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January 1

January 1 is the first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, the civil calendar adopted by most countries worldwide.^[1] It serves as New Year's Day, a public holiday in numerous nations where traditions include fireworks, communal gatherings, and personal resolutions for self-improvement.^[2] The designation of January 1 as the new year's start originated in the ancient Roman calendar, which named the month after Janus, the deity of beginnings, gates, and transitions; this was codified in the Julian calendar reform by Julius Caesar in 45 BC to align civil timekeeping more closely with the solar year.^[3]^[2] In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII's calendar revision addressed the Julian system's gradual drift from astronomical seasons by skipping dates and refining leap year rules, while preserving January 1 as the annual commencement to maintain continuity with established Roman precedent.^[1] This date's global prominence stems from the widespread adoption of the Gregorian calendar for civil purposes, superseding lunar or other systems in secular governance, though some cultures retain alternative new year observances tied to agricultural or religious cycles.^[2]

Calendar and Historical Context

Origins in Roman Tradition

The month of January, known in Latin as Ianuarius, derives its name from Janus, the Roman deity associated with beginnings, endings, transitions, and gateways, often depicted with two faces symbolizing foresight into both past and future. This nomenclature reflected the Roman cultural emphasis on liminal periods, where rituals sought to invoke prosperity and avert misfortune at the threshold of temporal cycles. Offerings to Janus on the kalends (first day) of January underscored its role as a ceremonial marker, predating its formal alignment with the year's commencement. In the pre-Julian Roman calendar, attributed to reforms under King Numa Pompilius around the 7th century BC, the civil year traditionally began in March, coinciding with spring's agricultural onset and the vernal equinox's approximate timing, which facilitated planting and military campaigns tied to seasonal fertility. January and February were appended as the year's closing months, with January's placement honoring Janus but not yet inaugurating the annual cycle; this structure prioritized empirical alignment with observable natural rhythms over abstract symbolism. A pivotal shift occurred in 153 BC during the Second Celtiberian War, when Roman consuls, facing urgent conflicts in Hispania, assumed office on January 1 rather than the customary March 15, granting additional months for logistical preparation of legions and provincial governance.^[4]^[5] This adjustment, driven by practical military imperatives rather than astronomical reform, established January 1 as the start of the consular year, gradually supplanting March's primacy and embedding administrative efficiency into the calendar's civil framework. Subsequent consuls adhered to this precedent, cementing its precedence for Roman state functions.^[6]

Julian and Gregorian Calendar Reforms

The Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC, establishing January 1 as the start of the civil year and approximating the solar year at 365.25 days through the addition of a leap day every fourth year.^[7]^[8] Advised by the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria, the reform abandoned the lunar adjustments of the prior Roman calendar, which had caused frequent misalignments with seasonal cycles due to its inconsistent intercalation.^[9] This shift prioritized solar observations to maintain agricultural and ritual timings, reflecting an empirical correction to the discrepancy between lunar months (about 29.5 days) and the tropical year (approximately 365.242 days).^[10] By the 16th century, the Julian calendar had accumulated a drift of about 10 days relative to the vernal equinox, as its average year length overestimated the tropical year by roughly 0.0078 days annually.^[11] Pope Gregory XIII promulgated the Gregorian reform in 1582 via the papal bull Inter gravissimas, skipping 10 days (October 4 was followed by October 15) to realign the calendar with seasonal equinoxes, primarily to stabilize the date of Easter, which depends on the vernal equinox fixed at March 21 by the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD.^[12]^[11] The reform refined leap year rules—omitting them in century years not divisible by 400—yielding an average year of 365.2425 days, closer to astronomical measurements and reducing future drift to about 1 day every 3,300 years.^[9] This adjustment stemmed from precise observations by astronomers like Christoph Clavius, addressing the causal mismatch between calendar arithmetic and solar periodicity without reliance on lunar elements.^[12] Adoption of the Gregorian calendar proceeded unevenly across regions, with Protestant and Orthodox territories resisting due to its Catholic origins, leading to divergences in civil dating.^[11] Great Britain and its colonies implemented it in 1752 under the Calendar (New Style) Act, advancing dates by 11 days (by then the Julian drift had increased) such that September 2 was followed directly by September 14, while also shifting the year start to January 1 consistently.^[13]^[14] These reforms underscored the necessity of periodic empirical recalibration to preserve the calendar's utility for tracking solar-driven phenomena, overriding entrenched traditions in favor of verifiable astronomical alignment.^[11]

