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I wish we will have wonderful year that is more awareness of child rights and I hope every child will meet all their rights

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I hope this year will be better for us. Nobody feels sad, has bad times.

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Table of Contents

1. Ancient New Year's Celebrations

2. <a href="https://www.history.com/news/5-ancient-new-years-celebrations"></a>January 1 Becomes New Year's Day

3. New Year's Traditions and Celebrations Around the World

Civilizations around the world have been celebrating the start of each new year for at least four millennia. Today, most New Year's festivities begin on December 31 (New Year's Eve), the last day of the Gregorian calendar, and continue into the early hours of January 1 (New Year's Day). Common traditions include attending parties, eating special New Year's foods, making resolutions for the new year and watching fireworks displays.

Ancient New Year's Celebrations

The earliest recorded festivities in honor of a new year's arrival date back some 4,000 years to ancient Babylon. For the Babylonians, the first new moon following the vernal equinox-the day in late March with an equal amount of sunlight and darkness-heralded the start of a new year. They marked the occasion with a massive religious festival called Akitu (derived from the Sumerian word for barley, which was cut in the spring) that involved a different ritual on each of its 11 days.

In addition to the new year, Atiku celebrated the mythical victory of the Babylonian sky god Marduk over the evil sea goddess Tiamat and served an important political purpose: It was during this time that a new king was crowned or that the current ruler's divine mandate was symbolically renewed.

Did you know? In order to realign the Roman calendar with the sun, Julius Caesar had to add 90 extra days to the year 46 B.C. when he introduced his new Julian calendar.

Throughout antiquity, civilizations around the world developed increasingly sophisticated calendars, typically pinning the first day of the year to an agricultural or astronomical event. In Egypt, for instance, the year began with the annual flooding of the Nile, which coincided with the rising of the star Sirius. The first day of the Lunar New Year, meanwhile, occurred with the second new moon after the winter solstice.

January 1 Becomes New Year's Day

The early Roman calendar consisted of 10 months and 304 days, with each new year beginning at the vernal equinox; according to tradition, it was created by Romulus, the founder of Rome, in the eighth century B.C. A later king, Numa Pompilius, is credited with adding the months of Januarius and Februarius.

Over the centuries, the calendar fell out of sync with the sun, and in 46 B.C. the emperor Julius Caesar decided to solve the problem by consulting with the most prominent astronomers and mathematicians of his time. He introduced the Julian calendar, which closely resembles the more modern Gregorian calendar that most countries around the world use today.

As part of his reform, Caesar instituted January 1 as the first day of the year, partly to honor the month's namesake: Janus, the Roman god of beginnings, whose two faces allowed him to look back into the past and forward into the future. Romans celebrated by offering sacrifices to Janus, exchanging gifts with one another, decorating their homes with laurel branches and attending raucous parties.

In medieval Europe, Christian leaders temporarily replaced January 1 as the first of the year with days carrying more religious significance, such as December 25 (the anniversary of Jesus' birth) and March 25 (the Feast of the Annunciation); Pope Gregory XIII reestablished January 1 as New Year's Day in 1582.

New Year's Traditions and Celebrations Around the World

In many countries, New Year's celebrations begin on the evening of December 31-New Year's Eve-and continue into the early hours of January 1. Revelers often enjoy meals and snacks thought to bestow good luck for the coming year. In Spain and several other Spanish-speaking countries, people bolt down a dozen grapes-symbolizing their hopes for the months ahead-right before midnight.

In many parts of the world, traditional New Year's dishes feature legumes, which are thought to resemble coins and herald future financial success; examples include lentils in Italy and black-eyed peas in the southern United States. Because pigs represent progress and prosperity in some cultures, pork appears on the New Year's Eve table in Cuba, Austria, Hungary, Portugal and other countries. Ring-shaped cakes and pastries, a sign that the year has come full circle, round out the feast in the Netherlands, Mexico, Greece and elsewhere. In Sweden and Norway, meanwhile, rice pudding with an almond hidden inside is served on New Year's Eve; it is said that whoever finds the nut can expect 12 months of good fortune.

Other customs that are common worldwide include watching fireworks and singing songs to welcome the new year, including the ever-popular "Auld Lang Syne" in many English-speaking countries. The practice of making resolutions for the new year is thought to have first caught on among the ancient Babylonians, who made promises in order to earn the favor of the gods and start the year off on the right foot. (They would reportedly vow to pay off debts and return borrowed farm equipment.)

