Further, he instructed that festive evergreen branches be used to decorate the doorposts in interiors of houses, and he commanded that all citizens of Moscow should ‘ display their happiness by loudly congratulating ’ one another on the New Year. ” ​ — Peter the Great — ​ His Life and World.
Lisaks teatas ta, et siseruumides tuleb kaunistada uksepiidad pidulike igihaljaste okstega, ning andis kõigile Moskva kodanikele käsu oma rõõmu väljendada ja üksteist valjuhäälselt uue aasta saabumise puhul õnnitleda. ” ( „Peter the Great – His Life and World ”)