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New Year Wishes Around the World
Afgani
Saale Nao Mubbarak
Afrikaans
Gelukkige nuwe jaar
Albanian
Gezuar Vitin e Ri
Armenian
Snorhavor Nor Tari
Arabic
Antum salimoun
Assyrian
Sheta Brikhta
Azeri
Yeni Iliniz Mubarek!
Bengali
Shuvo Nabo Barsho
Bulgarian
×åñòèòà Íîâà Ãîäèíà(pronounced "Chestita Nova Godina")
Cambodian
Soursdey Chhnam Tmei
Catalan
FELIÇ ANY NOU
Chinese
Xin Nian Kuai Le
Corsican Language
Pace e Salute
Croatian
Sretna Nova godina!
Cymraeg (Welsh)
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda
Denish
Godt Nytår
Dhivehi
Ufaaveri Aa Aharakah Edhen
Dutch
GELUKKIG NIEUWJAAR!
Eskimo
Kiortame pivdluaritlo
Esperanto
Felican Novan Jaron
Estonians
Head uut aastat!
Ethiopian:
MELKAM ADDIS AMET YIHUNELIWO!
Finnish
Onnellista Uutta Vuotta
French
Bonne Annee
Gaelic
Bliadhna mhath ur
Galician [NorthWestern Spain]
Bo Nadal e Feliz Aninovo
German
Prosit Neujahr
Greek
Kenourios Chronos
Gujarati
Nutan Varshbhinandan
Hawaiian
Hauoli Makahiki Hou
Hebrew
L'Shannah Tovah
Hindi
Naye Varsha Ki Shubhkamanyen
Hong kong
(Cantonese) Sun Leen Fai Lok
Hungarian
Boldog Ooy Ayvet
Indonesian
Selamat Tahun Baru
Iranian
Saleh now mobarak
Iraqi
Sanah Jadidah
Irish
Bliain nua fe mhaise dhuit
Italian:
Felice anno nuovo
Japan:
Akimashite Omedetto Gozaimasu
Kabyle:
Asegwas Amegaz
Kannada:
Hosa Varushadha Shubhashayagalu
Kisii:
SOMWAKA OMOYIA OMUYA
Khmer:
Sua Sdei tfnam tmei
Korea:
Saehae Bock Mani ba deu sei yo!
Kurdish:
NEWROZ PIROZBE
Latvian
Laimīgo Jauno Gadu!
Lithuanian:
Laimingu Naujuju Metu
Laotian:
Sabai dee pee mai
Macedonian
Srekjna Nova Godina
Madagascar
Tratry ny taona
Malay
Selamat Tahun Baru
Marathi :
Nveen Varshachy Shubhechcha
Malayalam :
Puthuvatsara Aashamsakal
Maltese
Is-Sena t- Tajba
Nepal
Nawa Barsha ko Shuvakamana
Norwegian
Godt Nyttår
Papua New Guinea
Nupela yia i go long yu
Pampango (Philippines)
Masaganang Bayung Banua
Pashto
Nawai Kall Mo Mubarak Shah
persian
Saleh now ra tabrik migouyam
Philippines
Manigong Bagong Taon
Polish:
Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Portuguese
Feliz Ano Novo
Punjabi
Nave sal di mubarak
Romanian
AN NOU FERICIT
Russian
S Novim Godom
Samoa
Manuia le Tausaga Fou
Serbo-Croatian
Sretna nova godina
Sindhi
Nayou Saal Mubbarak Hoje
Singhalese
Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
siraiki
Nawan Saal Shala Mubarak Theevay
Slovak
A stastlivy Novy Rok
slovenian
sreèno novo leto
Somali
Iyo Sanad Cusub Oo Fiican!
Spanish
Feliz Ano ~Nuevo
Swahili
Heri Za Mwaka Mpyaº
Swedish
GOTT NYTT ÅR! /Gott nytt år!
