- this is probably the only holiday that is eagerly awaited and loved not only by children, but also by adults, for which they are preparing long before its onset. An evening from which they expect, if not a miracle, then at least a magical atmosphere.

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And we ourselves must create this special New Year's atmosphere. How? We will talk about this in this article.

Of course, the very first main attribute New Year's tree. Buy live pine. Together with it, a wonderful coniferous aroma will burst into your home, which we have been associated with the upcoming celebration since childhood! If you prefer live artificial spruce, decorate it. And we will fill the room with aromas in other ways.

Fragrances

On the eve of the holiday, place scented candles in the room. With their burning, they will fill the apartment with comfort and create a special festive atmosphere. Just don't forget about safety! Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets, and away from flammable objects.

Of course, the smell of citrus fruits will also be added to the aromas of candles, without which it is simply impossible to imagine New Year!

Melodies

Sounds should also be added to the aromas. Pick up a collection of New Year's melodies or songs that you like in advance. Let the music play throughout the day. Good music not only cheers up, but also creates a sense of celebration!

Traditions

Come up with your own family traditions which will always be associated with the New Year. For example, the exchange of gifts. Think about when and how this will happen - in the morning, in the evening or under the chiming clock. Or maybe you will be engaged in compiling a photo collage with the events of the outgoing year? Or, at nightfall, go all together to the city tree with crackers and sparklers.

Another important point, which I would like to note: in order for the celebration to succeed, you need not only good mood but also well-being. This is especially true for those who are engaged in all the preparations - the hostesses. If you stand at the stove all day, run around the shops, arrange general cleaning, then by the end of the day it’s not up to the holiday. I want to relax and unwind. Therefore, try not to tire yourself - there is more to come. all night fun.

1. Share responsibilities with household members.

2. What can be done in advance - do it. For example, cleaning can be done on December 30, or instructed by children. Cut the salads in advance and put them in the refrigerator, and just season with the sauce before serving.

3. Buy all the necessary products at least a week before the holiday. Then you do not have to rush to look for missing ingredients and nervously stand in mind-blowing lines.

4. Periodically arrange small breaks for yourself to relax and spend this time with your family.

Mood, music, fragrances, decorations! All these components add up to a single whole - a wonderful atmosphere of the holiday - the New Year.

We wish you a happy, bright and unforgettable New Year!

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Do you remember how you loved the New Year as a child? This is the holiday that made all the relatives fuss. Your house was filled with magical aromas of juicy tangerines and an already decorated Christmas tree. All close people gathered at the table, listened to the President's address and sincerely congratulated each other on the first day of the new year. And the most anticipated event of those magical days is the arrival of Santa Claus with delicious gift For you.

But time has passed and you have matured. You no longer believe in the winter wizard from Veliky Ustyug, and even that special feeling of something unusual has also disappeared. And he was replaced by running around the shops in search of an outfit for New Year's Eve, gifts for relatives and fuss with buying products for holiday table. But is it possible to return the feeling of magic? And rejoice at the arrival of the New Year as before? Let's check!

Plunge into childhood

As my friend says: “If you want to believe in Santa Claus again, give birth to a child!” But, indeed, the advice may sound a little ridiculous, but it is true.

Children, like no one else, are able to see the unusual in familiar things. They are not yet crushed by the burden of adult problems, and their bright heads have their own little magical world. That is why they believe in fairy tales and know that the New Year will bring something special for them.

If you already have a baby, why not try to organize a wonderful holiday for him? Invite Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden on New Year's Eve, find out from your child what he expects from this mysterious night, what kind of gift he would like to receive from the winter wizard. Watch your favorite New Year's cartoons with your children and decorate the Christmas tree together. And remember how it was in childhood: “One, two, three! Shine Christmas tree!" And then we did not understand what was happening, why the spruce lights up with flickering lights. Surprise the child too: say this magic phrase and light the garland. You will see what delight your child will have from this action.

Write a letter to Santa Claus with your child. Beautiful, sincere, help the child tell how good he was this year and how he deserved praise. Be sure to send this email. And waiting for a response will make you check your inbox more often and eagerly.

Gradually, you yourself will not notice how your child will open a second wind in you, and you will join the New Year's fuss with a completely different attitude. Well, the first night of the year will be almost the most anticipated event.

Find a good company

Nothing makes you feel the New Year better than preparing for it together. If you want to join forces in the holiday bustle, be sure to invite good friends.

