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Galations 6:9
And Let us not grow weary while doing
good for in due season we shall reap
if we do not lose heart
And Let us not grow weary while doing
good for in due season we shall reap
if we do not lose heart
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is the first day of the year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is
celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though other dates were also used
in Rome). In all countries except for Israel using the Gregorian calendar as their main
calendar, it is a public holiday, often celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the
New Year starts. January 1 on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 14 on the
Gregorian calendar, and it is on that date that followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox
churches celebrate the New Year. In Western Christianity New Year's Day, January 1, is the
eighth day of Christmas.
Modern practices
January 1 marks the end of a period of remembrance of a particular passing year, especially
on radio, television and in newspapers, which usually starts right after Christmas Day.
Publications often have year-end articles that review the changes during the previous year.
Common topics include politics, natural disasters, music and the arts and the listing of
significant individuals who died during the past year. Often there are also articles on planned
or expected changes in the coming year, such as the description of new laws that often take
effect on January 1.
This day is traditionally a religious feast, but since the 1900s has become an occasion for
celebration the night of December 31, called New Year's Eve. There are often fireworks at
midnight. Some countries, Germany for example, permit individuals to burn fireworks, even if
it's usually outlawed the rest of the year.
It is also customary to make New Year's resolutions, which individuals hope to fulfill in the
coming year. The most popular resolutions in the Western world include to quit tobacco
smoking, stop excessive drinking of alcohol, lose weight, get physically fit, and save money.
History
Probably observed on March 1 in the old Roman Calendar, New Year's Day was fixed on
January 1 by the period of the Late Republic. Some have suggested this occurred in 153 BC,
when it was stipulated that the two annual consuls (after whose names the years were
identified) entered into office on that day, though no consensus exists on the matter. Dates in
March, coinciding with the spring equinox, or commemorating the Annunciation of Jesus,
along with a variety of Christian feast dates were used throughout the Middle Ages, though
calendars often continued to display the months in columns running from January to
December.
Among the 7th century pagans of Flanders and the Netherlands, it was the custom to
exchange gifts at the New Year. This was a pagan custom deplored by Saint Eligius (died
659 or 660), who warned the Flemings and Dutchmen, "(Do not) make vetulas, [little figures
of the Old Woman], little deer or iotticos or set tables [for the house-elf, compare Puck] at
night or exchange New Year gifts or supply superfluous drinks [another Yule custom]." The
quote is from the vita of Eligius written by his companion, Ouen.
Most countries in Western Europe officially adopted January 1 as New Year's Day somewhat
before they adopted the Gregorian calendar. In England, the Feast of the Annunciation on 25
March was the first day of the new year until the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in 1752.
The 25 March date was known as Annunciation Style; the 1 January date was known as
Circumcision Style, because this was the date of the Feast of the Circumcision, being the
eighth day counting from December 25.
New Year's Day is the first day of the year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is
celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though other dates were also used
in Rome). In all countries except for Israel using the Gregorian calendar as their main
calendar, it is a public holiday, often celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the
New Year starts. January 1 on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 14 on the
Gregorian calendar, and it is on that date that followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox
churches celebrate the New Year. In Western Christianity New Year's Day, January 1, is the
eighth day of Christmas.
Modern practices
January 1 marks the end of a period of remembrance of a particular passing year, especially
on radio, television and in newspapers, which usually starts right after Christmas Day.
Publications often have year-end articles that review the changes during the previous year.
Common topics include politics, natural disasters, music and the arts and the listing of
significant individuals who died during the past year. Often there are also articles on planned
or expected changes in the coming year, such as the description of new laws that often take
effect on January 1.
This day is traditionally a religious feast, but since the 1900s has become an occasion for
celebration the night of December 31, called New Year's Eve. There are often fireworks at
midnight. Some countries, Germany for example, permit individuals to burn fireworks, even if
it's usually outlawed the rest of the year.
It is also customary to make New Year's resolutions, which individuals hope to fulfill in the
coming year. The most popular resolutions in the Western world include to quit tobacco
smoking, stop excessive drinking of alcohol, lose weight, get physically fit, and save money.
History
Probably observed on March 1 in the old Roman Calendar, New Year's Day was fixed on
January 1 by the period of the Late Republic. Some have suggested this occurred in 153 BC,
when it was stipulated that the two annual consuls (after whose names the years were
identified) entered into office on that day, though no consensus exists on the matter. Dates in
March, coinciding with the spring equinox, or commemorating the Annunciation of Jesus,
along with a variety of Christian feast dates were used throughout the Middle Ages, though
calendars often continued to display the months in columns running from January to
December.
Among the 7th century pagans of Flanders and the Netherlands, it was the custom to
exchange gifts at the New Year. This was a pagan custom deplored by Saint Eligius (died
659 or 660), who warned the Flemings and Dutchmen, "(Do not) make vetulas, [little figures
of the Old Woman], little deer or iotticos or set tables [for the house-elf, compare Puck] at
night or exchange New Year gifts or supply superfluous drinks [another Yule custom]." The
quote is from the vita of Eligius written by his companion, Ouen.
Most countries in Western Europe officially adopted January 1 as New Year's Day somewhat
before they adopted the Gregorian calendar. In England, the Feast of the Annunciation on 25
March was the first day of the new year until the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in 1752.
The 25 March date was known as Annunciation Style; the 1 January date was known as
Circumcision Style, because this was the date of the Feast of the Circumcision, being the
eighth day counting from December 25.