New Years day is a celebration of the next year, a celebration with fireworks and cheering. New Years day is celebrated on January 1 in the United States, though in China it is either celebrated on January 17 or February 19. The celebrations takes place as the 365 days start over and the new year begins. New Years is the largest celebrated holiday world wide, but it also is the oldest holiday. New Years was said to be created from pagan traditions around 153 BC. The New Years symbol is a old man widing down the last year and a baby bringing in the next year. The count down begins and the resolutions for the up coming year come to mind. Resolutions are things people set to hopefully change or keep the same by the next year. When New Years was created ancient Babylonians believed that what one did or said in the first few minutes would have effect on their new year. As the lighting of fireworks contuines through the day and night it was said to be a way to keep evil spirits away from their new year. Today we lite fireworks as a way of having fun and bringing in the new year with family and friends. Traditional food around the holiday has changed. Years ago many typically ate circular food as a symbol of bringing things full circle with the new year, though today that is not as widely reconized.
Let the celebration contuine and the new resolutions bring peace.