Firstly, it will be fun, because in any company there will definitely be such a person who will amuse everyone. Second, it's cheaper. Just imagine how much money you would spend on New Year's table and decorations? And the company, as a rule, takes off, so it is more profitable financially. Thirdly, you will receive several times more gifts. Such unexpected surprises that you did not even know about, but you will be delighted with them. Fourth, you can also choose useful and unexpected gifts for all your friends. And, you see, giving and surprising is such a pleasant experience.

Surely you will be interested in shopping among New Year's decorated windows and looking at interesting little things that you can give. Such chores are not only exciting, but also charge with a good mood.

Now imagine how you and your friends will discuss the New Year's table? To argue about something, to agree on something with each other, choosing a particular dish or a way to decorate it. Now even cooking will not cause you a negative, because it will turn into an exciting activity on the eve of the holiday.

But also give the strong half of your company a task: let them, for example, prepare entertainment and contests for New Year's Eve. Then there will be just a lot of surprises: you will surprise with culinary masterpieces, and men with an interesting festive program.

Choose an amazing place

Think about where you would like to meet the new year. Choose for yourself that magical place where you will certainly want to be on the main night of the year.

Do you like noisy parties? Then feel free to book a table in a club, cafe or restaurant with a rich New Year's program. You like space and comfort, and outside the window - nature and snowdrifts. Well, then your option is a country house. Or would you just be comfortable at home? So why not, because this is one of the the best places for the holiday. Or maybe you dream of sitting in a Santa Claus hat on a sunny beach? Or fly down the mountain on a snowboard, then drink champagne on the way down? Fulfill your dream - go where you want to be. After all, there is still time to choose.

Believe me, when you decide on the place where you will celebrate the New Year, you yourself will not notice how you start counting the days until the holiday. Thoughts about how it will be, what you will do on the main night of the year, will give you pleasant emotions and anticipation of imminent magic.

Decorate the house

New Year mood does not come, but also outside the window is slush and rain? But can the weather spoil such an expected event? Plus, you can make it yourself at home.

Do not neglect this ritual - decorate your apartment. Hang up the tinsel, spread out christmas balls and toys, put Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden, a snowman or a Christmas deer. Prepare beautiful candles and light them up in the evenings. Do not forget about the garlands, because their flickering lights do not leave even adults indifferent, turning them into children.

Make snowflakes on windows and mirrors. You can buy them at the store, or you can make your own. At the same time, remember how much enthusiasm you had when, back at school, you and your classmates cut out a lot of snowflakes and decorated your classroom with them.

Buy tangerines and put them in a pretty vase in your kitchen. And decorate the room with a few pieces of citrus. Your home will be filled with a wonderful aroma and remind you of the happy anticipation of the New Year holidays.

well and The final stage- it's a tree. Let it be artificial or natural - it's up to you. But this beauty, a symbol of the New Year, will certainly delight you and inspire you with new ideas for one of the most beloved holidays of the year.

Some more ideas

Go ice skating. Take your child, loved one or friends with you. Movement is life. And ice skating is one of the favorite winter pastimes, perfectly reminiscent of the coming of winter and the imminent approach of the New Year.

Get a deer sweater from the top shelf of your wardrobe. And if you don't have it, buy it! Believe me, you won't regret it. Scandinavian motifs, winter patterns and warmth will make you feel a little joy of coming holidays.

Listen to Christmas music and watch Christmas movies. We all know how well our favorite tunes or movies affect us. Take advantage of this inspiration.

Prepare mulled wine. It doesn't matter if it's alcoholic or not, the very fact that you're drinking this spicy Christmas drink will already give you positive emotions. And the warmth of mulled wine will warm you even on the coldest evening.

Stroll through the decorated city. This good tradition- to turn the streets into a fairy tale - there is a reason. The New Year's transformation of familiar buildings gives a lot of joy not only to the eye, but also to thoughts.

Finally, if you have snow, build a snowman or have a snowball fight. Inappropriate for age? Who told you?! Age is just a number in the passport, which does not at all prohibit doing wonderful things, especially on the eve of the very magical holiday of the year.

And finally

All tips are just tips to cheer yourself up before the upcoming holiday. But the feeling of magic lives only in our head.

Just think for a second that on this day and the following Christmas holidays you will be able to gather all your relatives and friends around the table, present them with wonderful gifts and see the sparkle of happiness in their eyes. So is this not the feeling for which we madly love the New Year? And aren't these thoughts supposed to give us a lot of amazing minutes from waiting.

