New Year's Day is the first day of the new year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though other dates were also used in Rome). In all countries using the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar, except for Israel, it is a public holiday, often celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts. January 1 on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 14 on the Gregorian calendar, and it is on that date that followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate the New Year.
This day is traditionally a religious feast, but since the 1900s has become an occasion for celebration the night of December 31, called New Year's Eve.
Some churches celebrate
the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ on January 1, based on the belief that Jesus was born on December 25, and that, according to Jewish tradition, his circumcision would have taken place on the eighth day of his life (which would be January 1). The Catholic Church has also given the name Feast of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God to their holy day on January 1.
The circumcision of Jesus is traditionally seen as showing his descent from Abraham.
The feast day appears on 1 January in the liturgical calendar of the Eastern Orthodox Church and of the Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite. It also appears in the pre-1960 General Roman Calendar, and is celebrated by some churches of the Anglican Communion.
The new year is chock full of history, of which this is just trimmings. There are different religions and interpretations everywhere.
One is certainly about a circumcision and a feast.
And of course.....FOOTBALL!
(apologize to you know who for kiping yer lil history posts on holidays)
New Year's Day is the first day of the new year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though other dates were also used in Rome). In all countries using the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar, except for Israel, it is a public holiday, often celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts. January 1 on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 14 on the Gregorian calendar, and it is on that date that followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate the New Year.
This day is traditionally a religious feast, but since the 1900s has become an occasion for celebration the night of December 31, called New Year's Eve.
Some churches celebrate the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ on January 1, based on the belief that Jesus was born on December 25, and that, according to Jewish tradition, his circumcision would have taken place on the eighth day of his life (which would be January 1). The Catholic Church has also given the name Feast of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God to their holy day on January 1.
The circumcision of Jesus is traditionally seen as showing his descent from Abraham.
The feast day appears on 1 January in the liturgical calendar of the Eastern Orthodox Church and of the Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite. It also appears in the pre-1960 General Roman Calendar, and is celebrated by some churches of the Anglican Communion.
The new year is chock full of history, of which this is just trimmings. There are different religions and interpretations everywhere.
One is certainly about a circumcision and a feast.
And of course.....FOOTBALL!
(apologize to you know who for kiping yer lil history posts on holidays)