In the United States, the most iconic New Year's tradition is the dropping of a giant ball in New York City's Times Square at the stroke of midnight. Millions of people around the world watch the event, which has taken place almost every year since 1907. Over time, the ball itself has ballooned from a 700-pound iron-and-wood orb to a brightly patterned sphere 12 feet in diameter and weighing in at nearly 12,000 pounds. Various towns and cities across America have developed their own versions of the Times Square ritual, organizing public drops of items ranging from pickles (Dillsburg, Pennsylvania) to possums (Tallapoosa, Georgia) at midnight on New Year's Eve.

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Most New Year's festivities begin on December 31 (New Year's Eve), the last day of the Gregorian calendar, and continue into the early hours of January 1 (New Year's Day). Common traditions include attending parties, eating special New Year's foods, making resolutions for the new year and watching fireworks displays.

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for the new year i wish that all childrens have all rights and that they not hurt by her family and friends i wish all childrens freedom
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good morning everyone i wish you all a happy new year.
and for all them who celebrated christmas i hope you all had a nice christmas.
have a good day
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Lena Schröder .AHG Germany
Merry Christmas and a happy new year for you all, I hope that this year gets used to help more children than the last year.

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My New Year resolutions are that I hope the war in Ukraine will end and everyone can live in peace in their own families. I also hope that the economy will pick up again after these two years.
Lavinia Sciacca - ITET Marco Polo

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Cammarata Alessio, Italy. ITET MARCOPOLO

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Cammarata Alessio, Italy. ITET MARCOPOLO

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Happy New Year.
For this year I hope that children who are denied their rights can live free and happy, that they can have a better future.  Article 8 Identity: States Parties undertake to respect the right of the child to preserve his or her identity, including nationality, name and family relations, as recognized by law, without unlawful interference.♥️🎊🎇

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Francesco La Mantia ITETMARCOPOLO Italy,Palermo

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My name is Francesco La Mantia, I'm a sixteen year old boy and I'm attending the Economic Technical Institute for Tourism. I'm in my third year.  Most likely in the month of March, together with my classmates I will participate in an stage in Ireland This will give me the opportunity to improve my English and it will be also a great experience to do together with my class and my English teacher and of course to visit such a fascinating place too. My greatest passion since I started taking my first steps is football. Football takes up most of my day because as soon as I get back from school I just have an hour and a half time before going by bus to train to the soccer field. I have light brown hair, brown eyes and I’m 1.78 meters tall.  My expectations for the future would definitely be to become a great soccer player, but I know that is very difficult, so as a plan B I would like to work in the tourism industry.

Merry Christmas to all

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Salvatore Armanio ITETMARCOPOLO Italy, Palermo

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I wish you a happy and peaceful Christmas. I hope these children can have a happy year with a family that gives them love and a welcoming home.🙏🏼🙏🏼👼🏼❤️

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Emre At. EFFL/Turkey
Happy new year everybodyy!

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Pusateri Giulia. ItetMarcopolo

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Christmas and/or New Years wishes postcard Angelica Vitale 3A ITET Marco Polo  (Ita)

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Christmas and/or New Years wishes postcard Angelica Vitale 3A ITET Marco Polo  (Ita)

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No matter your name or nationality, everyone deserves a happy new year and the right to new beginnings. We wish you a wonderful year and may the next one be either as good or even better. Enjoy 2023!!

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Poster made by Ana Bárbara D. and Carolina S. from Portugal

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Check out this 148 x 105 mm designed by Ana Bárbara Duarte.

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Created by Matilde C., AENG (Portugal)

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Happy New Year Sale Promotion Instagram Story

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Poster made by Luís M. and Mafalda C. from Portugal

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Post instagram ano novo 2023 ousado dourado e branco

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Created by Maria B., AENG (Portugal)

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Merry Christmas and happy New Year

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Christmas and/or New Year wishes  of Sofia Lucia Andriolo, Itet Marco Polo, Italy

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Christmas and/or New Year wishes  of Sofia Lucia Andriolo, Itet Marco Polo, Italy

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Poster made by Laura R. from Portugal.

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Blue Exciting Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Instagram Post

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I wish a happy new year for all of our partners. Poster By Toprak Ö.

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I wish a happy new year for all of our partners. Poster By Toprak Ö.

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Colorful Brush Strokes Frame Art Postcard

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Created by Erica D. and Sofia M., AENG (Portugal)