What is Novy God? What you need to know about the Russian new year
A breakdown on what you need to know about the Russian new year holiday and how it's celebrated in Israel.
A decorated spruce tree, traditional in the Novi God (New Year) celebration, seen at a Russian-Israeli home in Jerusalem, on January 1, 2016. Novigod is a Russian tradition of celebrating together with family on New Year's Eve, and New Year's day.(photo credit: HADAS PARUSH/FLASH90)ByAARON REICH