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The most popular question that acquaintances ask each other in the second half of December sounds something like this: “Have you decided where you will celebrate the New Year?” Have you, friends, decided? The most banal answer you most often hear is: “At home, probably.” For some, celebrating the New Year with their family and in the comfort of their own home is an unshakable tradition that certainly deserves respect. But if you don’t want to celebrate the New Year at home and simply can’t figure out how to spend New Year’s Eve in an original way, then perhaps our ideas will help you make your choice.

Let's start with the most budget options.

Idea No. 1. On the central square

In the central square near the main Christmas tree of the city there is always an atmosphere of general fun and celebration. Mummers and Snow Maidens walk around here, champagne explodes every minute, sparklers sparkle, and if the local authorities are generous, then some pop celebrities will also perform in the open area. Here you will definitely not miss the onset of the New Year, because the entire crowd will count down the 12 chimes in unison. Plus, this fun New Year's pastime won't cost you anything. You will only have to spend money on travel to the center and back and on a bottle of champagne, which you will probably want to drink.

Idea No. 2. By the fire

If you’re tired of the feast within four walls, you can go out into the yard, build a fire in a designated area, and fry a barbecue. If you have friendly relations with your neighbors, then you can invite them to join you, hang around the common table, start fires, and light sparklers. If you are lucky with snow, then you can immediately take the kids for a ride on a sled and make a snow woman. If you wish, you can even decorate any tree in the yard (not necessarily a spruce) in a New Year's style and dance round dances around it. Of course, if possible, then better idea with a fire, realize it in a forest clearing, feeling like you’re inside the fairy tale “The Twelve Months,” or in the courtyard of a country house.

We move from budget ideas to an adventurous idea.

Idea No. 3. On the train

What if we meet you on the road? Travel lovers may even really like this scenario. Just imagine: the train is rushing, the wheels are knocking, and New Year’s fun is boiling in your compartment. You can romantically implement this idea together by buying, say, a luxury coupe for two, or you can big company, which will crowd noisily in one festive compartment. The beauty of this idea is that the route can be chosen in such a way that the next morning you find yourself in a city that you have long dreamed of visiting, and devote the first day of the new year to excursions and getting to know a new settlement in your life. By and large, such an idea may not require large investments either. A compartment ticket within the country is available to everyone, and you don’t even have to spend the night in a new city, taking the same train back home in the evening.

Now let's look at more expensive options.

Idea No. 4. In a fashionable hotel

If you are a resident of a big city, then there are probably many hotels with original concepts in your city (for example, a hotel with dolphins, a water park, etc.). Why should this pleasure be available only to visitors? On New Year's Eve you can afford to book good number and celebrate the New Year there with your loved one or friends. As a rule, such establishments also offer New Year’s programs for their guests. And in the morning, after getting a good night’s sleep, you can visit the hotel’s bathhouse or spa.

Idea No. 5. In a restaurant

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These are the kind of establishments that are geared towards original New Year celebrations – these are restaurants. One in front of the other, they try to surprise potential clients with the New Year's program. Here they will think of everything for you: the selection of a cheerful presenter, exciting competitions and prizes, a delicious menu, the organization of festive fireworks, etc. All you have to do is take care of your outfit and take it with you good mood. In such an atmosphere, neither a small nor a large company will get bored.

Idea No. 6. On the beach

Who among us has not dreamed of celebrating the New Year on the beach next to the gentle sea? Fortunately, the country’s airports are open, and tour operators spare no effort in selecting a New Year’s tour. On our planet there are a lot of accessible corners where on New Year's Eve it is comfortable to wear a neckline and mini even under the moon. But, if you didn’t manage to earn money for a New Year’s trip to warmer climes this year, you can go to the sea in your own country. Yes, it will not be as warm as in southern countries, but it will be the sea. And those who truly love it will find it beautiful even in winter. If you definitely want to celebrate the New Year in a swimsuit, then this can be done at a local water park, for example, or a good bath complex with a swimming pool.

Idea No. 7. In the mountains

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Only mountains can be better than the sea. The statement is controversial, but if the mountains are more accessible to you than the seaside landscape, then this is a great idea for New Year's Eve. Snow-capped peaks, skiing and sledding - which can harmonize even more with the magic of the New Year. Ski resorts offer a variety of New Year's programs for vacationers for any budget.

