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Kept by ourselves in silence and apart;
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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New Years Day
"New Year's Day is the first day of the year, in the Gregorian calendar. In modern times, it is January 1. In most countries, it is a holiday. It is still celebrated as a holy day on January 14 by those who still follow the Julian calendar such as followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox churches known as Old Calendarists." Source: Wikipedia
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A Brief History
There is no astronomical reason for the selection of January first as the start of the  new year. Nor is it a mystical or religious reason. In the Middle Ages the Europeans used the Julian calendar and New Years was celebrated on March 25, the Annunciation Day. This was the day that the Archangel supposedly  told Mary about her giving birth to Jesus. However the Julian calendar was antiquated and needed to be revamped. In 1582 Pope Gregory instituted the new Gregorian calendar and New Years became January 1.


Many nations did not accept the change immediately which led to total
confusion. Scotland accepted it in 1600. Germany, Denmark and Sweden accepted it in
1700. England accepted it 1750. At first it was a religious holiday however
it has become as of late an occasion for personal resolution and partying.

Other countries and cultures do not celebrate New Years in the same way. The
Chinese celebrate sometime between January 10 and February 19. The Jewish
New Year called Rosh Hashanah (Feast of the Trumpets) is celebrated usually
in September on the first and second days of Tishri.

The Ancient Romans celebrated the New Year in January. January was named
after the two faced god Janus (one face looked to the future, while the
other looked to the past). He was the god of doors, gateways, new beginnings
and good endings. He was prayed to at the beginning of each day and at the
start of all wars. The doors to his temple faced East and West to catch the
start and end of each day. During periods of war the doors remained open and
during times of peace the doors remained closed.

 

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