Nogbon or the Ossetian New Year is a new year festival celebrated by Ossetians and the "master of the New Year" in Ossetian mythology.[1][2][3] It is celebrated annually between 12 and 14 of January.

The common customs/rituals of the festival are serving a traditional festive pie called "artkhuron" which symbolizes the sun, dancing around the fire and jumping over the fire to eliminate "last year's adversity".[4]

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References

  1. ^ John Colarusso; Tamirlan Salbiev (28 June 2016). Tales of the Narts: Ancient Myths and Legends of the Ossetians. Princeton University Press. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-0-691-17040-4.
  2. ^ Irina Molodikova; Alan Watt (3 January 2014). Growing Up in the North Caucasus: Society, Family, Religion and Education. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-317-93190-4.
  3. ^ Chirikba, Viacheslav (2015). "Between Christianity and Islam: Heathen Heritage in the Caucasus". Brill. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  4. ^ "Во Владикавказе отметили национальный праздник Ногбон". 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2020-03-13.

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