What invented the peoples of the world in order to make their home cozy, warmer and more protected? We tell about the most wonderful and cute pre-New Year traditions and show how to embody them in modern space.
1st place by the fireplace
All the peoples of the world organized residential spaces, pushing out the warmth of the warmth in the house, home hearth, stoves, fireplace. In the age of air conditioners and all kinds of heating, this is, of course, not so relevant, but the need for this symbol in people remains: maybe, therefore, false fireplaces do not leave fashion. If you feel in winter a desire to make your home warmer visually, add fire to the interior - in the literal way, biteling with biocamine or alive candles, or limited by a safer option, for example, a warm light of LEDs, or a decorative field of real firewood.
2 Decorations of the mistletoe and anostrum in the UK and the USA
Tradition, widely constructed on postcards and in Hollywood films. In December, green ostolist begins to appear in the interiors in combination with red berries, which is an integral part of Christmas decorations. Under a wreath of white mistletoe, it is customary to kissing in love - it is believed that this plant will give eternal love (which is why white mistletoe is so often found at wedding and lovestory-photo sessions).
White mistletoe under the ceiling
White mistletoe in ceramic decoration
3 Facebook in Japan
Japan is famous for its most beautiful minimal bouquets of dry flowers - Iquibans. Facebook is an equally beautiful decoration designed to place before entering the house on the eve of the New Year. It has a hollow green bamboo, which is complemented by straw, cones, colors and tied with a straw rope. If the spirit of Japanese minimalism is close to you, and there is not enough such neat and unusual decorations in your house, perhaps for me for you.
4 tree of light in China
In China, the new year decorate ordinary trees with red balls and lanterns. By the way, in the past few years, birch, oaks and other trees began to appear in the western interior fashion as an alternative to many christmas trees.
5 Decor of fruits and nuts in Greece
In modern Greece, where winter is not so pronounced, as in the middle lane of Russia, and there is no snow, adorn the New Year not only the Christmas tree, but also a pomegranate tree. And as decor, fruits and nuts are used, which grow pretrates quite a lot on the warm islands of the country. However, walnuts are used in the European New Year decoration is not the first century. Just take a look at these wreaths with walnuts that are easy to make with your own hands! A great way to remind yourself that winter is not eternal, and in the winter will come warm summer with his juicy fruits and berries.