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New Year
January 1 or the first day of a Year is the world's most popularly celebrated festival new year. Peoples all over the world welcoming the new year with great enthusiasm and celebration.
Origin and History Of New Year
The Official Date of New Year Celebration as January 1 is declared by the Roman emperor Julius Caesar in 46 B.C. The month of January was named after the Roman God Janus the emperor decided to celebrate January 1 as the new year day.
It is the oldest and most universally celebrated day.
About 500 years later, when Gregorian calendar was introduced January is the first month of the year and people celebrate first day of January as new year day.
New Year Traditions
Tradition of welcoming the New Year by organizing with celebrations started in ancient times and is continuing through generations. Now this generation celebrating New Year in the most extravagant manner.
All most all countries celebrate New Year on January 1.. However, some countries follow different calendars and celebrate their New Year in another time in different manner. Countries following Gregorian calendar celebrate newyear on January 1.
Tradition of celebrating New Year vary in different parts of the world. In most countries people cut cake as the clock champagne bottles to express their joys.
Inspired by an old Scottish tune, the song Auld Lang Syne (meaning 'the good old days') sung at the midnight on the New Year's Eve in almost all English speaking countries of the world.