Idea No. 8. In the baths

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Well, if neither the sea nor the mountains, then maybe thermal waters? Just imagine: winter, frost, snow all around, and you are sitting under open air in a pool with warm thermal water, from which steam comes, with a glass of champagne. Fortunately, on the territory of vast Russia, such pleasure is available in Kamchatka, Baikal, Stavropol, and the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. If there are no thermal lakes within reach, then you can always choose a good bath complex and celebrate the New Year in a warm steam room.

Idea No. 9. In a country house

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It’s good if you have a heated cottage. You can celebrate the New Year in a very epic way with the crackling of wood in the fireplace. If you don’t have your own dacha, on New Year’s Eve real estate agencies become more active with renting out such housing for a couple of nights. You can also rent a detached house in a country complex. The main thing is not to postpone negotiations on this until the last days of the outgoing year, since such a scenario for celebrating the New Year is quite popular among our compatriots, and there may simply not be any free seats available.

Idea No. 10. At home

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Well, if you still can’t get out of the house, you can make your home gatherings original. As a dress code, you can invite guests to all come in sweaters with deer or yellow (in honor of the coming Year of the Yellow Dog). Also, as the basis of the house, you can borrow the style from such cult films as “The Great Gatsby”, “Chicago”, “Hipsters”, “La La Land” or remember the fashion of “Crazy” of the 90s, etc. If you don’t want to bother with costumes, you can simply agree that everyone will come wearing bow ties, funny hats or funny glasses. You can also invite Santa Claus in disguise or have one of the company members dress up as him. As a fun pastime, you can think through board and table games, competitions, and select films with a Christmas theme in advance.

In a word, New year's night- it’s not necessarily Olivier, herring under a fur coat and drunken guests looking sadly at the TV on or sleeping in a salad. Celebrating the New Year can turn into an unforgettable event that will set the tone for the entire coming year. Happy Holidays!

New Year's week is a great opportunity to take a break from the bustle of the city, breathe in fresh air, engage in winter sports, relax in the spa, go on interesting excursions and gain strength and inspiration for work. Moreover, country hotels and resorts offer unusually interesting programs for a good rest.

Radisson Resort & Residences Zavidovo near Moscow

Radisson Resort & Residences Zavidovo is located 100 km from Moscow on the picturesque bank of the river flowing into the Volga - in one of the purest corners of nature. It has everything for an ideal country holiday: 239 comfortable rooms, 188 apartments, a SPA center with a swimming pool, sauna and hammam, several restaurants with excellent cuisine and a children's club with animation.

In winter, they offer their guests fishing, rental of cross-country skis, skates, tubing, snowboards, alpine skis, and Fatbike. You can ride bicycles with studded tires, cheesecakes, sleighs, ice skates, or take a family ski trip along a specially equipped trail in a fabulously beautiful winter forest. You can go ice surfing and reverse winch riding. The hotel building has a track for radio-controlled cars on a scale of 1:24, a laser shooting range, an area for master classes and agility attractions, and virtual reality.

Come to Zavidovo with your whole family to meet New Year in a fabulous atmosphere of magic and comfort. Vacationers will enjoy not only active winter recreation in nature, but also a festive dinner and an unforgettable New Year's show, full of bright emotions and magic!

A children's Snow Ball is being prepared for the children, where they are expected to fairy tale characters, games and riddles, gifts and dancing, a bright and tasty menu. Also, little guests can visit two separate rooms, where there will be master classes, fun with animators, a science show, surprises, and, of course, Grandfather Frost and the Snow Maiden. And on January 1 at 16:00 a grandiose awaits all the children New Year's performance and masquerade.

Sports Park "Volen"

The Volen Country Park offers a New Year's Eve full of magical events. Both families and groups of friends come here. You can live in hotel rooms or in separate wooden houses with your own sauna.

Home winter night years will pass in the unforgettable atmosphere of your favorite movie. You will find a rich holiday program with a host and animators, dancing, fireworks and a team of fashionable young musicians - the soul group “StereoSoup”, whose repertoire includes Christmas songs and fiery Latin American compositions. The festive dinner will delight you with an abundance of cold and hot appetizers and specialties from our chef. For little guests, on December 31 at 21.00 a special New Year's performance and gifts from Father Frost and Snow Maiden will begin.

