Январь, март и сентябрь: почему дату Нового года в России трижды меняли?

At 00:00 the hosts introduce the topic of holidays and the changing New Year dates in Russia. At 00:48 they ask what the concept of a holiday is and whether it means doing nothing. At 01:21 they trace the origin of the word "праздник". At 08:17 they discuss when humanity first began celebrating holidays. At 09:17 they examine the ultimate purpose of a holiday. At 15:48 they talk about ethnographic expeditions and data frequency. At 18:07 they note that tradition is the most variable thing. At 25:40 they explain why New Year became the main directive holiday of the USSR. At 32:03 they ask when the earliest New Year was celebrated. At 43:53 they explore the cult of the fir tree and why it appeared in homes. At 48:36 they discuss the connection between "Святки" and New Year. At 52:27 they describe how secular holidays became separated from religious ones. At 54:38 they talk about prohibitions and meanings during holidays. At 58:53 they claim that Maslenitsa was artificially revived. At 01:03:40 they conduct a blitz interview. At 01:14:40 they answer what to write in a letter to Ded Moroz.