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• New Years day is the first day of a new year, and according to the Gregorian calendar, it falls on January first. History believes that the tradition of celebrating the New Year began over 4,000 years ago in ancient Babylon to commemorate the first New Moon after the Vernal Equinox.New Year's Day.com: History of New Year's Day

• Fast Facts

  1. New Years Day is January 1
  2. In 2009, the New Year falls on a Thursday
  3. The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl take place every year on New Years Day
  4. The ancient Babylonian New Years celebrations lasted for eleven daysWilstar.com: New Year's Day
  5. Chinese New Year is a two week celebration that takes place between mid-January and mid-FebruaryNew Year's Day.com: History of New Year's Day
  6. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year
  7. New Years Day kicks off the keeping of New Years resolutions

• New Year's Day Food Traditions

  For centuries, mankind has believed that he could influence his luck by ringing in the New Year with special food dishes. Here are a few culinary traditions from all over the world:

  1. In Japanese Buddhist temples, it is customary to eat noodles at midnight.
  2. Pork and sauerkraut is a German and Pennsylvania Deutsch tradition.
  3. In the Southern United States, it is believed that eating cornbread will bring wealth in the New Year.
  4. Pickled herring is a Polish New Year traditionPaulFite.com: New Year's Day Food Traditions

• New Years Resolutions

  The custom of making New Years resolutions originated in Ancient Rome around the god Janus, who had two faces. One face looked forward, while the other looked backward into the past. It was believed that reflection on where a person had been could play heavily into helping them get to where they needed to be. Today, many look back over the year and find things in their life they would like to improve. Popular New Year's resolutions include weight loss, quitting smoking and saving money.University of Kansas: New Year's Day

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