Spending several days at the Volen Sports Park is a pleasure. Rental is guaranteed for you sports equipment(alpine and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, figure and hockey skates, hockey sticks, tubing). In the surrounding area there are excellent ski slopes of varying difficulty levels. You can enjoy ice skating, skiing and snowboarding (ski pass for 100 lifts in Volen and 50 lifts in Stepanovo) and the Tubing attraction. The homely comfort of a country hotel, a warming fireplace, a festive tree, boundless fun and gifts... You will love it!

The price of the New Year's package includes: accommodation from December 31, 2017 to January 2, 2018 (check-in at 18:00, check-out at 16:00), entertainment programs for children and adults, New Year's banquet, breakfast and lunch on January 1 and breakfast January 2. Details about prices and services.

Konakovo River Club is a great start to the year!

The hotel is located in the Tver region on the banks of the Moscow reservoir and the Volga, where picturesque pine forests descend directly to the water. You will be pleased with the delicious cuisine in the restaurant (kulebyaki, pies, different types fish, soups and stews) and friendly, hospitable staff. The combination of a relaxing holiday in nature with active exercise and exciting pastime guarantees you the effect of a full-fledged vacation, even after one weekend. A new year holidays, spent here are both democratic and exciting! This hotel is cozy and comfortable for families, groups of friends, businessmen, and those who decide to hold a corporate event, seminar, team building, or even a wedding here.

Konakovo River Club is a four-star resort hotel with many options for a comfortable stay: from rooms in the main building to townhouses and cottages, including a separate island in the house with a fireplace, billiards, and a picnic area. There is also a luxuriously equipped landing stage on the water.

Konakovo River Club is the first event hotel in Russia with a perfectly developed organization of a wide variety of weekly events. Every weekend (and not only weekends) there are themed weekends, festivals, championships, shows and parties...

Konakovo River Club is also a country club. Part of the territory is reserved for private houses on the banks of the Volga, so guests have the opportunity to buy a dacha here.

Konakovo River Club has a yacht club with a pier for yachts up to 20 meters long, a helipad and a collection of leisure programs. You can find everything here: extreme sports, fitness, hunting and fishing (winter and summer), spa studio and beauty salon. You can ride snowmobiles, skateboards, skis, play hockey... Races and competitions are held in the vastness of the icy Volga.

Konakovo River Club is a European and at the same time authentic, soulful Russian level of relaxation.

For younger guests, Konakovo has its own mini-zoo and children’s club “Kapitoshka”. Eat game room with a labyrinth, educational board games and air hockey, interesting programs of creative workshops, outdoor games.

Details about the entertainment program and options for celebrating the New Year.

Country park hotel "Park Hotel & SPA"

“Imperial Park Hotel & SPA” 5 stars is located in a pine forest 24 km southwest of Moscow. This is a small city that has everything a modern successful person: comfortable spacious rooms, studios, suites, suites. For corporate and business events, the hotel is ready to offer 14 halls ranging from 50 to 1,600 sq.m., 10 offices and meeting rooms up to 115 sq.m., a varied menu, excellent service, and event support. There is also a beauty and health center SPA-club “Aquamarine” with geysers, swimming pools for adults and children, and a unique SPA area. There is a Finnish sauna, a Turkish hammam and a medical center with treatment, rehabilitation and physiotherapeutic services. You can visit the Grand Arena sports and entertainment complex, where guests play tennis, volleyball, basketball and mini-football, and hold competitions, tournaments, business and holiday events.

Every year the time comes and each of us thinks about when, where and how to celebrate the holiday beloved by millions - the New Year. Some want to spend this magical night with their soulmate, some, remembering their childhood, celebrate New Year's Eve with family and loved ones, while others want to have a blast in a cheerful company of friends. Having chosen with whom and where you will go on the night of December 31st, you should not forget to think through a small scenario in order to surprise and please your loved ones, without forgetting to pamper yourself.

So you have decided that you want to spend New Year’s Eve with your loved one in a cozy home environment. It's time to start conquering his festive spirit and the right to share with him the “best New Year of your life”!

