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Bookmark or Share- New Year's Eve - WikipediaIn the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve refers to the evening, or commonly the entire day, of the last day of the year, 31 December, also known as Old Year's Day. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated with dancing, eating, drinking, and watching or lighting fireworks. Some Christians attend a watchnight service to mark the occasion.
- New Year festival | Definition, History, Traditions, & Facts ...A New Year festival is any of the social, cultural, and religious observations worldwide that celebrate the beginning of the new year. Such festivals are among the oldest and the most universally observed. Learn more about New Year festivals in this article.
- History of the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop : NPRRevelers celebrate the new year on Jan. 1, 1942, in Times Square. Its New Year's Eve ball drop attracts millions of viewers — at home and in the streets of New York City — every year.
- New Year - WikipediaThe New Year is the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner. [1] In the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system today, New Year occurs on January 1 (New Year's Day, preceded by New Year's Eve).
- A History of the New Year - InfopleaseAt various times and in various places throughout medieval Christian Europe, the new year was celebrated on Dec. 25, the birth of Jesus; March 1; March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation; and Easter. In 1582, the Gregorian calendar reform restored January 1 as new year's day.
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