Even if you have no company and you have no idea how you will celebrate main holiday years is no reason to despair. Believe me, all the best things happen to us spontaneously. My former boss once called me 3 hours before the New Year and said that she didn’t buy anything at all, didn’t prepare and was sitting alone in the apartment. But needless to say, that festive night she ended up in several amazing places, and in one of them she met her love and has been happily married for several years! Do you still think that magic doesn't exist?!

Why does this holiday evoke such tremulous feelings in us? Why does an uncontrollable force arise inside, which seems to tickle us and make us smile at the sight of New Year's lights, Christmas trees and patterns on our windows?

We are all looking forward to this holiday. It happens naturally, by itself. Many people may say that they are looking forward to the weekend or an occasion to have fun, but in fact there is one thing that we do not think about. This holiday is truly dear to us, because most of us had a chance to bring such a feeling from childhood. From childhood, only good things are usually remembered, but the New Year is something magical, it is not just a pleasant event. As children, we decorated Christmas trees, decorated rooms, eagerly awaited a miracle, but we still do it now, and most importantly, it is worth noting that we experience the same feelings as then. It is for these priceless memories, for these extraordinary moments that everyone loves this holiday. New Year's Eve is more than just a tradition, it is part of our life.

Every year, decorating Christmas tree, and I remember my childhood and understand that this is exactly what never changes. At 18, this is as wonderful as at 8, and it will be just as wonderful at 38 and at 68. ... You just need to try to feel these feelings that are hidden behind routine, daily problems, papers and fatigue. You just need to let the holiday cover yourself completely, with your head, and drown in the fireworks of joy, because we will always have time to be serious and focused.

Why else is this holiday more important for us than the rest? Because he gives faith, and this is exactly what is becoming less and less in our time. Someone may not agree, but it's true, and this again happens subconsciously. After all, only one name of the holiday: New Year, instills in us faith in the future. As if we are given a new blank slate, and we start something over, which we believe will definitely be better than the previous one. In fact, nothing really changes, only the number in the name of the year changes, but how much it affects our lives. Next year we come with renewed vigor, with fresh ideas, with the belief that this year everything will work out. And before the holiday, we fussily finish all things, pay off debts, perhaps, do some bold deeds. The most important thing in the pre-holiday bustle is to have time to finish all the work. The outgoing year will no longer give a chance, and you need to enter the new year by absolutely completing the previous stage of your life. Right now is this time, and most importantly, do not miss it.
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The New Year has always been a little fairy tale for everyone and remains so for many even in old age. And every year we are glad to experience it. We sum up the results of the outgoing year. New hopes are born within each of us. The upcoming weekend inspires us more and more. For everyone, different memories overwhelm thoughts. So let's just give in to New Year's joyful feelings and cut out snowflakes and buy a Christmas tree and make a wish in new year's eve, because ahead of us is not less difficult than this, but still a new year!

Everyone was empty from fatigue ..
They ate what they wanted..

Christmas trees look like Christmas trees..
Long holidays drinking filth
And bad weather all month without sun -
In the blinds looks through the packet windows ..

The city in the cold neon of Gehenna..
In dirty snow like razor foam
In the flourishes of the tracks, the freeways do not sleep ...
Where are you naive childish joy?

In Christmas tree old smiles
Die that they waited in mothballs
In cotton wool, like corpses, they lay for a long time ..
Ghosts of the past, unsteady joys

Living in draft, have time to redo it?
Not having time not to sleep, not to have dinner ..
Not having time to understand, to fall in love -
Why do we run if we live forever?

Either we are getting old - or the weather ..
Is it not what we wanted?
Whether everything will return after the drop

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Ah, when we were little, there were Christmas trees - up to the ceiling, the lights of garlands that could not blink were reflected in the glass balls, the real Santa Claus came to the house and brought real gifts. Now we are adults, and it is in our power to give the New Year to ourselves and our children so that it remains forever in our hearts.

While preparing for the New Year's Eve, when there is so much to do, the main thing is to catch the festive mood and do everything with ease and pleasure. When wrapping gifts, represent the happiness with which loved ones unwrap them. When decorating your home, think about how comfortable you will be on New Year's Eve. When choosing champagne in the store - hear the cork pop loudly with the start of the chiming clock.