1. First you need get in the right mood . Therefore, on the eve of the holiday bustle, grab your loved one and head to the nearest fair. There you can not only drink aromatic mulled wine, taste it with honey and gingerbread, but also look for home decorations and take part in various competitions. Having eaten your fill, you can take a short walk, enjoying the views of the evening city, decorated with thousands of lanterns. It is also worth visiting the ice skating rink: even if one of you does not know how to skate, this will be a good reason to learn, because there will be reliable support nearby. After you've had your fill, visit some establishment so you don't have to start decorating your home on an empty stomach. Upon returning home, take a breath, choose the right music (where would we be without your favorite “Jingle Bells” and Frank Sinatra), lay out all your New Year's toys and start creating magic by transforming your home.
2. Decorate the Christmas tree together . Let it be special this year, just for the two of you. In addition to the usual Christmas tree decorations and tinsel, you can hang your joint photographs, favorite sweets, tangerines and other trinkets that are important for the two of you on its fluffy branches. Yes, it won’t look like it’s from the cover of a glossy magazine, but it will be the best tree of your life.
3. Decide on a menu for festive table. You shouldn’t cook so much that the table breaks. This could be several appetizers, one main dish and fruit. This amount of food is quite enough for two, especially if you are counting on a romantic continuation. The main thing is to agree on the menu with your lover so that everyone is satisfied. If you decide to order food, then take care of it in advance to avoid misunderstandings, because on New Year's Eve, food delivery is simply inundated with orders.
4. Together doesn't mean boring! Not everyone needs a lot of company to have a great night. Imagine, just the two of you, snow is falling outside the window, the tree is glowing with hundreds of lights, cozy holiday music is playing. The whole house is at your disposal. You shouldn't spend all your time near the TV, looking for a decent TV show. Better come up with one Magic world, where each room in your home will have its own atmosphere. Your kitchen can turn into a chic restaurant at the foot of the lava, if you just replace the lamps with candles and add a little imagination. So the bathroom turned into a jacuzzi, somewhere in the tropics. What's going on on the balcony? Yes, this is Santa's house in Lapland! All you have to do is write down your wishes, put them in an airplane and fly them into the snowy distance, and they will immediately come true. Dream, play, have fun. Feel again the magic that never left you throughout the winter holidays as a child.
5. A little romance never hurt anyone. When planning your joint holiday, do not forget that your loved one will be next to you. Prepare a surprise for him, which will include: you, your significant other, dim lights, sexy, perhaps even themed, lingerie, candles, some fruit and chocolate, dancing and lots of kisses. The hot night is ready. Happy New Year!
6. There will be gifts! Agree in advance that you should give each other gifts. Let it be cute socks with snowmen or a candle with the scent of pine needles, but their presence is mandatory. Set up a quest for each other: hide your gifts, write notes with clues and leave them in different places. Hidden clues will help you find the next ones and so on until the gift itself. And regardless of the gift, you two will be incredibly pleased to finally find your treasured treasure.

It doesn’t matter whether there is one person next to you or a whole crowd, the main thing is the role of these people in your life. When spending the New Year, even together, fun can overflow, the main thing is that the person sharing this night with you understands and loves you.

How to have fun celebrating the New Year with your family:

It is considered New Year family holiday. After all, no matter how far away your loved ones are, no matter how rarely you communicate, on New Year’s Eve, everyone gathers at one table. The magic of the holiday is felt from the very morning, when children are busy decorating the Christmas tree, mom and grandma are preparing various goodies, and dad and grandpa are preparing a festive table and lighting the fireplace. Everyone helps each other, has fun and waits to please others with gifts. But you can spend the New Year with your family both at home and outside the city or in nature.

Houses

Why do many choose to celebrate the New Year at home? Yes, because it is, first of all, comfort. You can cover all the windows with snowflakes, dress up in pajamas, wrap your cat in New Year’s “rain,” steal food from the refrigerator that says, “Don’t touch it! This is for the New Year,” and in general, do whatever you want. At home, you and your family will always have something to do: look at a family photo album, remembering past years, decorate gingerbread cookies together in the form of New Year's attributes, play Crocodile and a lot more.

• What kind of New Year is it without mom’s signature salad? The holiday at home is wonderful because every year the same dish that is familiar from childhood appears on the table. And it is definitely prepared only on this night, because it is special.
• Every family has a movie that they watch on December 31st. Even if it has already been watched thoroughly and you know all the dialogues by heart, this day would not be so wonderful without it. So don’t forget to set aside an hour or two for a movie show this year too.
• On the holiday, everyone wears their best clothes. But you can ask new trend in your family. Pajama party! Although the beautiful half of your family will repent for a long time, because they chose this dress for so long, but with your persistence, this New Year will be the most comfortable in your family. And what wonderful photographs you will get, it’s not worth mentioning.

