How And When Do We Celebrate The New Year?

It's time to make some plans and start thinking about all your favourite New Year's traditions. You might be throwing a party on New Year's Eve, in which case you'll need some creative ideas for games and decorations. You'll probably want to see the ball drop at midnight no matter what you decide to do. Consider making some New Year's resolutions as well. It is, after all, the season! However you decide to celebrate this ancient and occasionally enigmatic event, you might have some questions. New Year's is when? Who made the decision that the new year begins in January? And why do people in other nations observe New Year's customs like donning bright underwear on the big night? We have solutions!

2. How And When Do We Celebrate
THE NEW YEAR?
HereistheactualhistoryofNewYear'sEveandNewYear's
Day, including how they came to be observed as holidays.
It'stimetomakesomeplansandstartthinkingaboutallyour
favouriteNewYear'straditions.Youmightbethrowinga
partyonNewYear'sEve,inwhichcaseyou'llneedsome
creativeideasforgamesanddecorations.You'llprobably
wanttoseetheballdropatmidnightnomatterwhatyou
decidetodo.ConsidermakingsomeNewYear'sresolutionsas
well.Itis,afterall,theseason!Howeveryoudecideto
celebratethisancientandoccasionallyenigmaticevent,you
mighthavesomequestions.NewYear'siswhen?Whomade
thedecisionthatthenewyearbeginsinJanuary?Andwhy
dopeopleinothernationsobserveNewYear'scustomslike
donningbrightunderwearonthebignight?Wehave
solutions!
When is the New Year?
WhenexactlyisNewYear's?Therearemoredefinitionsofa
"year"thanyoumightrealise,thustheanswerisalittlemore
difficulttogive.KnowingexactlywhichNewYearyou're

3. talkingaboutiscrucialwhencelebratingit!Timehasbeen
measuredinvariouswaysthroughouthistory,withsome
civilizationsbasingtheiryearlycalendarsonthesunand
others on the moon.
TheGregoriancalendar,whichisbasedonthesolaryearand
isusedintheUnitedStates,has365daysorsoinasolaryear,
whichisthelengthoftimeittakesfortheEarthtoorbitthe
sun.Thus,NewYear'sDayisalwaysobservedonJanuary1st.
ThefollowingincidentwilltakeplaceonJanuary1st,2023,
onaSunday.TheRepublicofKiribati,anislandnationin
Oceania,willbethefirstnationtoentertheworldformallyin
2023, according to Time and Date.
Onelunaryear,or12fullcyclesofthemoon,isapproximately
354days;thelunarNewYearfluctuatesandnecessitatessome
calculation.Themostwell-knownnewyear,ChineseLunar
NewYear,startsaroundduskonthedayofthesecondnew
moonafterthewintersolstice.Nottoworry,wedonethe
calculations:ThefollowingoccurrencesareonJanuary22,
2023,February10,2024,January29,2025,andFebruary17,
2026.
Is New Year's Eve a holiday?
Dec.31,NewYear'sEve,isnotanacknowledgedfederal
holidayintheUnitedStates.Despitethis,manyindividuals

4. findittobeaveryenjoyableholidaytoobserve.Itmakes
sense—celebratingNewYear'sDaywithoutthecountdownto
thenewyearandotheractivitiesthepreviousnightis
difficult!Yourcelebrationswillbeenhancedbythefactthat
NewYear'sEvefallsonaSaturdaythisyear.Tostartthe
celebration off, try saying one of these New Year's jokes.
A federal holiday for New Year's?
ThefirstrecognisedfederalholidayinAmericaisobservedon
January1,whichisNewYear'sDay.Threenational
holidays—ChristmasDay,IndependenceDay,andNewYear's
Day—were established by an act of Congress in 1870.
The Background of New Year's Day
Along-standinghistoricalcustomistomarkthebeginningof
anewyearonEarth.Afterall,survivingandstartingoverare
quitesignificantevents.However,NewYear'sDayasitis
currentlyobservedaroundtheglobeonJanuary1isavery
recentidea.Inactuality,avarietyofdayshavebeenselected
to commemorate the beginning of a new year.
Around2000B.C.,thefirstknownnewyear'scelebrationtook
placeinMesopotamia.Theychosetostarttheirnewyearon
oraroundthespringequinox,whichoccursaroundMarch20.

