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Definition: New Year's Day |
New Year's DayNoun1. The first day of the year. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Literature | New Year's Day January 1st. The ancient Romans began their year in March; hence such words as September, October, November, December, meaning the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th month, had a rational meaning. Since the introduction of the Christian era, Christmas Day, Lady Day, Easter Day, and March 1st have in turns been considered as New Year's Day; but since the reform of the calendar in the sixteenth century, January 1st has been accepted as New Year's Day, because it was the eighth day after the Nativity, when Jesus was circumcised (Luke ii. 21). (See New Style .) The civil and legal year began March 25th till after the alteration of the style, in 1752, when it was fixed, like the historic year, to January 1st. In Scotland the legal year was changed to January 1st as far back as 1600; the proclamation was made Nov. 27, 1599. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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January 1 marks the end a mirad of remembrance of the passing year, especially in radio, television and newspapers, which usually starts right after Christmas Day. Political parties, governments and sports teams are rated by journalists, notable events are reevaluated in summaries in news sources, comedians get to reuse comedic material about news events again.
This day is traditionally a religious feast, but since the 1900s, has become an occasion to celebrate on the night between December 31 and January 1, called New Year's Eve. There are often fireworks at 0:00. Depending on the country, individuals may be allowed to burn firework, even if it is forbidden the rest of the year.
It is also an occasion to make personal resolutions, the most popular ones in the western world include to stop tobacco smoking or drinking, or to lose weight or get physically fit.
In 1582, the Gregorian calendar was introduced, and Roman Catholic countries began to celebrate New Year's Day on January 1. This calendar heralded a slow but gradual introduction, Scotland in 1600; Germany, Denmark and Sweden about 1700; then Britain and its colonies in 1752.
Specific, high-profile or common celebrations
History
As of the Middle Ages, most European countries used the Julian calendar. By this method, Annunciation Day as it was called, was celebrated on March 25. This celebration was to honour the day that it was announced that Mary would give birth to the Son of God, Jesus. This is exactly nine months before what is now Christmas Day.Other New Year's Days
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah, translating to the Feast of the Trumpets is the Jewish New Year. It is generally celebrated in September, on the first two days of Tishri. This celebration is prescribed by the Old Testament as a Holy Sabbath.
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Synonyms: New Year's DaySynonyms: January 1 (n), New Year's (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: new-year (history & folklore, sports & leisure). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Regularity of recurrence Periodicity | Rota, cycle, period, stated time, routine; days of the week; Sunday, Monday; months of the year; January; feast, fast; Christmas, Easter, New Year's day; Allhallows, Allhallowmas, All Saints' Day; All Souls', All Souls' Day; Ash Wednesday, bicentennial, birthday, bissextile, Candlemas, Dewali, groundhog day, Halloween, Hallowmas, Lady day, leap year, Midsummer day, Muharram, woodchuck day, St. Swithin's day, natal day; yearbook; yuletide. |
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Crosswords: New Year's Day |
| English words defined with "New Year's Day": The holidays. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "New Year's Day": Abonde ♦ Hogmanay', Hogmena' ♦ JANUARY 1 ♦ New Year's Gifts ♦ Pippa Passes ♦ season's greetings. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | New Year's Day (1989) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Scene in Ryan's Arcade on the morning of new year's day / R.F. Outcault. The bicyclist's revenge; or, How the Katzenjammer Kid got caught / R. Dirks.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Civil Liberties | Yemen | A small bomb blasted a 12-foot hole in the wall of Christ Church in Aden on New Year's Day; there were no reported injuries. (references) |
Economic History | Cambodia | On New Year's Day 1975, Communist troops launched an offensive which, in 117 days of the hardest fighting of the war, destroyed the Khmer Republic. (references) |
Equatorial Guinea | Annobon Island, named for its discovery on New Year's Day 1472, is a small volcanic island covering 18 square kilometers (7 sq. mi.). The coastline is abrupt except in the north; the principal volcanic cone contains a small lake. (references) | |
Travel | Ireland | If New Year's Day, Saint Patrick's Day, Christmas Day, or Saint Stephen's Day fall on a weekend, the following Monday is a public holiday. (references) |
Russia | Travelers should be advised that little business is done from New Year's Day to Orthodox Christmas and that many enterprises close during the period. (references) | |
Philippines | The U.S. Mission in the Philippines observes the following U.S. public holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (references) | |
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| Language | Translations for "New Year's Day"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | Nuwejaarsdag (New). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | عيد رأس السنة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 元旦 , 初一 (first day of lunar month). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | nytaarsdag (New year Holiday). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Nieuwjaarsdag (New year Holiday). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | Novjartago, novjara tago. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | uudenvuodenpäivä. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | jour de l'an (New Year, new year day, New year Holiday). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Neujahrstag, neujahr (new year, New year Holiday). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πρωτοχρονιά, αρχιχρονιά. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | capodanno (New year Holiday). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 歳旦 , 正" (beginning of the month or the year, the calendar), 正月 (January, New Year, the first month), 元日 , 元旦 , 元三 (January 1 to 3). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | が"た" (front end), が"ざ" (first range of mountains, foothills, January 1 to 3, the whole mountain), が"じつ (all days, previous day, the day before), しょうがつ (January, New Year, the first month), さいた" (coal mining, coaling, resurrection, shortest), せいさく (beginning of the month or the year, manufacture, policy, political measures, production, the calendar, work). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | Laa yn Vlein Noa, Laa ny Bleeaney Noa, Laa Nollick Beg. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | Día di Aña Nobo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ewnay year'say ayday Segundo dia de Ano Novo, Dia de Ano Novo (New year Holiday, new year's eve), ano novo. (various references) anul nou. (various references) Calluinn (nf. New Year's day). (various references) nova godina. (various references) año nuevo (new year, New year Holiday). (various references) nyårsdagen (New Year`s Day). (various references) yılbaşı günü, yılbaşı (new year, new year's). (various references) y Calan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "'-a-a-d-e-e-n-r-s-w-y-y" | |
-4 letters: answered, awardees, naysayer, yearends, yeasayer. | |
-5 letters: aneared, anyways, awardee, daresay, deanery, deewans, drawees, endears, endways, resawed, seaward, seaware, wanders, wardens, weaners, weasand, yawners, yearend, yearned. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 65 77 59 65 61 72 27 73 44 61 79 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100101 01110111 00100000 01011001 01100101 01100001 01110010 00100111 01110011 00100000 01000100 01100001 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N e w   Y e a r ' s   D a y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0065 0077 0059 0065 0061 0072 0027 0073 0044 0061 0079 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4871892597167849852386791 |
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