Vasilica (holiday)
The Old New Year, the Orthodox New Year, also known as ''Ra's as-Sanah'' or ''Ras el-Seni'' in the Middle East, 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 14 January 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. In the Middle East, within the Alawites and Middle Eastern Christians, the term Ra's as-Sanah or Ras el-Seni refers to the Old New Year, which is regularly celebrated by these groups. By country North Macedonia The holiday in North Macedonia is known as ''Old New Year'' () or as ''Vasilica'' (), " St. Basil". St. Basil ( Late on 13 January, people ...
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