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Kaiser set this day as the beginning of the new year of the West calendar. In order to bless Janus, the goalkeeper of the Rome mythology, Janus later evolved into the word January, one month in English.
Originally thought that the Pope gave birth to Jesus as the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, and in January 1st, he was also associated with Jesus.
It may be in accordance with Western belief in Christianity, and it should be Christmas in December 25th, so the western new year is not celebrated with Christmas.
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In the first 46 years of, the ancient Rome Kaiser set the day as the beginning of the western new year. In order to bless Janus, the Rome God's door god, Janus later evolved into the word "Jan." in English.
Originally thought that the Pope gave birth to Jesus as the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, and in January 1st, he was also associated with Jesus.
It may be in accordance with Western belief in Christianity, and it should be Christmas in December 25th, so the western new year is not celebrated with Christmas.
Around fifty thousand BC, the ancient Egyptians had changed from nomadic farming to farming on the two sides of the Nile, and their agricultural harvest had much to do with whether the Nile floods.
The ancient Egyptians found that the time of the Nile flooding was regular in the long term observation. They recorded the time on bamboo poles every time, and learned that there were about 365 days between the two flooding times. At the same time, it was also found that when the rising tide of the Nile came to the vicinity of today's open city, it was also the time when the sun and Sirius rose from the horizon simultaneously.
Therefore, the ancient Egyptians defined the day as the beginning of a year.
This is the earliest origin of "New Year's Day".
New year's Day is the beginning of celebrating the new year. Celebrating New Year's Day is a universal custom in all parts of the world.
Nowadays, most countries in the world regard January 1st as new year's day. Because of the different longitude position of countries all over the world and the time of different countries, the date of "New Year's Day" is different.
For example, Tonga, an island country in Oceania, is located on the west side of the boundary line. It is the first place to start a new day in the world. It is also the first country to celebrate New Year's day.
The Western Samoa on the eastern side of the day is the latest place in the world to start a new day.
Afghanistan used the vernal equinox as new year's day, Jews used the autumn equinox as new year's day, and the Eskimo's new year's day in the cold zone was not fixed. They took the first rain as new year's day.
In 46 BC, Julian Kaiser, the emperor of Rome, enacted the Julian calendar. At the beginning, he used the winter solstice as new year's day.
However, people insist that the new year should be used as new year's day, so they extend the new year's day to the 10 day after the winter solstice.
According to the Gregorian calendar, China is the twelfth country to start the new year in the world.
Each country has its own different celebrations because of its different history, culture, religious beliefs and national customs.
But it also makes the world colorful and more regional and ethnic.