10...9...8...Thel来自ightedballinNewYork'sTimesSquarestartspickingupspeed7...6...5...It'salmosttime.4...3...2...Everyoneholds360问答theirbreathforthelastfewseconds.We'reabouttojumpthatseemingl据当损持地振ylargebutinvisiblegapthatseparatestheyears.1...0...HappyNewYear!
Wemadeit.Theoldyear,forbetterorworse,isgone校编呢源forgood.Then喜械司块底真破厚ewyearhasbegunwithfreshpromise.Here'sourchancetostartagain,todoitrightthistime,tohaveanothershotatsuccess...atg但燃李治即拉概乎lory...atjustaccomplishingwhatweresolveto.It'st停即聚径自击绿imetoshedthatbaggagefr色尔马给omtheyearlonggoneandcelebr坐刚石任逐升影歌类赵宣atewhatcanbeinthe365untoucheddaystocome.相轮胞威赶真模HappyNewYear!
Wecantracetheoriginsofanewyear'scelebra证照源井三划tionbacktotheancientEgyptiansandBabylonians,atleast4,帮边术按一极吃层000yearsago.InEgypt,theNileriversignaledane历验刑传居奏教wbeginningforthefarmersoftheNileasitfloodedtheirlandandenricheditwiththesiltneededtogrowcropsforthenextyear.ThishappenedneartheendofSeptember.
TheBabyloniansheldtheirfestivalinthespring,onMarch23,tokickoffthenextcycleofplantingandharvest.Symbolically,thekingwasstri迅输材车联机约ppedofhis呀robesandsentawayforafewdayswhilethepeoplewhoopeditup.Hethenreturnedinallhisfineryforagrandparade,andthenormalactivitiesoflifewouldreturnfor尔外冷丝适缺扬判望复便thenewyear.
SohowdidwegettoJanuary1asthestartoftheyear?ThatdatewaspickedbytheRomanEmperorJuliusCaesarwhenheestablishedhi阻材接尼血sowncalendarin46BC.TheRomanSenatehadactuallytriedtomakeJanuary1NewYear'sDayin153BC,butit亲着wasn'tuntilCaesarstretchedout47BCfor445daysthatthedatewe'r奏头征延价左范efamiliarwithwassynchronizedwiththesun.We'vebeenontheJuliancalendareversince.
Theremustbesomethinginsideofusthatneedstounloadtheaccumulatedresultsoffateandourowndecisionsandstartanew.TheRomansknewthis.ThemonthofJanuarywasnamedfortheirgod,Janus,whoispicturedwithtwoheads.Onelooksforward,theotherback,symbolizingabreakbetweentheoldandnew.TheGreeksparadedababyinabaskettorepresentthespiritoffertility.ChristiansadoptedthissymbolasthebirthofthebabyJesusandcontinuedwhatstartedasapaganritual.TodayourNewYear'ssymbolsareanewbornbabystartingthenextyearandanoldmanwindingupthelastyear.
Aroundtheworld,differentcultureshavetheirowntraditionsforwelcomingthenewyear.TheJapanesehangaropeofstrawacrossthefrontoftheirhousestokeepoutevilspiritsandbringhappinessandgoodluck.Theyalsohaveagoodlaughastheyearbeginstogetthingsstartedonaluckynote.
InWestBengal,innorthernIndia,thepeopleliketowearpink,red,purpleandwhiteflowers.Womenfavoryellow,thecolorofspring.Hindusalsoleaveshrinesnexttotheirbedssotheycanseebeautifulobjectswhentheywakeuptothenewyear.
InVancouver,BritishColumbia,Canadiansenjoythetraditionalpolarbearswim.Peopleofallagesdontheirswimsuitsandtaketheplunge,aneventthatissuretogetyoustartedinthenewyearwitheyeswideopen.
AfairlynewtraditionthatisstartingtospreadworldwideisacommunitycelebrationofthevisualandperformingartsonNewYear'sEve.StartedinBostonin1976,anorganizationcalledFirstNightpromotesalcohol-freefestivalsin186Americancities,16inCanada,plusHastings,NewZealandandGreenwich,England.Typicalexperiencesincludeicesculptures,dancing,storytelling,theater,poetry,filmsand,atthestrokeofmidnight,anelaboratefireworksdisplay.
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