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?
Here is the actual history of New Year's Eve and New Year's
Day, including how they came to be observed as holidays.
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!
When is the New Year?
When exactly is New Year's? There are more definitions of a
"year" than you might realise, thus the answer is a little more
difficult to give. Knowing exactly which New Year you're

3. talking about is crucial when celebrating it! Time has been
measured in various ways throughout history, with some
civilizations basing their yearly calendars on the sun and
others on the moon.
The Gregorian calendar, which is based on the solar year and
is used in the United States, has 365 days or so in a solar year,
which is the length of time it takes for the Earth to orbit the
sun. Thus, New Year's Day is always observed on January 1st.
The following incident will take place on January 1st, 2023,
on a Sunday. The Republic of Kiribati, an island nation in
Oceania, will be the first nation to enter the world formally in
2023, according to Time and Date.
One lunar year, or 12 full cycles of the moon, is approximately
354 days; the lunar New Year fluctuates and necessitates some
calculation. The most well-known new year, Chinese Lunar
New Year, starts around dusk on the day of the second new
moon after the winter solstice. Not to worry, we done the
calculations: The following occurrences are on January 22,
2023, February 10, 2024, January 29, 2025, and February 17,
2026.
Is New Year's Eve a holiday?
Dec. 31, New Year's Eve, is not an acknowledged federal
holiday in the United States. Despite this, many individuals

4. find it to be a very enjoyable holiday to observe. It makes
sense—celebrating New Year's Day without the countdown to
the new year and other activities the previous night is
difficult! Your celebrations will be enhanced by the fact that
New Year's Eve falls on a Saturday this year. To start the
celebration off, try saying one of these New Year's jokes.
A federal holiday for New Year's?
The first recognised federal holiday in America is observed on
January 1, which is New Year's Day. Three national
holidays—Christmas Day, Independence Day, and New Year's
Day—were established by an act of Congress in 1870.
The Background of New Year's Day
A long-standing historical custom is to mark the beginning of
a new year on Earth. After all, surviving and starting over are
quite significant events. However, New Year's Day as it is
currently observed around the globe on January 1 is a very
recent idea. In actuality, a variety of days have been selected
to commemorate the beginning of a new year.
Around 2000 B.C., the first known new year's celebration took
place in Mesopotamia. They chose to start their new year on
or around the spring equinox, which occurs around March 20.

5. The autumnal equinox, which occurs around September 20,
was then chosen by other ancient civilizations like the
Egyptians, Persians, and Phoenicians as the beginning of
their new year. Then, the ancient Greeks decided to start the
new year on the winter solstice, which falls around December
20.
Enter the Romans, who were determined to put an end to all
the chaos by developing a regular calendar that would
correspond to the solar year. Emperor Julius Caesar He
introduced the Julian calendar in 46 B.C. after consultation
with scientists. The starting day of the new year was
determined to be January 1 in this calendar. This is also when
the Earth is closest to the sun during the year. Additionally, it
is a tribute to Janus, the god of January whose name means
"two faces," with one face gazing into the future and the
other into the past.
But it wasn't nearly the end. The Gregorian calendar, which is
the one that the majority of people use today, was created in
1582 by Pope Gregory XIII by making modifications to the
Julian calendar. He made January 1st the new New Year's Day.
Which New Year's customs are practised in
different countries?

6. In the United States, New Year's is traditionally marked by a
sizable party that begins on New Year's Eve. People count
down the minutes until the clocks begin the new year
officially, occasionally using the ball drop in New York City or
elsewhere. They frequently celebrate with champagne,
exchange a kiss at the stroke of midnight, sing "Auld Lang
Syne," and make resolutions for the coming year (some may
even base them on their zodiac sign). To ring in the new year
in elegance, many people also arrange the ideal New Year's
nail and makeup looks. The first day of the new year is when
the fireworks, cheers, and songs officially begin.
China
Chinese people originated fireworks and established the
custom of employing pyrotechnics to celebrate the New Year.
Since fireworks are used everywhere, it stands to reason that
Chinese New Year celebrations feature some of the largest
and most spectacular displays.
Spain
On New Year's Eve, people try to consume 12 grapes in the
last 12 seconds before the clock strikes midnight. Simply
avoid choking!

7. Switzerland
To welcome wealth and abundance in the new year, the Swiss
scatter lumps of whipped cream on the ground and leave
them there overnight.
Scotland
The "first footer," or the first visitor to your home on January
1st, is thought to portend what the coming year will hold.
According to legend, tall, dark people are the luckiest.
Colombia
Colombians don a brand-new pair of yellow underpants
before going out to celebrate the new year because yellow is
thought to represent love and happiness. They are not the
only ones, either. Argentinians wear pink panties to ring in
the new year, while Bolivians swear by yellow underwear,
Italians follow a similar custom, but with red underwear.
Those colours for the New Year have special significance!
Siberia
One way Russians represent beginning the year with a fresh
start is by jumping into the freezing water.

8. Japan
In order to symbolise the 108 "human faults" and to inspire
people to make better decisions in the coming year, Buddhist
temples ring their bells 108 times.
England
At the stroke of midnight, lovers kiss. It's believed that the
intensity of the kiss predicts how the relationship will
develop.