5. Theautumnalequinox,whichoccursaroundSeptember20,
wasthenchosenbyotherancientcivilizationslikethe
Egyptians,Persians,andPhoeniciansasthebeginningof
theirnewyear.Then,theancientGreeksdecidedtostartthe
newyearonthewintersolstice,whichfallsaroundDecember
20.
EntertheRomans,whoweredeterminedtoputanendtoall
thechaosbydevelopingaregularcalendarthatwould
correspondtothesolaryear.EmperorJuliusCaesarHe
introducedtheJuliancalendarin46B.C.afterconsultation
withscientists.Thestartingdayofthenewyearwas
determinedtobeJanuary1inthiscalendar.Thisisalsowhen
theEarthisclosesttothesunduringtheyear.Additionally,it
isatributetoJanus,thegodofJanuarywhosenamemeans
"twofaces,"withonefacegazingintothefutureandthe
other into the past.
Butitwasn'tnearlytheend.TheGregoriancalendar,whichis
theonethatthemajorityofpeopleusetoday,wascreatedin
1582byPopeGregoryXIIIbymakingmodificationstothe
Julian calendar. He made January 1st the new New Year's Day.
Which New Year's customs are practised in
different countries?

6. IntheUnitedStates,NewYear'sistraditionallymarkedbya
sizablepartythatbeginsonNewYear'sEve.Peoplecount
downtheminutesuntiltheclocksbeginthenewyear
officially,occasionallyusingtheballdropinNewYorkCityor
elsewhere.Theyfrequentlycelebratewithchampagne,
exchangeakissatthestrokeofmidnight,sing"AuldLang
Syne,"andmakeresolutionsforthecomingyear(somemay
evenbasethemontheirzodiacsign).Toringinthenewyear
inelegance,manypeoplealsoarrangetheidealNewYear's
nailandmakeuplooks.Thefirstdayofthenewyeariswhen
the fireworks, cheers, and songs officially begin.
China
Chinesepeopleoriginatedfireworksandestablishedthe
customofemployingpyrotechnicstocelebratetheNewYear.
Sincefireworksareusedeverywhere,itstandstoreasonthat
ChineseNewYearcelebrationsfeaturesomeofthelargest
and most spectacular displays.
Spain
OnNewYear'sEve,peopletrytoconsume12grapesinthe
last12secondsbeforetheclockstrikesmidnight.Simply
avoid choking!

7. Switzerland
Towelcomewealthandabundanceinthenewyear,theSwiss
scatterlumpsofwhippedcreamonthegroundandleave
them there overnight.
Scotland
The"firstfooter,"orthefirstvisitortoyourhomeonJanuary
1st,isthoughttoportendwhatthecomingyearwillhold.
According to legend, tall, dark people are the luckiest.
Colombia
Colombiansdonabrand-newpairofyellowunderpants
beforegoingouttocelebratethenewyearbecauseyellowis
thoughttorepresentloveandhappiness.Theyarenotthe
onlyones,either.Argentinianswearpinkpantiestoringin
thenewyear,whileBoliviansswearbyyellowunderwear,
Italiansfollowasimilarcustom,butwithredunderwear.
Those colours for the New Year have special significance!
Siberia
OnewayRussiansrepresentbeginningtheyearwithafresh
start is by jumping into the freezing water.

8. Japan
Inordertosymbolisethe108"humanfaults"andtoinspire
peopletomakebetterdecisionsinthecomingyear,Buddhist
temples ring their bells 108 times.
England
Atthestrokeofmidnight,loverskiss.It'sbelievedthatthe
intensityofthekisspredictshowtherelationshipwill
develop.