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In France people have dinner parties with the family as well as give out presents. Later on in April they send out fake gift's which culminated in a big feast. Friends send each other cards with fish on them because the French call a person getting pranked on April 1st "April fish".

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Taiwanese People spend New Years thanking there ancestors for their blessings. On New Year's Eve they have dinner with their family and set places for people who could't make it. Parents and grandparents give out money to the children. Just like the U.S , They stay up until the new year comes.

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New years wasn't always on January 1st; people in Mesopotamia c. 2000 B.C. , they celebrated in march during the vernal equinox in mid march where the sun was directly above the equator. When Julius Cesar introduced his calendar he made January 1st new year's day but later the Christian church abolished it, seeing it as anti-christian; they celebrated it on Christmas. When the Gregorian calendar was created January first was brought back as the start of the new year but american colonies didn't adopt the calendar until 1752 but since then we've been celebrating the start of the new year on January 1st

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The History of new years by Borgna Brunner

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The History of new years by Borgna Brunner

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A move from March to January

by Borgna Brunner

The celebration of the new year on January 1st is a relatively new phenomenon. The earliest recording of a new year celebration is believed to have been in Mesopotamia, c. 2000 B.C. and was celebrated around the time of the vernal equinox, in mid-March. A variety of other dates tied to the seasons were also used by various ancient cultures. The Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Persians began their new year with the fall equinox, and the Greeks celebrated it on the winter solstice.

Early Roman Calendar: March 1st Rings in the New Year

The early Roman calendar designated March 1 as the new year. The calendar had just ten months, beginning with March. That the new year once began with the month of March is still reflected in some of the names of the months. September through December, our ninth through twelfth months, were originally positioned as the seventh through tenth months (septem is Latin for "seven," octo is "eight," novem is "nine," and decem is "ten."

January Joins the Calendar

The first time the new year was celebrated on January 1st was in Rome in 153 B.C. (In fact, the month of January did not even exist until around 700 B.C., when the second king of Rome, Numa Pontilius, added the months of January and February.) 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.

Julian Calendar: January 1st Officially Instituted as the New Year

In 46 B.C. Julius Caesar introduced a new, solar-based calendar that was a vast improvement on the ancient Roman calendar, which was a lunar system that had become wildly inaccurate over the years. The Julian calendar decreed that the new year would occur with January 1, and within the Roman world, January 1 became the consistently observed start of the new year.

Middle Ages: January 1st Abolished

In medieval Europe, however, the celebrations accompanying the new year were considered pagan and unchristian like, and in 567 the Council of Tours abolished January 1 as the beginning of the year. At various times and in various places throughout medieval Christian Europe, the new year was celebrated on Dec. 25, the birth of Jesus; March 1; March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation; and Easter.

Gregorian Calendar: January 1st Restored

In 1582, the Gregorian calendar reform restored January 1 as new year's day. Although most Catholic countries adopted the Gregorian calendar almost immediately, it was only gradually adopted among Protestant countries. The British, for example, did not adopt the reformed calendar until 1752. Until then, the British Empire -and their American colonies- still celebrated the new year in March.

For more New Year's features see New Year's Traditions and Saying "Happy New Year!" Around the World.

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by Borgna Brunner The celebration of the new year on January 1st is a relatively new phenomenon. The earliest recording of a new year celebration is believed to have been in Mesopotamia, c. 2000 B.C. and was celebrated around the time of the vernal equinox, in mid-March.

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Today the most infamous place to celebrate New Years is Time square in New York City. Since 1904, Thousands of people go to New York to celebrate it. They have musical guests, drinks, And wear hats and glasses that commemorate the new year. The main event is the drop of the new years eve ball. Its a big ball that slides down a pole, counting down until the new year.

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NYE History & Times Square Ball | Times Square NYC

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ABOUT THE NEW YEAR’S EVE BALLEach year, millions of eyes from all over the world are focused on the sparkling Waterford Crystal Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball.

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In Egypt people dress in special clothing. Women wear colorful dresses ( usually they just wear black).The children are given sweets. People visit family and friends. Egyptian Officials observe the new crescent moon before officially announcing it tp the men outside. Overall, New year's is pretty festive especially compared to a normal day there.

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New Year Traditions Around the World at FatherTime's Net.

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New Year Traditions Around the World at fathertime's.Net is Home of everything to do with The New Year and How it is celebrated around the world plus other things ot do with the new year.

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In some Spanish countries like Mexico Eating 12 grapes at midnight is said to bring good luck throughout the new year. The 12 grapes represent each month of the year.

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Many Asian cultures Eat fish to celebrate Lunar new year Which is based on the lunar calendar. Europeans Eat fish like cod, herring, and carp to bring a lot of money in the new year.

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Make your new year as prosperous and delicious as possible with these 7 foods that are sure to boost your luck!

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This video will tell you some very strange traditions around the world especially compared to the U.S

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25 Strangest New Year's Traditions From Around The World

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This year I want to be more outgoing. To make this happen I'm going to actually try to talk to more people and leave the house a lot more.

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I have learned that people are going through a lot of their own issues so don't worry about them. When people bump into me in the hallway or step on the backside of my shoe I don't get mad anymore; I realized they probably didn't mean It. I realized this when I read Halon's razor which states: “never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” I used to let a lot of little things ruin my day after having a perfect day otherwise but not anymore. This has definitely helped me throughout the past year.

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A song that represents me is Update by TJOnline, For me the song means to calm down after something bad and comeback better. It Helps me calm down after a bad day and it reminds me that I can can change how I view bad situations and turn the bad to good.

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This Is Not the Album. by grouptherapy. on Apple Music

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Listen to This Is Not the Album. by grouptherapy. on Apple Music. 2020. 8 Songs. Duration: 21 minutes.