New Year's Resolution
Is there a word/expression to say that in Russian? the BBC russian website just gives a definition ("намерение заняться чем-нибудь полезным в Новом году (например, спортом); обещание, которое человек дает себе под Новый год") but no direct translation :/

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New Year's Resolution 
Is there a word/expression to say that in Russian? the BBC russian website just gives a definition ("намерение заняться чем-нибудь полезным в Новом году (например, спортом); обещание, которое человек дает себе под Новый год") but no direct translation :/

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Новогодняя резолюция :)

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There is a sayinng "Как Новый Год встретишь - так его и проведешь". There is a superstition that a good New Year celebration will bring you a successful year and vice versa. Thus, it is more important to make merry than to make resolutions :))

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We are inclined to delay something we don't want to do. For example give up smoking. There is not certain expression in Russian language. The closest may be is "New Year -New life" "Новый Год - Новая жизнь". We also use to say "С понедельника начну" it means I delay to do something untill Monday (Russian week begins from Monday).

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Don't use Google translate service and everything's gonna be alright.

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