Posillon

**Posillon** ("the final one") is New Year's Eve, the last day of the Bujanski year, on March 31st.

It is followed by New Year's Day, April 1st, which is known as **Pjervodjeni** ("the first day")

## Terminology

In Eosome, the native common language of Bujan, it is known as **Ve Horiwen**, the Day of Bonfires.

The first day of the year is known as **Ve Hōrivjana**, the Day of the First Dawn.

## Posillon, New Year's Eve

### Traditions

The days in March before Pjervodjeni usher the coming of spring, so cherry blossoms and other flower decorations are placed all over to prepare for the new year.

Posillon is celebrated in Bujan with contests, where young people push carts full of fireworks to a bonfire. Losers are derisively known as "buspushers", mocking their slowness with a commonly-used insult that means "fools".

As in the rest of the world, the firework bonfire contest was followed by a dinner, and watching more fireworks that are lit at midnight.

Bujanski also celebrate the end of the year with drum performances, or young men running around the streets beating drums to usher good luck and the blessings of the Gods.

In some parts of Bujan, especially the west, Slavic women bring kokoshniks and headdresses to be burned in a fire, representing their country's rejection of imperialism. Kokoshniks are also a Darroskei traditional headdress.

Every year, the King of Bujan makes a speech celebrating noteworthy events and outstanding individuals, and then the anthem of Bujan plays after the countdown. Almost everywhere in Bujan, whoever who sat down to watch the King's speech stood up at midnight to sing the anthem, salute, and wave small Bujanski flags. For example, in 1957 AT, Radumo and her friends were mentioned on the New Year's speech.

### Folklore

In Bujanski folklore, Posillon is also known as Star Day. The stars, representing Perun's divine army, observe all people to their hearts and minds, and determine who has done good or evil. To honour their benevolence, star-themed decorations are used everywhere in Bujan. In some parts of Bujan, entire venues are decorated in glittering white and blue stars. Such a sight, comparable to turning the venues into "Heaven on Earth", was done more splendidly than on Yule or Kolieda!

The twelve gods who record all deeds also worship Perun and Mokosh, showing everything in everyone's lives to be judged by the King and Queen of Heaven. This will lead to either blessings or curses, depending on the actions and intentions of all people.

## Pjervodeni, New Year's Day

The following day, April 1st, is **Pjervodeni**, the start of a new year.

It is usually celebrated with prayers to the Gods and a lunch picnic with one's family. People from all over Bujan usually go to temples and shrines to thank the Gods and consecrate the year with their prayers.

## Trivia

* "Posillon" was derived from the Russian word "poslje" (после), which means "after [the year]".
* "Pjervodeni" was derived from the Russian words "pjervo djen'" (первой день), which mean "first day [of the year]".
* The former new year's date from the Ardeschen calendar was March 1.
* One of the songs used for Posillon and Pjervodeni sounds like "Auld Lang Syne". This song is usually in F major or B flat major, played in a marching band with bagpipes.
	+ It was inspired by Auld Lang Syne being used in a speech by the President of Lithuania, and as a march by army bands in the United Kingdom.
	+ In some television channels, this song plays before midnight, and at midnight, the national anthem is played.
* The New Year's speech is a practice from Soviet countries and Russia that is carried over into some countries, like China, Vietnam, Lithuania and Ukraine. The content of the speech involves the country's society, morality, and noteworthy events of the year and prospects of the next year.

## See also

* Purulli
* Kolieda