Everyone has their own associations with the New Year: childhood memories, Christmas decorations, sparklers, the smell of pine needles. Fill your home with holiday symbols ahead of time to create the right atmosphere. Our wonderful novelty will help you with this.New Year's and Christmas Book. Our days" .

How to create a magical mood

Here are examples of things to do to help you feel the approach of the New Year:

1. Buy a gift for a friend for no reason.

2. Make a New Year's compliment to a stranger.

3. Decide on an experiment with hair (not necessarily something radical, like shaving your head - try an unusual styling or colored strand).

4. Take part in a New Year's charity event. There are many such actions, for example, gifts for veterans or orphans. And not everywhere financial assistance is required: somewhere you need a car, somewhere you need help with loading or sorting.

5. Visit and congratulate relatives whom you rarely visit.

6. Buy a New Year's board game and play with family or friends.

7. Arrange an evening of New Year's cuisine (cook mulled wine, bake cookies) and invite guests.

8. Put on a Christmas play.

Magic scent

Creating a spicy warming aroma in the apartment is another way to transform the house on the eve of the holidays. Ginger, cinnamon, musk, rosemary, juniper, fig tree, cloves - these smells are suitable for the winter season, especially in combination with fresh air ventilated room.

Place containers of scented mixtures or scented candles in the hallway, bathroom, on windowsills or on tables. “Perfume” with essential oils a composition from spruce branches and cones or use them for an aroma lamp.

A good Christmas blend: a dash of nutmeg, ylang ylang, ginger and clove oil. Create New Year's composition from pine cones, walnuts, cinnamon sticks, citrus fruits with clove inflorescences stuck in them, place everything in a vase and drip a little essential oil such as fir, cinnamon, orange, and clove.

1. Arrange the toys in a spiral, and along the same path - garlands with rain. Start with a garland Christmas balls followed her direction. Use the same color spirals or try a gradient design.

2. Hang garlands in a circle, and toys - as you like, in any order. The main thing is not to overdo it with the number of decorations and choose balls of suitable sizes, it is better that the sizes vary: the lower the ball hangs, the larger it is.

3. Arrange decorations and garlands vertically. To create balance in some places, tie lush bows or hang tinsel.

gingerbread recipe

Bake holidays symbol.

You will need:

150 g honey 200 g butter 100 g of sugar a teaspoon of soda 3 eggs 500 g of flour and, of course, spices (the classic trio of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg)

Add spices to taste, the more, the more spicy taste and more dark color will have gingerbread. It is not necessary to limit yourself to this trinity, mix other spices and additives into the dough: cocoa (gingerbread will become rich dark), coriander, anise, orange zest, raisins, candied fruits, nuts.

1. Put honey, oil and spices in a saucepan, put it on low heat and gradually melt, stirring. Cool down.

2. Beat eggs with sugar until thick foam and mix them into the cooled spicy mass.

3. Add baking soda to the flour and begin to gently fold the flour into the egg-honey-butter mixture. You will get a slightly sticky dough, it should not be very steep. Wrap it in cling film and refrigerate overnight. By the way, the dough (all or part) can be frozen and returned to it after a few days or weeks.

4. The next day, the dough will not stick, it will become elastic and pliable. Roll it out in layers of about 6-8 mm and cut out different shapes.

5. Spread the gingerbread cookies on baking paper (keep in mind that they increase in size during baking), place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake for 10 minutes.

Make sure they don't burn. Ready-made gingerbread cookies are very soft at first, so take your time to remove them from the paper - they are easy to damage. When cooled, they will harden, and then you can easily transfer them to a plate. And then you can decorate them with the whole family!

Icing for gingerbread

The simplest and fast way prepare the glaze - mix powdered sugar with lemon juice or milk. Lemon juice gives a pleasant sourness, slightly pacifying the sweetness, and with milk the glaze turns out to be very tender. The proportion is approximately 2 tablespoons of liquid per 100 g of powder. Stir in the liquid carefully so that the icing does not turn out to be too liquid. Glaze of the correct consistency - dense and viscous. Put the finished icing in a plastic bag, cut off a corner of it and draw patterns with icing on the surface of the gingerbread.

Gingerbread dough is great for making gingerbread houses. The dismantled house is sold in shops or at fairs - it only needs to be assembled. But if you want to feel like a real architect, draw a blueprint (take inspiration from the Internet), cut out the pieces of the house from the dough, bake them and build a sweet house.