New Year is the time at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner.The New Year of the Gregorian calendar, today mostly in use, falls on 1 January (New Year's Day), as was the case both in the old Roman calendar (at least after about 713 BCE) and in the Julian calendar that succeeded it.
The order of months was January to December in the Old Roman calendar during the reign of King Numa Pompilius in about 700 BCE, according to Plutarch and Macrobius, and has been in continuous use since that time. Many countries, such as the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, the UK, India, and the United States, mark 1 January as a national holiday.
During the Middle Ages in western Europe, while the Julian calendar was still in use, authorities moved New Year's Day variously, depending upon locale, to one of several other days, among them: 1 March, 25 March, Easter, 1 September, and 25 December.
A great many other calendars have seen use historically in different parts of the world; some such calendars count years numerically, while others do not.
The expansion of Western culture during recent centuries has seen such widespread official adoption of the Gregorian calendar that its recognition and that of January 1 as the New Year has become virtually global.
Nevertheless, regional or local use of other calendars persists, along with the cultural and religious practices that accompany them. Many places (such as Israel, China, and India) also celebrate New Year at the times determined by these other calendars.
In Latin America the observation of traditions belonging to various native cultures continues according to their own calendars, despite the domination of recently arrived cultures. The most common dates of modern New Year's celebrations are listed below, ordered and grouped by their alignment relative to the Gregorian calendar.
Significance of New Year
Why does the start of the new year carry such special symbolism? And why is its celebration so common around the world, as it has been for at least as long as there have been calendars? Behavior this ubiquitous must surely be tied to something intrinsic in the human animal, something profoundly meaningful and important, given all the energy and resources we invest not just in the celebration but also our efforts to make good on a fresh set of resolutions (even though we mostly fail to keep them).
It may be that the symbolism we attach to this one moment is rooted in one of the most powerful motivations of all"our motivation to survive.
New Years resolutions also commonly include things like treating people better, making new friends, and paying off debts. It's been so throughout history. The Babylonians would return borrowed objects. Jews seek, and offer, forgiveness. The Scots go "first footing," visiting neighbors to wish them well. Treating people well is a good way to be treated well. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," it turns out, is a great survival strategy.
Resolutions to give us the pretense of control over the future. Everywhere, New Year's is a moment to consider our weaknesses and how we might reduce the vulnerabilities they pose"and to do something about the scary powerlessness that comes from thinking about the unsettling unknown of what lies ahead.
As common as these shared behaviors are across both history and culture, it's fascinating to realize that the special ways that people note this unique passage of one day into the next are probably all manifestations of the human animal's fundamental imperative for survival.
HAPPY NEW YEAR WISHES
Beautiful Flowers
Sparkling night
Sweetest Bite
Smiling Faces
Delicious Dishes
Only Love, enjoyment and fun
Let's Welcome the New Year.
May the journey of new year be filled with new opportunities,
Your days be bright with new hopes and your heart be happy with love!
May New year bring prosperity, love, happiness and delight in your life.
May all your dreams and wishes come true, and may prosperity touch your feet.
Joy in Jan
Fun in Feb
Peace from March till June
No worries in July
Harmony in August, fun in September,
Achievements from October till December
And Happiness all through..
In The Coming Year,
Ensure That You Have Placed
Full Faith In God.
Anupamaa
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