In the countryside

A small country cottage with a huge Christmas tree in the backyard, what could be more magical? It’s certainly nice to be at home, but it’s still worth trying at least once to get out somewhere on New Year’s Eve, taking your whole family with you. You can play snowballs, build a snow castle, cook your favorite dishes over an open fire and warm up near the fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa. And after you celebrate the New Year, dress warmly and go out to explore the surrounding areas. You can bump into your neighbors, make new acquaintances, and even go on holiday to another country (who said that your neighbors can’t be fiery Spaniards or harsh Finns?).

In addition to a separate cottage, you can stay in a country complex. There you will be offered not only a cozy house, but also a festive menu and an entertainment program. If you are traveling with children, do not forget to check the availability of an animator. Not only will this help keep the kids engaged, but it will also be great fun for the adults in the family.

Outdoors

New Year is associated with something warm and cozy. But what if your family has a craving for everything extreme and unusual? How then to celebrate this holiday without indulging in all these home gatherings?

• Take your family and go to nature! To the top of a mountain, to a forest thicket, to the shore of a lake or a snow-covered beach - whatever you choose, with the right preparation and love for everything unusual, this will be the best New Year of your life.
• Go for New Year's adventures to ski resorts, or to farms and villages famous by writers. Arm yourself with thermoses of hot tea and celebrate New Year's Eve on the shore of a lake or even the sea. Or the winter berths of Russian beaches are always at your disposal.
• Wherever your family decides to celebrate New Year's Eve, you will always be comfortable and happy. After all, everyone has family traditions, into which some innovations can be made to create festive mood.

How to celebrate the New Year with company at home

The guest list is already ready, the apartment is decorated, gifts for all friends are already under the Christmas tree, all that remains is to prepare a whole mountain of food and figure out how to entertain everyone. Sounds familiar? This is how the New Year passes for every housewife who is waiting for her friends to visit. But it is possible to radically change everything.

• Divide areas of responsibility. Don’t carry everything on your fragile shoulders, because the holiday is common, so everyone needs to be involved. One of the guests will be responsible for the entertainment (he will come up with competitions and rewards); another will take sparklers and firecrackers with him; Appoint the third as a bartender, who will monitor the availability of cocktails during the next toast, and let each of the guests take home a signature dish. And it will be easier for you to cook, and each guest will find at least one favorite dish on the table.
• If, however, you decide to take on the entertainment part, then be sure to take a couple of games with you for the company. Twister, Alias, Jenga are some of the most popular games for the company. Don't forget about the good old Crocodile or the lottery. But it would be better to come up with a game that suits your company: for some, a New Year's quiz will be perfect, for others it will be more interesting to play mafia, and for vocal lovers - karaoke the best option. When choosing contests and games for the New Year's company, take into account the age and characteristics of everyone, so as not to leave anyone without a festive mood.
• Another great idea would be to conduct themed party. You can choose one of the countries and, observing it new year traditions, immerse your friends in its culture. In India, for example, New Year is considered the festival of lights. Buy candles, New Year's garlands and let the whole house shine with hundreds of lights. Or arrange a real Brazilian carnival: with music, half-naked bodies and feathers.

The main thing is not to try to do everything alone. Discuss, plan, prepare costumes - all this will help your whole merry company celebrate the New Year like never before.

Where you can have fun celebrating the New Year together ideas

For those couples in love who decided not to celebrate the New Year at home, we offer several places where you can spend the outgoing year:

• New Year's themed parties. Many establishments organize various parties on the night of December 31st, both New Year-themed and various others. So you can attend both Agent 007's party and the fairytale domain Snow Queen, and attend a holiday in Hong Kong without leaving the city. Choose the scenario that you two like and have a fun New Year.
• Celebrate the New Year in an extreme way. Go to a ski resort. There you will be completely immersed in the atmosphere of a winter fairy tale and will be able to drink champagne while making a wish on the top of the mountain.
• Santa in swimming trunks. Choose the Cote d'Azur that you like and get ready to celebrate the New Year in a bikini. Let it be winter holiday, but is it possible to deny yourself the pleasure of soaking up the sun with your loved one?
• Around the world. Book a comfortable cabin on a cruise ship and go ahead and conquer the sea. Festive program, dinner prepared by the best chefs, the ocean, you and your significant other - what could be more magical.

