{"id":2495,"date":"2011-12-21T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-21T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=2495"},"modified":"2014-07-17T17:39:06","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T17:39:06","slug":"how-to-decorate-the-new-years-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/how-to-decorate-the-new-years-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Decorate the New Year’s Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don\u2019t know about you, but \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435<\/span>\u0446 <\/strong>\u0434\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0431\u0440\u044f<\/span><\/strong> (the end of December) is always the busiest time for me. It\u2019s all about getting ready for \u041d\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u044b\u0439 <\/strong>\u0413\u043e\u0434<\/strong> (the New Year), \u043c\u043e\u0439 <\/strong>\u043b\u044e\u0431\u0438<\/span>\u043c\u044b\u0439 <\/strong>\u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/strong> (my favorite holiday).<\/p>\n

At first I wasn\u2019t going to write about \u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 <\/strong>\u041d\u043e<\/span>\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e <\/strong>\u0413\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u0430<\/strong> (celebrating the New Year) since we already covered it on this blog several times. We wrote about some of the \u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435\u00a0<\/strong>\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u0446\u0438\u0438*<\/strong> (New Year customs<\/a>) associated with this \u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a<\/strong> (holiday) as well as some useful Russian phrases<\/a> for gift-giving and receiving. And last year we explained how to celebrate a truly Russian New Year<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s left to talk about then? Quite a few things, as it turns out. For example, we never really concentrated on \u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u044f\u044f <\/strong>\u0451<\/span><\/strong>\u043b\u043a\u0430<\/strong> (the New Year tree). The other day I was asked a question about traditional Russian tree decorations. And since I am going to buy my tree later today, that\u2019s what the post is about.<\/p>\n

Growing up, we would go \u043f\u043e\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c <\/strong>\u0451<\/span><\/strong>\u043b\u043a\u0443<\/strong> (buy a fir tree) just a couple of days before the holiday and decorated it either on December 30th<\/sup> or 31st<\/sup>. Most of my friends and neighbors did the same thing. It was rather \u043d\u0435\u043e\u0431\u044b<\/span>\u0447\u043d\u043e<\/strong> (uncommon) to put up a tree a week or more before the holiday. Personally, I think it kept up \u043e\u0449\u0443\u0449\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435 <\/strong>\u043f\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/strong> (a sense of celebration) since \u0451<\/span><\/strong>\u043b\u043a\u0430 <\/strong>\u043d\u0435 <\/strong>\u0443\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0430 <\/strong>\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f<\/strong> (there was not enough time to get used to the fir tree).<\/p>\n

Once the tree was installed in its \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430<\/span>\u0432\u043a\u0430<\/strong> (stand), first up went \u044d\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 <\/strong>\u0433\u0438\u0440\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u0434\u044b <\/strong>(string lights). This was also the most frustrating part of the process since all the wires \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043f\u0443<\/span>\u0442\u044b\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c<\/strong> (would get tangled up). Besides, \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u0434\u0430<\/span> <\/strong>\u0445\u043e\u0442\u044f<\/span> <\/strong>\u0431\u044b <\/strong>\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0443<\/span> <\/strong>\u043b\u0430<\/span>\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0443, <\/strong>\u0434\u0430 <\/strong>\u043f\u0440\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c <\/strong>\u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u044c<\/strong> (there was always at least one light bulb that needed to be replaced).<\/p>\n

Next we would get our most treasured \u0451<\/span><\/strong>\u043b\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong>\u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0448\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/strong> (ornaments) out, including \u0441\u0442\u0435\u043a\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong>\u0448\u0430\u0440\u044b<\/span><\/strong> (glass orbs), usually \u043a\u0440\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong>\u0441 <\/strong>\u0431\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u044b\u043c <\/strong>\u0443\u0437\u043e<\/span>\u0440\u043e\u043c<\/strong> (red with a pattern of white); \u0441\u0442\u0435\u043a\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong>\u0448\u0438<\/span>\u0448\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (glass pinecones);\u00a0\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043a\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0443<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (glass icicles);\u00a0\u0444\u0438\u0433\u0443<\/span>\u0440\u043a\u0438 <\/strong>\u0441\u043a\u0430<\/span>\u0437\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0445 <\/strong>\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0441\u043e\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0439 <\/strong>\u0438\u0437 <\/strong>\u0434\u0443<\/span>\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e <\/strong>\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043a\u043b\u0430<\/span><\/strong> (blown-glass ornaments in the shapes of fairy tale creatures).<\/p>\n

