All Slavs are accustomed to celebrate the New Year stormily and cheerfully, so that "there was something to remember." And now, when the menu is already made up, many begin to puzzle over what topic to choose for the New Year party.
To save you from unnecessary trouble, in this article we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the interesting idea of celebrating the New Year at home in the Russian folk style. More details about the organization of such an unusual event, we now talk.
Preparation of the New Year in the Russian folk style
The main feature of the holiday is the presence of national motives. In order for the interior to best correspond to the theme of the party, it is worth to remove from the eyes of modern expensive tablecloths, carpets and any "high-tech" items.
To decorate the interior for the New Year in the Russian folk style, the items that were respected by our grandparents are ideal. You can lay a wicker rug on the floor, put a chest in a corner or near the bed, decorate the wall with an old painting, decorate the table with an embroidered tablecloth-samobranka and a samovar with a boot and arrange decorative items from straw or wood everywhere.
The decoration of the festive table for the New Year in the Russian style should also correspond to the features of serving the past centuries. For this, clay dishes, wooden spoons, jugs, painted dishes, teapots, plates, etc., will fit.
Traditional treats will be: fish in any form; pancakes ; baked piglet; fat; pies; ear ; pickles; mushrooms; vodka; a bundle of sheepskin; gingerbread, etc.
A great role, of course, in the celebration of the New Year in the Russian folk style plays a costume. Women's long dresses, a kokoshnik, a skirt and an apron, a shawl, men's polka-dot or striped shirts narrowed to the bottom, pants, red boots, zhupan, felt boots, fur vests and hats - earflaps - what you need for a themed party.
The most interesting part of the preparation of the New Year in the Russian style is the composition of the script. It can include a meeting of Santa Claus on a triple horse with sledges and bells, gypsies, bears, bayanists and balalaika, photo shoots, various jokes and competitions. Significant point in the New Year scenario in the style of the Russian fairy tale will be the performance of folk songs about the winter from popular films in karaoke, playing fairy-tale heroes: Babu Yaga, Ivanushka the fool, Koshchei immortal, etc.
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