Celebrating the New Year is not approved by all religions. Islamic traditions prohibit believers from performing many of the generally accepted holiday rituals. There are more than enough reasons for such restrictions.
In Islam, believers ask for the fulfillment of desires only from Allah and hope for his mercy. It is unacceptable for them to believe in Santa Claus, and even more so to ask him to perform a miracle. Islamic preachers consider Santa Claus to be a negative character who combines elements of pagan and Soviet cultures. They also recall folk parables that in the old days it was customary to frighten disobedient children with the snow grandfather, threatening them that an evil old man would take and freeze them.
Muslims also have their own convictions about Grandfather Frost's granddaughter, the Snow Maiden. According to a legend widespread among them, once a naughty girl ran away from her parents in the forest in winter, and there an evil grandfather was already waiting for her. The girl died from the cold, after which she was named Snegurochka.
As for the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree at home, Muslims also have weighty objections. First, they believe that such a tradition causes irreparable damage to nature. In Islam, in general, they treat any vegetation very carefully and do not even pluck a blade of grass unnecessarily. Secondly, Muslims should not go around anything other than Kebab. Therefore, any dancing around the tree is considered a great sin.
Muslims do not at all accept such elements of the New Year's holiday as alcoholic beverages. According to Islam, believers are prohibited from drinking any kind of alcohol. And the sad statistics of alcohol poisoning and other health problems, which peak on New Year's days, speak in their favor.
The tradition of giving gifts for the New Year and lavish setting of tables is considered wasteful among Muslims. They do not consider themselves greedy; it is simply a sin to waste in Islam.
In general, Muslims celebrate only two holidays a year: the Feast of Conversations and the Feast of the Sacrifice. They associate any holiday with the worship of God. The New Year, considered a pagan tradition, is not suitable for Muslims as a holiday date.
