New Year

New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome. With most countries using the Gregoriancalendar as their main calendar, New Year's Day is the closest thing to being the world's only truly global public holiday, often celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts.This day is traditionally a religious feast, but since the 1900s has also become an occasion to celebrate the night of December 31, called New Year's Eve. There are fireworks at midnight at themoment the new year arrives; watchnight services are also still observed by many
History:
The Romans dedicated this day to Janus, the god of gates, doors, and beginnings. After Julius Caesar reformed thecalendar in 46 BC and was subsequently murdered, the Roman Senate voted to deify him on the 1st January 42 BC [1] in honor of his life and his institution of the new rationalized calendar.[2] Themonth originally owes its name to the deity Janus, who had two faces, one looking forward and the other looking backward. This suggests that New Year's celebrations are founded on pagan traditions.CANADA:
In Canada, New Year traditions and celebrations vary from region to region. Generally, New Year's Eve is a social holiday. In big cities and tourist destinations such as Toronto, Niagara Falls,and Montreal, there are big celebrations and fireworks.
LATIN AMERICA:
Latin Americans celebrate New Year's Eve, Vispera de Año Nuevo in Spanish, by downing a grape with each of the twelve chimes ofthe bell during the midnight countdown, while making a wish with each one. Families decorate homes and parties in many colors and also use a lot of old traditions.
UNITED STATES:
New Year's Eve iscelebrated with elegant formal parties and family-oriented activities; New Year's Day is a public holiday in the United States. Celebrations often center on dropping or raising an item of worth...