Alignment with Non-Western Calendars

The Jewish calendar, a lunisolar system, designates Rosh Hashanah on 1 Tishrei as its New Year, which corresponds to dates between late September and early October in the Gregorian calendar due to intercalary months adjusting for solar cycles.^[15] This variability contrasts with January 1, reflecting the calendar's primary lunar basis with periodic solar corrections to prevent seasonal drift.^[16] In the Chinese lunisolar calendar, the New Year begins on the second new moon after the winter solstice, falling between January 21 and February 20 in the Gregorian calendar, as determined by astronomical observations of lunar phases within a solar framework.^[17] This places it shortly after January 1 in most years but emphasizes cyclical lunar timing over fixed solar dates. The Islamic Hijri calendar, purely lunar with 354-355 days per year, starts its year on 1 Muharram, which shifts approximately 10-12 days earlier each Gregorian year relative to seasons and solar dates like January 1, detaching it from equinox-based cycles.^[18] For instance, 1 Muharram 1447 AH aligns with June 26, 2025, in the Gregorian system.^[19] The Ethiopian calendar, a solar system akin to the Coptic but with a distinct epoch, celebrates Enkutatash as New Year on 1 Meskerem, equivalent to September 11 (or 12 in Gregorian leap years), lagging about seven to eight years behind the Gregorian due to differences in calculating the Annunciation era.^[20] These divergences highlight how non-Western calendars prioritize lunar observations, cultural traditions, or alternative solar reckonings over the Gregorian's tropical year alignment, which empirically supports agriculture by synchronizing fixed dates with seasonal solar events like solstices for predictable planting and harvesting.^[21] Purely lunar systems, by contrast, require separate solar trackers for such practical needs, as their shorter years cause misalignment with Earth's 365.2422-day orbital cycle. In scientific contexts, solar calendars facilitate consistent astronomical modeling tied to observable solar phenomena, reducing discrepancies in long-term data across equatorial and temperate zones.^[21] Global standardization around solar systems, while rooted in Western adoption, stems from these causal advantages in empirical predictability rather than inherent cultural supremacy.

Historical Events

Pre-1600

Louis XII, King of France from 1498 to 1515, died on January 1, 1515, in Paris at age 52, succumbing to a severe exacerbation of chronic gout that had worsened over the preceding Christmas period.^[22] His reign had been marked by territorial gains in Milan and Genoa, though costly Italian campaigns strained French resources; without a male heir, his passing prompted the immediate succession of his cousin Francis I from the House of Valois-Angoulême branch, who pursued aggressive expansionism in Italy, including the 1515 Battle of Marignano.^[23] Christian III, King of Denmark and Norway from 1534 to 1559 and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, died on January 1, 1559, at Koldinghus Castle at age 55, likely from longstanding health issues including possible complications from a 1540s illness that impaired his mobility.^[24] A pivotal figure in the Protestant Reformation, he enforced Lutheranism as the state religion via the 1536–1537 Count's War, suppressing Catholic bishops and centralizing royal authority over church lands, which funded administrative reforms; his death triggered a smooth hereditary succession to his son Frederick II, preserving the Lutheran establishment amid regional Catholic pressures.^[25] Joachim du Bellay, French poet and key member of the Pléiade literary circle advocating classical influences on vernacular French, died on January 1, 1560, in Paris around age 38, his health deteriorated by deafness and chronic ailments possibly exacerbated by years of diplomatic service in Rome.^[26] His works, including the manifesto Défense et illustration de la langue française (1549), promoted enriching French through imitation of Greek and Latin models, influencing Renaissance humanism; recent forensic analysis of remains exhumed from Notre-Dame confirmed his identity via dental and skeletal matches to historical descriptions.^[27]

