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.
Selain itu, ia menginstruksikan agar orang - orang menggunakan ranting - ranting cemara untuk menghiasi tiang pintu di dalam rumah - rumah, dan menitahkan agar semua penduduk Moskwa ’ mempertunjukkan kebahagiaan mereka dengan [saling] meneriakkan ucapan selamat ’ pada saat Tahun Baru. ” ​ — Peter the Great ​ — His Life and World.