The best restaurant in town, a magnificent beach in Mallorca or a ship in the Atlantic Ocean - whatever you choose, best gift in any case, already near you. Love each other!

A short script for celebrating the New Year in company at home

• First of all, distribute responsibilities between the guests. Create a menu for the holiday table, taking into account the signature dish of each of the characters at the holiday. When guests arrive, invite them to take a few photos in a specially prepared corner with New Year's decorations. Let everyone have a memory of this day (especially since after the holidays you can compare the photos before and after the feast, and have a good laugh). Start with light snacks and drinks, gradually moving on to something more serious.
• To maintain a festive mood, play the game Situations with your guests. Divide into teams. The presenter invites you to find a way out of the situation, for example: “You forgot to buy crab sticks for the salad, and the stores are no longer open.” At this time, rivals ask tricky questions. At the end of the game, the host will decide who was more inventive.
• Having celebrated the New Year with a glass of champagne and having tried all the dishes, you can safely go outside, light sparklers and set off fireworks. Afterwards, go to the city Christmas tree and share the holiday with a large part of your city.

Family gifts for the New Year ideas with photos

Sometimes choosing gifts for each family member takes too much time and effort. In this case, comprehensive gifts for the whole family come to the rescue, which can be not only practical, but also quite pleasant.

• A set of dishes for the whole family. This gift will help decorate not only holiday feasts, but also diversify the usual family dinner.

• Coffee maker. If your family cannot imagine their morning without a cup of aromatic coffee, please them with a convenient and high-quality device.

• Identical pajamas. This cute and cozy option is suitable not only for married couple, but also for a large family with a good sense of humor.

• Family portrait. Order a portrait of your entire friendly family. It can be drawn either from a photograph (if you expect to make a surprise) or from life, but this will require a lot of patience and endurance.

• Theater tickets. Treat your loved ones to a few hours of cultural fun.
• Basket with sweets. In this case, both adults and children will be happy. There will be enough sweets for everyone!

When choosing a gift, remember your family and friends. The main thing is to put a piece of your love into it, and it doesn’t matter whether it’s a tea set or a family trip, your attention is more important to the family.

New Year's games for children and adults

Here are a few more New Year's games, which will appeal to both adults and children.

1. "Mystery Box" For the competition you will need a holiday box in which you can put anything: from Christmas tree decorations to clothing items and dishes. Participants, asking leading questions to the presenter, must guess what is in the mysterious box. You can also put various souvenirs and sweets in it to give them to those who guess this item.
2. "Secret Santa" On New Year's Eve, each of the guests takes out the name of the person for whom he will have to make a gift. It could be some kind of trinket, or some kind of action. The main thing is that the person for whom you are a secret Santa does not figure you out. At the end of New Year's Eve, you can discuss who “suspects” whom.
3. "Guess how much." Prepare a container filled with, say, candy in advance. Place it in a visible place so guests can inspect its contents. The guests' task is to guess how many candies there are. Everyone writes down their guess and places their answer in a special box. At the end of the evening, announce the winner, who will be the one who was closest to the real number. Guessed candies can be a gift.
4. "Who am I?". Each participant is given a card with their name famous person. The participant cannot read his card, but must stick it on his forehead. Next, everyone asks their neighbor a leading question, which can only be answered Yes or No, in order to find out who he is according to the card. The one who guesses their celebrity the fastest will win.

New Year is truly a magical holiday that touches the souls of not only children, but also adults. You decide for yourself how and with whom to spend it, what to give to your loved ones and what dish to serve on the festive table. The article only presents some options that will help you make this holiday better. Happy New Year and Christmas holidays!

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Many people prefer to celebrate the New Year away from the city noise and daily bustle, so they pack their things and head out of town. It’s great if you have a cozy dacha, but if you don’t, then you can safely rent a room in a quiet hotel or guest house, or rent a cottage for a large group of friends. Now we’ll look at all the options outside the city, and we’ll also tell you about the basic safety measures when organizing a New Year’s party so that there are no problems later.