1601–1900

On January 1, 1660, English naval administrator Samuel Pepys commenced his detailed diary, which chronicled daily life, politics, and events in London through the Restoration period, providing invaluable primary source material on 17th-century England.^[28] The Acts of Union 1800, passed by the Parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland, took effect on January 1, 1801, formally uniting the two kingdoms into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, abolishing the Irish Parliament, and integrating Irish representation into the Westminster Parliament with 100 members of Parliament and 28 peers.^[29] January 1, 1804, marked the proclamation of Haiti's independence from French colonial rule by Jean-Jacques Dessalines in Gonaïves, concluding the Haitian Revolution that began in 1791 and establishing the first independent nation in Latin America and the second in the Americas after the United States, as well as the first to abolish slavery outright in its founding.^[30] The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, became effective on January 1, 1863, declaring enslaved people in Confederate-controlled territories free under federal law, thereby reframing the American Civil War as a conflict against slavery and enabling the enlistment of approximately 180,000 Black soldiers in the Union Army.^[31] The federal immigration station at Ellis Island in New York Harbor opened on January 1, 1892, processing arrivals under U.S. oversight for the first time as the primary gateway for European immigrants, with Annie Moore from Ireland becoming the first person documented upon arrival.^[32]

1901–2000

On January 1, 1901, the Commonwealth of Australia was established through the federation of six British colonies—New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia—under the terms of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900, creating a sovereign dominion with a federal parliamentary system.^[33] This unification centralized defense and trade policies while preserving state autonomies, reflecting pragmatic colonial cooperation amid imperial decline rather than ideological fervor.^[34] On January 1, 1912, Sun Yat-sen was inaugurated as provisional president of the Republic of China in Nanjing, formalizing the end of the Qing dynasty and over two thousand years of imperial rule following the 1911 Revolution.^[35] The republic's founding emphasized republican principles drawn from Western models, including a provisional constitution guaranteeing civil liberties, though rapid fragmentation into warlordism underscored the difficulties of institutionalizing governance without entrenched civil society or unified military loyalty.^[36] January 1, 1959, saw Cuban President Fulgencio Batista flee the country amid the advance of Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, enabling Castro's forces to seize Havana and proclaim revolutionary victory.^[37] Initial land reforms redistributed estates to peasants, but subsequent nationalizations and central planning yielded empirical failures, including a 35% drop in sugar output by 1963 due to mismanagement and U.S. embargo responses, chronic food rationing persisting into the 21st century, and political repression documented in Amnesty International reports of thousands of executions and imprisonments, contradicting claims of equitable progress.^[38] On January 1, 1999, the euro was launched as an electronic currency and unit of account for eleven European Union states, irrevocably fixing their national currencies' exchange rates and transferring monetary policy to the European Central Bank to foster price stability and trade integration.^[39] This monetary union expanded to 20 members by 2023 but revealed vulnerabilities, such as Greece's 2009 debt crisis exposing fiscal indiscipline absent unified taxation, with GDP divergences widening post-adoption in peripheral economies.^[40] The transition to January 1, 2000, passed without the predicted Y2K disruptions, as global remediation efforts—costing an estimated $300–600 billion—updated legacy systems to handle four-digit year fields, preventing failures in critical infrastructure like power grids and finance that simulations had forecasted.^[41] This outcome validated proactive engineering over alarmism, with only minor incidents reported, such as isolated software glitches in non-essential applications, affirming the robustness of coordinated international standards like those from the International Organization for Standardization.^[42]

2001–present

On January 1, 2002, euro banknotes and coins entered circulation as legal tender across twelve European Union member states, phasing out national currencies such as the Deutsche Mark and French franc by the end of February; this followed the euro's establishment as an electronic currency in 1999.^[43] Subsequent expansions of the eurozone on this date included Slovenia, Cyprus, and Malta in 2007; Slovakia in 2009; Estonia in 2011; Latvia in 2014; Lithuania in 2015; and Croatia in 2023, reflecting gradual monetary integration amid varying economic criteria.^[44] Geopolitical shifts occurred on January 1, 2024, when Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates formally joined BRICS, expanding the bloc from five to nine full members and enhancing its representation of emerging economies comprising over 45% of global population.^[45] The same day, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's Noto Peninsula, triggering tsunamis up to 1.2 meters and causing at least 504 deaths, including indirect fatalities, with widespread destruction of over 22,000 homes and ongoing recovery challenges from fires and landslides.^[46]^[47] Energy dynamics in Europe altered on January 1, 2025, as Ukraine terminated transit of Russian natural gas following the expiration of a 2019 contract, halting flows that had previously supplied about 15 billion cubic meters annually to countries like Slovakia and Hungary; this ended decades of reliance on Soviet-era pipelines amid the ongoing war, with no immediate supply disruptions reported in Europe due to diversified sources.^[48]^[49] On the same date, Liechtenstein's parliament-implemented law legalized same-sex marriage, allowing civil unions to convert and new ceremonies, making it the last German-speaking European country to do so.^[50]

