27 Dec, 2022
By FactsWow Team
According to the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day occurs one week after Christmas Day of the previous year.
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The New Year is the most widely observed public holiday worldwide, except for Israel, which does not observe the Gregorian calendar.
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In countries that still use the Julian Calendar, New Year's Day is observed on January 14. Some countries also observe New Year's Day on January 2.
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We are so accustomed to celebrating the new year on January 1 that it might surprise us to learn that it is a relatively modern tradition.
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In 509 BC, the Roman Republic was established, with two consuls elected each year. From 222 BC, the consuls assumed office on March 15 of the following year.
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As of 153 BC, consuls assumed power on January 1, marking the beginning of both the calendar year and the consular year.
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January and February were added at the end of the year during one of the many attempts to keep the calendar clean.
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At the beginning of the year, Janus was a fitting name because the god of doors and gates had two faces, one forward and one backward.
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The popular celebration of New Year was still held during the traditional springtime opening of the growing season.
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Christians celebrated the New Year in various ways in the Middle Ages, with calendars often showing the months in Roman columns from January to December.
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Outside of the Royal Court, people should have paid more attention in the 11th century to William the Conqueror's decree about the start of the year in England.
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The Gregorian calendar was adopted by most Western European countries before January 1 was officially designated as New Year's Day.
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