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New
Year's Day n(13c) : the first day of the calendar year observed as
a legal holiday in many countries
NEW
YEAR'S DAY, first day of the year, January 1 in the Gregorian calendar.
In the Middle Ages most European countries used the Julian calendar and
observed New Year's Day on March 25, called Annunciation Day and celebrated
as the occasion on which it was revealed to Mary that she would give birth
to the Son of God. With the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in
1582, Roman Catholic countries began to celebrate New Year's Day on January
1. Scotland accepted the Gregorian calendar in 1600; Germany, Denmark,
and Sweden about 1700; and England in 1752. Traditionally the day has
been observed as a religious feast, but in modern times the arrival of
the New Year has also become an occasion for spirited celebration and
the making of personal resolutions. The Jewish New Year is called Rosh
Hashanah, or the Feast of Trumpets, and is prescribed by the Old Testament
as a holy Sabbath. It is celebrated (generally in September) on the first
and second days of Tishri. The Chinese celebrate New Year's Day sometime
between January 10 and February 19 of the Gregorian calendar. It is their
most important holiday.
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