Like most ancient peoples, beginning the New Year in Kievan Rus' was associated with the beginning of the spring revival of nature.

Probably celebrated the New Year with the advent of a new month in the first days of spring, next to the spring equinox. In this year could be like 12 and 13 months. The holiday was called "New Summer".

With the adoption of Christianity in Kievan Rus' was introduced by the Julian calendar and celebrate the New Year was established on March 1, according to the legend that corresponded to the date of creation.

Later, the New Year was moved to September 1 in accordance with the Byzantine church, and the chronology was carried out on the "Creation." Transfer was legitimized Moscow metropolitan Feognost, and finally the decision of the Moscow Cathedral to be considered the beginning of both ecclesiastical and the civil year, September 1, approved the emperor John III. In that year the church celebrated 7000 "creationism" and the expectation of the end of the world become widespread. At the same time the Ukrainian lands that were part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and later - the Commonwealth, with the beginning of 1362 New Year was established on 1 January and conducted chronology "of Christmas." This system is found in the Ukrainian chronicles of the time.

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