New Year Wishes 2025

Happy New Year 2025! New Year’s Day on January 1st (Wednesday) in the Georgian calendar is celebrated in many countries. 'New Year' is an event that takes place when the world celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next. In the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system today, the first day of January is often considered a national holiday across the globe. However, in some countries like China, the first day of the year is celebrated according to their own calendar.

Out with the old, in with the new,

In many cities across the world, fireworks displays take place as soon as the clock strikes midnight on the last day of the year (December 31).

Out with the old, in with the new,

The new year is a perfect time to make a change for the better. The tradition of making New Year's resolutions is more common in the western hemisphere but also exists in the eastern hemisphere. This tradition involves a person making a commitment to change an unwanted habit or behaviour or setting a personal objective. Typical New Year's resolutions might be to give up smoking, eat healthier food, do more exercise, become more organised or laugh more – but really, a New Year's resolution can be almost anything. However, research suggests that many New Year's resolutions fail. Being realistic about the objectives you set and not making too many New Year's resolutions might help you to achieve success.

New Year's History

Civilizations around the world have been celebrating the beginning of each new year for decades. The city of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamia was where the first New Year's celebrations took place about 4,000 years ago. New year's day is considered to have a Romanian origin.

The Roman king Numa Pompilius, during his reign (c. 715–673 BCE), revised the Roman republican calendar so that January replaced March as the first month. In 46 BCE Julius Caesar introduced more changes, though the Julian calendar, as it became known, retained January 1 as the year’s opening date.

In some cultures, New Year's Day coincided with the Annunciation of Jesus. In England, the Feast of the Annunciation on March 25, was the first day of the new year until the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 1752. It is also believed that the tradition of exchanging gifts on New Year's Day originated in the 7th century. Over time non-Christian countries also began to use the Gregorian calendar. China (1912) is a notable example, though it continued to celebrate the Chinese New Year according to a lunar calendar. In fact, many countries that follow the Gregorian calendar also have other traditional or religious calendars. Some nations never adopted the Gregorian calendar and thus started the year on dates other than January 1.

Which country celebrates New Year first?

The New Year is celebrated first in Oceania, and the event is first observed in the tiny Pacific island nations of Tonga, Samoa, and Kiribati. New Zealand follows next in celebrating the New Year, followed by Australia, Japan, and South Korea, while the last place to celebrate New Year is Bakers Island which lies in the central Pacific Ocean.

New Year Celebration

People greet and wish each other a Happy New Year. Exchanging messages, greeting cards and gifts is part of the New Year celebration. The media covers many New Year events which are showcased on prime channels for most of the day. People who decide to stay indoors resort to these New Year shows for entertainment and fun. The age-old tradition of planning new resolutions for the coming year is a common sight. A few of the most popular resolutions include losing weight, developing good habits, and working hard.

Happy new year 2025!

What is the reason for the New year?

The origin of January 1 marking the New Year dates back to 46 B.C, when Julius Caesar has formed the solar Julian calendar. This was effective after the old lunar-based Roman calendar became ineffective.

Here's to a year of abundant happiness and success! Wishing you health, wealth, love, and cheer throughout 2025 - May it be your most amazing year yet!

To celebrate the occasion, ancient people would offer sacrifices to the god of beginnings, add laurel branches to their homes as decorations, and exchange gifts.

WHERE IS THE ORIGIN OF THE NEW YEAR?

The earliest known record of a New Year festival dates from about 2000 bce in Mesopotamia, where in Babylonia the new year began with the new moon after the spring that is during mid-March, and in Assyria with the new moon nearest the autumn equinox that is during mid-September.

• On the night of 31 December and the morning of 1 January, people in many countries all over the world will celebrate the beginning of a new year.
• The last day of the year is commonly referred to as “New Year's Eve”
• Every nation has its very own and unique heritage to celebrate new year every year. In that case India also has the unique style of celebrating new year.
• All the states of India have their own new year traditions. As per their very old heritage, many states of India celebrate the new year with the following names such as, Yugadi, Pohela Boishakh, Navreh, Puthandu, Baisakhi, Bohag Bihu,Gudi Padwa, and more.

Where did the first new year start?

About 4000 years ago, the city of Babylon in ancient Mesopotamia was where the first New Year's celebrations were noted.

How do we celebrate New Year's eve?

New Year's Eve is celebrated by gathering with friends and family. Popular rituals include serving food that symbolizes good fortune and making resolutions concerning what one hopes to accomplish in the next year. Families enjoy the New Year by counting down to midnight on New Year's Eve on 31 December.

What food can be eaten during the New year?

There are so many dishes and foods eaten by people across the world during the new year. Here, we give you some notable foods that are considered as the lucky foods to be eaten during the new year.
Along with black-eyed peas, some cultures believe that grapes, noodles, pork, or pomegranates can be considered lucky when eaten on New Year.