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, Chancellor of Germany from 1909 to 1917, died on January 1, 1921, at age 64 from a heart attack in Berlin.^[51] His tenure included oversight of Germany's entry into World War I and implementation of unrestricted submarine warfare.^[51] Country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams died on January 1, 1953, at age 29 en route to a concert in Canton, Ohio, from cardiovascular collapse attributed to chronic alcoholism, morphine use, and heart disease as confirmed by autopsy.^[52]^[53] His driver discovered him unresponsive in the back seat of the car during a snowstorm; Williams had performed his last show on December 30, 1952, in Austin, Texas.^[52] Folk and country singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt died on January 1, 1997, at age 52 in Mount Pleasant, Texas, from pulmonary embolism complications shortly after hip replacement surgery.^[54] He had a history of health issues including hepatitis C and substance abuse, which contributed to his decline.^[54] Culinary content creator Lynja (Lynn Yamada Davis), known for TikTok videos on cooking techniques, died on January 1, 2024, at age 75 from esophageal cancer diagnosed two years prior.^[55] Her family announced the death, noting her influence reached over 20 million followers across social platforms.^[55]

Deaths

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Holidays and Observances

Christian Religious Observances

In the Roman Catholic Church, January 1 is observed as the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, a title affirmed at the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD and elevated to a universal feast by Pope Paul VI in 1969 as part of liturgical reforms following the Second Vatican Council.^[56] This observance marks the octave day of Christmas, concluding an eight-day period of solemn celebration beginning on December 25, during which the liturgy repeats the joy of Christ's nativity while emphasizing Mary's role in the Incarnation as described in Luke 1:43 and Galatians 4:4.^[57] Prior to 1969, the date commemorated the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ, rooted in Luke 2:21, which records Jesus undergoing the Jewish rite on the eighth day after his birth, fulfilling the covenantal sign mandated in Genesis 17:10-14 and Leviticus 12:3.^[58] The octave tradition traces to early Christian liturgy, where major feasts like Christmas extended over eight days to signify completeness, with January 1 treated as a distinct feast by the fourth century in both Eastern and Western rites.^[59] This structure underscores the theological continuity from Christ's birth to his incorporation into the Abrahamic covenant through circumcision, symbolizing obedience to Mosaic law before its fulfillment in the New Covenant.^[60] Claims of direct syncretism with Roman pagan New Year customs—established by Julius Caesar in 46 BC to honor Janus—are unsubstantiated by primary liturgical evidence; the Christian dating derives empirically from the seven-day-plus-one scriptural timeline post-nativity, predating widespread adoption of January 1 as a civil new year in medieval Europe under Church influence.^[61] Eastern Orthodox Churches maintain the Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord on January 1 (per the Revised Julian calendar in many jurisdictions), commemorating Christ's submission to the law as an act of humility and covenantal entry, alongside the memory of Saint Basil the Great (c. 330–379 AD), Archbishop of Caesarea, whose liturgical influence endures in the Divine Liturgy attributed to him.^[58]^[62] Basil's feast integrates patristic emphasis on almsgiving and orthodoxy, with traditions like the vasilopita cake in Greek practice symbolizing providence, though the core observance prioritizes scriptural fidelity over folk elements.^[63] These rites, preserved through conciliar authority and monastic transmission, reflect a unified early Christian calendar resisting imperial pagan overlays by anchoring dates in biblical chronology rather than consular cycles.^[59]

