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2. New Year's Day
♥ Also called simply New Year's or New
Year, is observed on January 1
♥ the first day of the year on the
modern Gregorian calendar as well
as the Julian calendar.
3. In pre-Christian Rome under the Julian
calendar, he day was dedicated to Janus,
god of gateways and beginnings, for
whom January is also named. As a date in
the Gregorian calendar of Christendom,
New Year's Day liturgically marked the Feast
of the Naming and Circumcision of Jesus,
which is still observed as such in
the Anglican Church and Lutheran Church.
4. In present day, with most countries now using
the Gregorian calendar as their de
facto calendar, New Year's Day is probably the
most celebrated public holiday, often observed
with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the
new year starts in each time zone. Other
global New Years' Day traditions include
making New Year's resolutions and calling
one's friends and family.
5. History
The first time the new year was
celebrated on January 1 was in Rome in
153 BC (In fact, the month of January
did not even exist until around 700 BC,
when the second king of Rome, Numa
Pontilius, added the months of January
and February.)
6. The new year was moved from March
to January because that was the
beginning of the civil year, the month
that the two newly elected Roman
consuls - the highest officials in the
Roman republic - began their one-year
tenure. But this new year date was not
always strictly and widely observed,
and the new year was still sometimes
celebrated on March 1.
7. New Year's Day in Philippines
Many Filipinos consider New Year’s Day as an
important holiday in the Philippines. This sets
the start of a new year in the Gregorian
calendar, which is used in many countries
including the Philippines.
8. New Years Philippines
In the Philippines, celebrations are very loud,
believing that the noise will scare away evil beings.
There is often a midnight feast featuring twelve
different round fruits to symbolize good luck for the
twelve months of the year. Other traditional foods
include sticky rice and noodles, but not chicken or
fish because these animals are food foragers, which
can be seen as bad luck for the next year’s food
supply.
9. What Do People Do?
Many Filipino people unite on New Year’s Eve,
which is on December 31, to celebrate a
midnight meal known as the Media Noche. It is
also common to stay awake to greet the coming
of the New Year. New Year’s Day is also
characterized by Filipinos lighting fireworks and
making a lot of noise to drive away evil spirits.
This belief originated from the Chinese.
10. • The elderly encourage children to jump at the
stroke of midnight so that they would grow up
tall. Many people display 12 circular fruits and
wear clothing with polka dots to symbolize
money. It is also popular practice to open all
the doors and windows at the stroke of
midnight to let in the good luck. Many Filipino
families also read the Christian bible and
attend a church midnight mass. It is common
for many Filipinos to blend religion and
superstition in celebrating New Year’s Day.
11. Public Life
• New Year’s Day is a public holiday in the
Philippines on January 1. Government offices,
schools and most businesses are closed. Public
transport is limited to reduced bus and jeep
services operating during New Year’s Day.
12. Background
• The New Year’s Day/New Year’s Eve
celebrations start on December 31 and
continue through to January 1. New Year’s Day
in the Philippines is short but uniquely
celebrated throughout the country. This is also
the time of the year when many Filipino
families get together and strengthen their
family ties. New Year’s Day in the Philippines is
a joyful holiday that is characterized with the
intermarriage of religion and paganism which
are the attributes of a once Hispanic Philippine
Society.
13. Symbols
• Filipinos symbolize New Year’s Day with their
visions of how the start of the New Year opens
opportunities for a bountiful life. This is the
reason why the Filipino dining table which is
the focal point of this holiday in that the table
is abundant with food that comes in round or
circular shapes to represent money. Fireworks
also symbolize driving away bad luck during
New Year’s Day.
14. Traditional and Modern
Celebrations and Customs
• January 1 represents the fresh start of a new
year after a period of remembrance of the
passing year, including on radio, television, and
in newspapers, which starts in early December
in countries around the world. Publications
have year-end articles that review the changes
during the previous year. In some cases
publications may set their entire year work
alight in hope that the smoke emitted from the
flame brings new life to the company. There are
also articles on planned or expected changes in
the coming year.
15. • This day is traditionally a religious
feast, but since the 1900s has also
become an occasion to celebrate the
night of December 31, called New
Year's Eve. There are fireworks at
midnight at the moment the new year
arrives (a major one is in Sydney,
Australia). Watch night services are
also still observed by many.
