
Christmas traditions - New Year - 1st January
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is observed on 1 January, the first day of the year. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner. In the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system today, New Year occurs on January 1. This was also the first day of the year in the original Julian calendar and the Roman calendar. Other cultures observe their traditional or religious New Year's Day according to their own customs.

NEW YEAR TRADITIONS
Traditional and modern celebrations:
New Year's Eve- This day is traditionally a religious feast, but since the 1900s has also become an occasion to celebrate the night of 31 December-New Year's Eve-with parties, public celebrations (often involving fireworks shows) and other traditions focused on the impending arrival of midnight and the new year. Watchnight services are also still observed by many. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated at evening parties, where many people dance, eat, drink, and watch or light fireworks.

New Year's Eve traditions that start the year off right
Eat 12 grapes at midnight
Decorate a New Year tree
Set your New Year's intention
Give a toast to remember
Light those sparklers
Don't forget the confetti