Observances in Other Religions

In Judaism, January 1 in the Gregorian calendar does not correspond to any fixed religious observance, as the Hebrew lunisolar calendar designates four distinct New Years for specific purposes: 1 Tishrei for the general year, sabbatical cycles, and vegetable tithes; 1 Nisan for kings and festivals; 1 Elul for tithing animals; and 15 Shevat for trees.^[64] The New Year for tithing animals (Rosh Hashanah LaMa'aser Behemah), observed on 1 Elul, typically falls in late summer and involves historical practices of separating every tenth animal for priestly offerings as mandated in Leviticus 27:32, but its date drifts relative to the Gregorian calendar without aligning to January 1. No scriptural or traditional Jewish rite is tied to the winter solstice-adjacent Gregorian date, reflecting the calendar's basis in agricultural and lunar cycles rather than Roman solar conventions.^[65] In Islam, the Hijri New Year on 1 Muharram follows a purely lunar calendar of 354-355 days, causing it to precess backward through the Gregorian solar year by about 11 days annually, potentially overlapping with or preceding January 1 approximately every 33 years.^[66] This alignment is incidental rather than intentional, with observances focusing on reflection, prayer, and Quran recitation to commemorate the Hijra (Prophet Muhammad's migration in 622 CE), as described in hadith collections like Sahih al-Bukhari; no fixed doctrinal emphasis exists on the Gregorian date.^[67] Hindu traditions employ lunisolar (vikram or shaka samvat) or sidereal solar calendars, resulting in regional variations where January 1 lacks universal religious significance or scriptural prescription in texts like the Vedas or Puranas. For instance, harvest festivals such as Makar Sankranti, marking the sun's transit into Capricorn and tied to agricultural renewal in epics like the Mahabharata, occur around January 14 based on solar position, not the Gregorian new year.^[68] Some communities observe local new year rites in spring (e.g., Ugadi or Gudi Padwa per regional panchangs), underscoring calendar divergence without equating solar timings across traditions.

Secular and National Celebrations

Secular celebrations of January 1 center on marking the transition to a new calendar year through communal gatherings, symbolic rituals, and personal commitments, independent of religious observance. Globally, countdowns to midnight on December 31 culminate in fireworks displays, cheers, and public festivities in urban centers, reflecting a widespread cultural emphasis on renewal. In the United States, the Times Square Ball Drop in New York City exemplifies this, where a 12-foot-diameter geodesic sphere weighing 11,875 pounds descends from One Times Square, illuminated by 32,000 LED lights and 2,688 Waterford crystal triangles; the tradition originated in 1907 with a simpler 5-foot iron-and-wood ball and has occurred annually except during World War II blackouts in 1942 and 1943.^[69]^[70] Another prominent American event is the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, held annually since 1890 on New Year's Day along Colorado Boulevard, featuring flower-covered floats, marching bands, and equestrian units viewed by millions; it precedes the Rose Bowl Game and draws over 700,000 live spectators.^[71] A common personal custom is making New Year's resolutions, with surveys indicating that around 30% of Americans set goals in recent years, often focused on health improvements like exercise or weight loss, though empirical data shows low adherence: only 9% fully succeed, 23% quit within a week, and up to 88% fail by the second week, attributable to lack of specific planning and sustained effort.^[72]^[73]^[74] Several nations observe January 1 as a national holiday commemorating independence or liberation. Haiti celebrates Independence Day, marking the 1804 declaration ending French colonial rule after the only successful slave revolt in history. Sudan's Independence Day honors the 1956 separation from joint British-Egyptian administration. Cuba marks National Liberation Day, recalling the 1959 triumph of Fidel Castro's revolution against the Batista regime. These observances involve official ceremonies, parades, and public holidays, though in contexts like BRICS-aligned economies (including newer members such as Ethiopia), January 1 also aligns with broader global economic resets amid expanding multipolar trade frameworks.^[75]^[76]^[77] Empirical evidence highlights risks from celebratory excesses, particularly alcohol consumption. In the U.S., New Year's Day sees elevated traffic fatalities, with the National Safety Council estimating 179 deaths and 20,400 injuries in 2025 projections, 37% involving alcohol-impaired drivers (BAC ≥0.08 g/dL); NHTSA data from 2019-2023 records over 4,900 alcohol-related crash deaths in December alone, with New Year's Eve fatalities three times more likely to involve impairment overnight compared to average days, causally linked to increased drinking volumes and impaired judgment.^[78]^[79]^[80] Globally, similar patterns emerge where available, with holiday alcohol use spiking 46.7% on average, contributing to preventable incidents beyond driving, such as poisoning, though comprehensive international data remains limited by reporting variances.^[81]

