorian calendar.

This traditional dating of the New Year is sometimes commonly called "Orthodox" because it harks back to a time when governments in Russia and Eastern Europe used the Julian calendar, which is still used by some jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Eastern Orthodox Church's liturgical year actually begins in September.

Old New Year
Also called	Orthodox New Year Armenian: Հին Նոր տարի Belarusian: Стары Новы год Bulgarian: Стара Нова година Georgian: ძველით ახალი წელი Greek: Παλαιό νέο έτος Macedonian: Стара Нова година Romanian: Anul Nou pe stil vechi Russian: Старый Новый год Serbian: Српска Нова година Ukrainian: Старий Новий рік
Observed by	Users of the Julian calendar
Significance	The first day of the Julian year
Date	January 11 (1583–1700) January 12 (1701–1800) January 13 (1801–1900) January 14 (1901–2100) January 15 (2101–2200)
Frequency	Annual
Related to	New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar)