New Year's Day

New Year's Day Quick Facts - CY

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2023 Date	1 January 2023
2024 Date	1 January 2024

2023 Holidays & Dates

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		Misc. & Int'l. Observances

New Year's Day in 2023

Sunday, 1 Jan

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New Year's Day History

New Year's Day marks the start of a new year on the Gregorian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was first introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 and began to be used in Britain and its colonies in 1751. It is a solar calendar which maintains synchrony with the tropical year. This holiday is celebrated every year on January 1st.

Top Tweets for New Year's Day -

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It’s time to start prepping for this year’s New Years dinner. Polipetti affogati with the unorthodox addition of some fresh coriander and seafood pasta it is tonight! https://t.co/2usyVZH3UC
— Fabian Bonertz (@FBonertz) December 31, 2021

@aginnt Fireworks on New Years night in Netherlands is close to being a religious event almost. No effing way the Dutch are going to give that up anymore than they would give up their bicyles to the Nazis, i.e. only under bloody force.
— Jai Menon (@jai_menon) January 1, 2022

Depressingly relevant New Years cartoon from exactly 100 years ago, at the end of our previous deadly pandemic. https://t.co/aE3HBnwqgF
— Derf Backderf (@DerfBackderf) December 31, 2021

New Year's Day Facts & Quotes

Baby New Year is the most common symbol associated with this holiday. He is a toddler dressed in a diaper, hat, and sash bearing the numbers of the new year. The myth states that he matures into an old man during the course of the year. On December 31st, he hands his hat and sash to the new Baby New Year.
In early Roman calendar New Year was celebrated on March 1st. The new celebration of New Year on January 1st started in Rome in 153 BC. The New Year was moved to January because it was a month when two newly elected Roman consuls began their tenure, which reflected the beginning of civil year.
In medieval Europe celebrations of New Year on January 1st were not always observed. Sometimes it was celebrated on Dec. 25th, March 1st and March 25th (The Feast of the Annunciation).
Gregorian calendar came into force in 1582, which replaced the Julian calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. After adoption of Gregorian calendar, January 1st was restores as New Year’s day.
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In the News and Trending for New Year's Day

02:36 French car-burning returns for New Years' Eve

bbc.co.uk

LIVE: New Years Fireworks Around the World  Happy New Year 2022  New Years Eve Fireworks Show

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New Years Eve fireworks in Melbourne slammed as lacklustre as Sydney display dazzles

dailymail.co.uk

New Years Honours 2022: William Roache 'delighted' with OBE

bbc.co.uk

New Year's Day Top Events and Things to Do

Sing Auld Lang Sine and kiss a loved one at the stroke of midnight.
Make new resolutions for the upcoming year and let go of what happened in the previous one.
Take advantage of New Year's Eve skiing at a local ski hill near you. Usually the hills are less crowded and offer discounts on this holiday.
New year – means new trails to hike. Go hiking on a New Years day to make a good start from day one and get motivated.

New Year's Day References and Related Sites

pantheon.org: Janus Entry on Encyclopedia Mythical

www.statisticbrain.com: New Years Resolution Stats from statisticbrain.com

NASA: Calendars and their History

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