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Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage in near-unanimous vote
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Famous Deaths on January 1 - On This Day
Jan 1, 2025 · Famous Deaths on January 1 · 898 Odo of France, Count of Paris (888-98), dies at ~39 · 962 Baudouin III of Flanders, dies of smallpox · 1204 King ...
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Jan 1, 2020 · Hank Williams died New Year's Day in 1953 at the young age of 29. He became a country music legend with his songs about heartbreak.
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On This Day: January 1 - The New York Times Web Archive
Jan 1, 2014 · J.D. Salinger, author of "The Catcher in the Rye," was born in New York City. · Country singer Hank Williams Sr., 29, died of a drug and alcohol ...
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Discover the most famous people who died on January 1. The list includes people like Hank Williams, Grace Hopper, Aaron Copland, Townes Van Zandt, ...<|separator|>
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Discover the most famous January 1 deaths including Lynja, Hank Williams Sr., Fusajiro Yamauchi, Vlad the Impaler, Lexii Alijai and many more.
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Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - EWTN
A popular movement began in Portugal in the eighteenth century for a feast honoring Mary's maternity, and in 1914 the date of the feast was fixed at October 11.
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The Octave of Christmas | Catholic Culture
An octave is the eight-day period during which Easter or Christmas is celebrated, and includes the actual feast.
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The Circumcision of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
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The Sunday following Easter (i.e. Sunday in albis) and the octave day of Christmas (now the Circumcision) are treated very early as feast days by the liturgy.
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The Feast of the Circumcision (January 1)
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Jan 1, 2018 · Romans looked forward to the free food and games that occurred at annual New Year's celebrations, but early Christian clerics were not as keen on the revelries.
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Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia
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Rosh Hashanah, the 1st of Tishrei, is the Jewish New Year. The Mishnah7 describes it as “The New Year for years, Shemitah, Jubilee, for planting and [tithing] ...
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Four New Years on the Hebrew calendar - Hebcal
Apr 28, 2025 · ... 1 Tishrei (Rosh Hashanah), 1 Nisan (for kings and festivals), 1 Elul (for tithes), and Tu Bishvat (for trees). Here's a breakdown: 1st of ...
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Selected Islamic Observances - Astronomical Applications Department
This data service calculates the civil dates for the first day of Ramadân, first day of Shawwál, and Islamic New Year, according to the tabular Islamic calendar ...
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Muharram is the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and it marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year. · Safar is the second month in the Islamic lunar ...
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BALL HISTORY - Times Square Ball
The first New Year's Eve Ball, made of iron and wood and adorned with one hundred 25-watt light bulbs, was 5 feet in diameter and weighed 700 pounds.
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About the Rose Parade - Tournament of Roses
AMERICA'S NEW YEAR CELEBRATION. THE ROSE PARADE BEGINS AT 8AM PST ON JANUARY 1 IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, USA. For millions of people around the world, ...
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Dec 18, 2023 · 86% of respondents say their new year's resolution will have a positive impact beyond 2024. 29% say that their resolution will have a positive ...
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Researchers suggest that only 9% of Americans that make resolutions complete them. In fact, research goes on to show that 23% of people quit their resolution.
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Jan 11, 2024 · Studies show that 88 percent of people who set New Year resolutions fail them within the first two weeks.
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Afghanistan. Albania. Algeria. Andorra. Angola. Argentina. Armenia. Australia. Austria. Azerbaijan. Bahamas. Bahrain. Bangladesh. Barbados. Belarus. Belgium.
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Worldwide Public Holidays Thursday, January 1, 2026 - qppstudio.net
New Year's Day. Spain; New Year's Day (Año Nuevo). Sudan; Glorious Independence Day (National Day). Suriname; New Year's Day (Nieuwjaarsdag). Svalbard and Jan ...
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New Year's Day 2025 Motor Vehicle Fatality Estimate - Injury Facts
The NSC estimates 179 deaths on U.S. roads this New Year's Day, with 20,400 nonfatal injuries. 37% of fatalities in 2022 involved alcohol-impaired drivers.
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About 30% of all traffic crash fatalities in the United States involve drunk drivers (with BACs of .08 g/dL or higher). In 2023, there were 12,429 people killed ...Buzzed Driving Is Drunk... · Drug-Impaired Driving · Guidance Documents
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We observed a significantly increased prevalence of alcohol consumption on 14 of 20 (70%) holidays and eves, with an average increase of 46.7% (Table 1). The ...