The most budget-friendly option for celebrating the New Year would be to go to the country with the whole family. You can, of course, rent a cozy country house inexpensively, but it’s better to ask among your acquaintances and friends, perhaps someone will cordially offer you the keys for New Year’s Eve. Believe me, an NG meeting in a holiday village will be much more fun and interesting than family gatherings in the city. And how many dishes can be cooked over a fire: delicious shish kebab, grilled fish or mushrooms, and all this in winter, no need to wait for the opening of the spring shish kebab season. Plus, light vegetable salads more than replace the mayonnaise “masterpieces” that would have to be prepared in the city to diversify the New Year's table.

Imagine that you can decorate the Christmas tree in the yard, light the garlands, and have fun in the fresh air. After the chimes, it is better to take the chairs out into the yard, take warm blankets with you and admire the fireworks with the whole group. It will be great if you prepare hot mulled wine in advance and have intimate conversations over a cup of aromatic drink, share news and remember fun moments from life.

And if you get cold, you can move together to a warm house, where you can organize a singing competition with a guitar or a fun disco with fiery dancing.

There will be even more New Year's coziness if the house has a stove or fireplace; how nice it will be to spend such a magical night with the crackling of logs. It’s great to hang colorful socks in which to put gifts for your friends and family in advance. Children will especially enjoy this decor; they will be very interested to know what is hidden in the bright New Year's socks.

At a recreation center or country club

You still don’t know where to celebrate the New Year away from the bustle of the city, then we suggest you consider the following options. Now celebrating holidays outside the city has gained incredible popularity, so there are a huge number of hotels outside the city limits, country clubs and recreation centers. So, which is better to choose?

If we talk about a camp site or recreation center, then usually these are several small cottages that are offered to vacationers for rent for a fairly reasonable fee. Most often, the price does not include organizing a festive table, purchasing products and developing New Year's menu remains on your shoulders. In principle, this option is practically no different from celebrating the New Year at the dacha, however, here they will prepare a house for you, decorate it and clear the surrounding area of ​​snow.

Country clubs offer a wider range of services; here, most often, you choose where you will live; you can rent a room in the main building, or rent a cottage for a large group. A huge amount of entertainment is organized on the territory of the club: children's holiday competitions, skating rink, snow slides, some have their own ski slope. Vacationers are offered meals: three times a day or on an all-inclusive basis. And on New Year's Eve, a luxurious banquet with all the accompanying entertainment is arranged for the guests; the entire holiday is entertained by Father Frost and the Snow Maiden or a cheerful host who knows a lot about his business. Guests are also offered a real Russian bathhouse or Finnish sauna, where they can relax from a stormy New Year's Eve. The organizers do not forget about barbecue lovers; usually there are several barbecues installed around the club’s territory to prepare aromatic meat for a group of friends.

Another significant advantage of this option is that there is secure parking on the territory of each base. You can always leave your car and not worry about its safety.

Rest in the village

You can celebrate the New Year 2019 in a village setting, especially since there are still many fairly populated villages in our country. Nowadays, downshifting is a very popular trend; some entrepreneurs buy several houses in some village, equip them in the “Russian hut” style and rent them out. Of course, such a vacation is similar to a celebration at the dacha, but only here you can truly feel the “Russian spirit.” The main advantage of celebrating the New Year in such an environment is that there is always a stove in the house, so New Year's table There will be delicious dishes from the Russian oven when you can still enjoy such delicacies.

There is almost always a bathhouse next to the house, where you can relax and unwind, and the girls will perform real spa treatments. Brew some tea, cook some goodies and enjoy your vacation away from the bustle of the city.

What to remember when going out of town

If the New Year is celebrated outside the city, then you need to remember a few simple rules so as not to spoil your upcoming holiday.

So, useful tips that will help you organize a vacation outside the city:

• decide on your transport, it should be spacious enough to take everything you need with you: dishes, food, entertainment, and if necessary, pets;
• find out exactly whether the house is well heated, whether there is central heating, a fireplace or a stove; if the room is not heated, then it is better to take a couple of heaters with you;
• Find out if the road to the place where you decided to spend New Year's Eve has been cleared, otherwise the holidays may turn into pushing your car out of a snowdrift;
• ask if mobile communications work in those places, in case of an emergency you will not be able to call;
• Is the electricity working smoothly? I don’t want to spoil the New Year’s Eve with a banal power outage. And if the house is not heated, you will not be able to even turn on the heaters and will have to freeze the rest of the night;
• stock up warm clothes, you might want to watch the chimes on the street or play funny Games(snowballs, sledding downhill, etc.);
• also decide with your family and friends whether you will bet christmas tree, perhaps the forest beauty is already growing in the yard, and you just need to grab Christmas decorations and garlands.

