The New year

New Year:-

The fisrt few days of a year are called new year.

january 1 is in the Gregorian andJulian calendar.

The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in most regions of the world.

The Gregorian calendar was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a substitute for the Julian calendar.

The main change was to space leap years differently so as to make the average calendar year 365 days.

A year is divided into twelve months:-

No. Name Length in days

1 January 31

2 February 28 (29 in leap years)

3 March 31

4 April 30

5 May 31

6 June 30

7 July 31

8 August 31

9 September 30

10 October 31

11 November 30

12 December 31

The facts of a new year:-

1) It was the first time in eighteen years that there were no months when the New year fell on all four of the Gregorian calendar dates, with January 1 falling on a Friday in 2007, 2010 and 2016 while it fell on a Thursday in 2019.

2) Since 2005 the number of people celebrating the new year has been decreasing.

3) However the first day of "the new year" was celebrated was in Roman Times, on those days the Romans would have a surprise party on New Year's night and gather around to watch the sunrise with hope that their lives might be happier in lightened up by their participation in Roman celebrations and festivity.

4) January is named after two different gods. There are two people, Janus and Juno.

5) The god Bhrungi was born from a lotus in the Milky Ocean.

6) Oden's Day is believed to be derived from Anglo-Saxon words for the winter season.

7) Since New Year is going to be held on January 1st, we need to be aware of the best time zones and convert them accordingly.

- The Western Hemisphere. January 1, 2020 is New Year's Eve.

- Australia and Asia:. January 1, 2020 is New Year's Eve.

- The time zone of North America is the Eastern time zone. New Year's Day, January 2, 2020.

- The time zone of North America is the Pacific. New Year's Day, January 3, 2020.

8) The earliest known New Year's celebration dates back to 2000 BC in Mesopotamia.

9) The Gregorian calendar, which is the most widely used calendar in the world, is said to be based on the birth of Jesus Christ.

10) The idea of a New Year’s resolution dates back to 153 BC when the ancient Romans made promises to the gods at the start of each year.

11) For Chinese New Year, it is traditional to wear red and decorate homes with red lanterns, to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits.

12) New Year’s Day is a public holiday in many countries, including the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

13) The most popular New Year’s resolution each year is to lose weight.

14) The tradition of celebrating New Year's Day on January 1st began in 45 B.C. when Julius Caesar established the Julian calendar.

15) The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, is celebrated on a different date each year and is based on the Chinese lunar calendar.

16) The world’s largest New Year’s celebration takes place in New York City, with an estimated 1 million people gathering in Times Square to watch the ball drop.

17) The traditional New Year’s Day meal in the United States is black-eyed peas and cornbread.

18) The first New Year’s Eve celebration on television was broadcast on December 31st, 1951.

19) The first New Year’s Day parade was held in Philadelphia in 1762.

20) The world’s largest New Year’s Eve party was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016.