Orthodox New Year / Old New Year
The Julian-calendar New Year corresponds to January 14 in the Gregorian calendar in the current calendar period, but Orthodox churches and communities do not all use the same fixed-feast calendar practice.
Date and recurrence
14 January in the Gregorian calendar for communities observing Julian-calendar New Year; practice is not universal across Orthodox churches
The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Orthodox and cultural communities retaining the Julian-calendar civil New Year / Old New Year tradition. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Old New Year
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- Timeanddate — Orthodox New Year calendar explanationCalendar Reference
Frequently asked questions
When is Orthodox New Year / Old New Year?
14 January in the Gregorian calendar for communities observing Julian-calendar New Year; practice is not universal across Orthodox churches The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve whether the target community observes Julian-calendar New Year; where applicable, convert Julian January 1 to the target-year Gregorian date.
Does Orthodox New Year / Old New Year fall on the same date every year?
It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.
Is Orthodox New Year / Old New Year an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Orthodox and cultural communities retaining the Julian-calendar civil New Year / Old New Year tradition. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Orthodox New Year / Old New Year?
The stored designation basis is: The Julian-calendar New Year corresponds to January 14 in the Gregorian calendar in the current calendar period, but Orthodox churches and communities do not all use the same fixed-feast calendar practice.. Supporting provenance includes Timeanddate — Orthodox New Year calendar explanation. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Orthodox New Year / Old New Year international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Orthodox and cultural communities retaining the Julian-calendar civil New Year / Old New Year tradition. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.