As with many other things, our ornaments were much the same as the ones on our friends\u2019 trees or other trees around the country since they were all made on the same \u0444\u0430<\/span>\u0431\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0430 <\/strong>\u0451<\/span><\/strong>\u043b\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0445 <\/strong>\u0443\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0448\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u00ab<\/strong>\u0401<\/span><\/strong>\u043b\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> (\u201cYolochka<\/a>\u201d, the Russian ornaments\u2019 factory). The factory, by the way, is still open and is cranking out new ornaments.<\/p>\n

After the fancy glass ornaments that families \u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0433\u043b\u0438<\/span> <\/strong>\u043a\u0430\u043a <\/strong>\u0437\u0435\u043d\u0438<\/span>\u0446\u0443 <\/strong>\u043e<\/span><\/strong>\u043a\u0430<\/strong> (saved as the apple of one\u2019s eye) and \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430\u0432\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u0438 <\/strong>\u0438\u0437 <\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u044f <\/strong>\u0432 <\/strong>\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/strong> (passed from generation to generation), it was the turn of the simple \u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0434\u0435<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong>\u0438\u0433\u0440\u0443<\/span>\u0448\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (hand-made ornaments). Various \u0444\u043e\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (lanterns), \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0431\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0438<\/strong> (tiny boxes), \u0431\u0443\u043c\u0430<\/span>\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong>\u0446\u0435<\/span>\u043f\u0438<\/strong> (paper chains), and such were made out of \u043a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043e<\/span>\u043d<\/strong> (cardboard), \u0446\u0432\u0435\u0442\u043d\u0430<\/span>\u044f <\/strong>\u0431\u0443\u043c\u0430<\/span>\u0433\u0430<\/strong> (colored paper), and \u0444\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0433\u0430<\/span><\/strong> (foil). Sometimes we would get a chance to make an ornament out of an egg by making the holes in it, blowing the egg white and yolk out, and then decorating the whole egg shell.<\/p>\n

After that it was time to decorate with \u0431\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u044b<\/strong> (strings of beads) and \u0433\u0438\u0440\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u0434\u044b <\/strong>(garlands) that weren\u2019t \u044d\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0440\u0438<\/span>\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 <\/strong>\u0433\u0438\u0440\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u0434\u044b<\/strong> (string lights), but made out of \u0441\u0442\u0435\u043a\u043b\u044f<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 <\/strong>\u0431\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u0438\u043d\u044b<\/strong> (glass beads). Then the tree topper, \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0445\u0443<\/span>\u0448\u043a\u0430<\/strong>, would be placed on top of the tree by an adult and kids would take handfuls of \u0434\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0434\u0438\u043a<\/strong> and \u043c\u0438\u0448\u0443\u0440\u0430<\/span><\/strong> (tinsel) and hang all around the tree. In the end, the tree would be so covered in the shroud of tinsel that it was hard to see its branches.<\/p>\n

The final touch was to wrap a white bed sheet around the tree stand and place \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043c\u0430<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 <\/strong>\u0414\u0435\u0434 <\/strong>\u041c\u043e\u0440\u043e<\/span>\u0437<\/strong> (plastic Father Frost) under the tree.<\/p>\n

Do you celebrate New Year? Do you decorate a fir tree for it? What is your favorite ornament? Do you make your own ornaments? You can take a picture of it and share with us on our Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

*Here’s something that I just found in Google Translate – the phrase “\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0442\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0438” is translated into Russian as Christmas traditions while “\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u0442\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0438” is translated as New Year’s traditions. Interesting…<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

I don\u2019t know about you, but \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0446 \u0434\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0431\u0440\u044f (the end of December) is always the busiest time for me. It\u2019s all about getting ready for \u041d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0413\u043e\u0434 (the New Year), \u043c\u043e\u0439 \u043b\u044e\u0431\u0438\u043c\u044b\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a (my favorite holiday). At first I wasn\u2019t going to write about \u043f\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0413\u043e\u0434\u0430 (celebrating the New Year) since we already covered…<\/p>\n

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