The 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). This was also the first day of the year in the original Julian calendar and the Roman calendar (after […]
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History & Origin of Christmas Christmas has its roots in both religious and cultural traditions. The earliest Christian communities did not celebrate Jesus’ birthday for nearly 200 years. The decision to celebrate Christmas on December 25 was made around 336 AD during the reign of Roman Emperor Constantine. Historians believe the date was chosen to coincide with existing winter festivals, […]