Precautionary measures

Do not forget about precautions, because you do not want the holiday to be ruined irrevocably.

So, what should you always remember:

• Don’t forget about fire safety rules, be careful with candles and fireworks. Make sure there is a fire extinguisher in the house or take it from the car, because often a holiday turns into a real tragedy;
• make sure that no one overdoes it with alcohol, because you don’t really want to spend the rest of the night caring for someone;
• make sure that no one gets wet on the street, make sure that everyone changes their wet clothes to dry ones, then the New Year's Eve can turn into a long treatment for a cold;
• make sure that no one is forgotten on the street, a tipsy person can become sleepy, which can turn into a big nuisance, such cases are quite common;
• and finally, be attentive to your guests so that New Year's Eve will be remembered by everyone for a long time and only with positive emotions.

We tried to tell in detail about all the options for celebrating the New Year outside the city; which one to choose depends only on you. The main thing is that by celebrating the holiday in nature, you will replenish your vitality, get a lot of positive energy and unforgettable impressions, and also breathe in fresh and clean air, which is so lacking in big cities.

If not, then it's time to think about it. You don't have to be original and celebrate main holiday year, as usual, at home, with family or friends, eating champagne and Olivier salad while listening to the president’s speeches and the songs of the Blue Light. Or you can make the New Year's Eve an unforgettable adventure that will set the tone for the whole next year.

Where is the best place to celebrate New Year 2018?

Everyone decides this question for themselves, based on own preferences. Decide what you would like from the holiday? Comfort, extreme, unbridled fun or romance? And then choose the option that best suits your desires.

If you love nature, then you can look at the option of celebrating the New Year outside the city. Now there is an opportunity to rent a cottage for the New Year and celebrate the holiday in a fairy tale. Organize sledding, skiing, decorate a Christmas tree on the street and conduct round dances.

This option is very suitable for those who are wondering where to celebrate the New Year with their family. Children will enjoy being in nature, clean snow, fresh air, snowballs, sleds...

To ensure that the New Year in a country house goes smoothly, when renting a house it is worth clarifying some household issues:

• Is there hot water in the house?
• Is there a TV?
• Is everything okay with the kitchen utensils?

If everything is in stock, all that remains is to stock up on provisions, prepare delicious New Year's dishes and set the table.

If you are a resident of a big city and don’t know where to celebrate New Year 2018 in Moscow, St. Petersburg or another metropolis, then you should consider options with restaurants, street parties or skating rinks.

The most budget-friendly option for celebrating the New Year is city festivities and fairs. It definitely won't be boring here. For many years now, bright concerts have been organized for city residents on New Year's Day, entertaining competitions have been held, and noisy crowds have been entertained in every possible way. A great mood is guaranteed to you. This option is also suitable for those who are thinking about where to celebrate the New Year alone. You definitely won't be alone here!

For such a New Year's Eve, you need to dress warmly, because it's winter outside! You can take a thermos with hot tea or mulled wine. Well, if it gets too cold, you can move to a cafe.

Restaurants hold themed masquerades new year parties. For such a New Year's Eve, you should take care of your costume in advance.

For romantic types who are thinking about where to celebrate the New Year together, this is original version holiday celebration meetings. For example, this could be the roof of a high-rise building, from where all the stars are visible, as well as fireworks.

This option requires preliminary preparation.

• arrange to be allowed on the roof;
• clear the area of ​​snow and ice;
• bring chairs, a table or armchairs, as well as warm blankets;
• stock up on provisions and champagne.

Extreme New Year

For the restless, there are different options for celebrating the New Year. If you are tired of traditional gatherings and entertainment, you can go into the forest on skis, find a clearing, pitch a tent and celebrate the New Year, merging with nature.

In addition, you can go to the mountains or to exotic countries and celebrate the New Year on the beach in swimsuits.

There is also the option of celebrating the New Year on the road, it could be by train or plane. An unforgettable atmosphere and memories that will last a lifetime are guaranteed.

In any case, whichever option you choose, Happy New Year!!!