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Why everyone celebrates New Year on January 1?
The day holds a great religious significance as the Feast of the Naming and Circumcision of Jesus was carried on this day. Fireworks explode during New Year celebrations in Sydney.
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Updated: Dec 31, 2020, 07:49 PM IST
Within the next few hours a fresh year is going to start, but do you know why this day is important and celebrated all across the globe? According to the modern Gregorian and the Julian calendar, this day is the first day of the year.
It was for the first time in 45 BC under the Julian calendar the new year was celebrated on 1 January. After the reformation of the Catholic Liturgical Calendar, January 1 was marked as the beginning of the new year and acknowledged by Pope Gregory.
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Judging by the diversity of holidays observed this time of year, humans seem to have a need for a communal celebration in early winter. As the days grow shorter and cold weather grips much of the Northern Hemisphere, itâs comforting to be reminded that sunlight and warmth (and the crops they nourish) will return. Thus, many of these festivals, from the Saturnalia of pre-Christian Rome to todayâs Christmas, often feature use of evergreens and lights and encourage merriment and gift-giving.
Winter festivals have evolved over time, and as the centuries passed, the way people celebrate them has also changed. In previous ages, government sought to compel people to behave in certain ways when it came to religion.