Sudanese
Warsa Enggal
Tamil
Eniya Puthandu Nalvazhthukkal
Telegu
Noothana samvatsara shubhakankshalu
Thai
Sawadee Pee Mai
Turkish
Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian
Shchastlyvoho Novoho Roku
Urdu
Naya Saal Mubbarak Ho
Uzbek
Yangi Yil Bilan
Vietnamese
Chuc Mung Tan Nien
Welsh :
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

In the fairly long history of humanity the celebration of New Year is found to have a pre-historic root.Since the era of the most ancient civilization a number of dates have been marked as the beginning of a new year by different people from different parts of the world. The diversity is due to the difference in their ethnic and cultural background.Today the New Year is celebrated all over the world on January 1. But this was not the case a few hundred years back. The wide spread acceptance of January 1 as the New Year is confined only within the past four hundred years.The changeover: It was the Romans who first used January 1 as the beginning of the year in 153 B.C. Prior to that March 25, the date of the vernal equinox, was celebrated as their New Year's Day. And this was considered to be the beginning of New Year by most Christian European countries during the early medieval era.The delayed acceptance of the changed date might be due to some of its inherent difficulties. The date was unusual. For, unlike the customs prevalent till then, no agricultural or seasonal significance was attached to it. Instead, it was just a civil date, the day after the elections when the consuls would assume their new positions in the Roman empire. But the bigger problem the changed date posed, was difficulties in the calculation of the year. As the Romans moved their New Year's Day backward almost three months to January 1, we have irregularities in our calendar. The months of September, October, November and December, originally mean, the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth month respectively. Later, many of the Roman emperors had given new names to these months. September received names as "Germanucus", "Antonius" and "Tacitus" under each of these emperors' regime. Thus November also earned the varying names of "Domitianus", "Faustinus" and "Romanus".The inconveniences led Julius Caesar to institute a new calendar. It was devised by the Greek astronomerSosigenes of Alexandria from the unrivaled Egyptiansolar calendar. Caesar wanted to change the date of the New Year from January 1 to a more logical date - to one of the solstices or equinoxes. However, it happened that January 1 of 45 B.C. was the date of a new moon.It would have been bad luck, or so regarded by the population, to change it.For his calendar reform, the Senate rewarded him by having the month of his birth, Quintilis, renamed "July" in his honor. Caesar's grandnephew, the Emperor Augustus, had a similar honor bestowed on him when he corrected a mistake which had crept into the calculation of the leap year. Till then it had been observed every three years, instead of every four. He abolished all leap years between 8 B.C. and A.D. 8. Thus he set the calendar straight and earned for himself the renaming of Sextilis as "August". This calendar did not witness significant reforms till 1582, when Pope Gregory XII incorporated our present method of calculation and dividing the year. It was the Pope who reinstituted the practice of observing New Year's Day on January 1, regardless of the pre-Christian associations with that date. The Gregorian reforms also canceled ten days from October; Thursday, October 4, 1582, was followed by Friday, October 15, 1582. the old discrepancy was provided for by making only those century dates leap years that were that were divisible by 400. Thus although the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, the 2000 is. The global adoption: Catholic countries adopted it soon. Yet it took some time for the Protestants to follow suit. Finally Germany did adopt it in 1700, Great Britain in 1752, and Sweden in 1753. It was then necessary to drop 11 days from the calendar because 1700 had been a leap year.The Oriental countries through the influence of religious groups such as the Hindus, Taoists, Buddhists and Moslems, considered the new Calendar as the Christian Calendar, but also adopted it as their official one. Japan welcomed it in 1873 and China in 1912.The Eastern Orthodox adopted it even later, in 19924 and 1927, Russia took it twice - first in 1918 and after trying out its own calendars, again 1n 1924.

The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. Cultures that measure yearly calendars all have New Year celebrations.
Modern new year celebrationsFor further information, see New Year's Eve and New Year's Day The most common modern dates of celebration are listed below, ordered and grouped by their appearance relative to the conventional Western calendar.
January1 January: The first official day of the year in the Gregorian calendar used by most countries. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the civil New Year falls on 14 January (1 January in the Julian Calendar). Many in the countries where Eastern Orthodoxy predominates celebrate both the Gregorian and Julian New Year holidays, with the Gregorian day celebrated as a civic holiday, and the Julian date as the "Old New Year", a religious holiday. The Church's own liturgical calendar begins on September 1, thereby proceeding annually from the celebration of Jesus' birth in the winter (Christmas). through his death and resurrection in the spring (Pascha / Easter), to his Ascension in the summer, and the assumption of his mother (Dormition of the Theotokos / Virgin Mary) in the fall. Note: Eight of the twelve biggest Eastern Orthodox Churches have adopted the Revised Julian calendar administratively and the civic and religious holidays match. The orthodox population of Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Poland, Romania, Syria and Turkey celebrate the New Year on January 1. The orthodox churches of Georgia, Jerusalem, Russia and Serbia still use the Julian Calendar. The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, occurs every year on the new moon of the first lunar month, about four to eight weeks before spring (Lichun). The exact date can fall anytime between 21 January and 21 February (inclusive) of the Gregorian Calendar. Because the lunisolar Chinese calendar is astronomically defined, unlike the Gregorian Calendar, the drift of the seasons will change the range. Each year is symbolized by one of 12 animals and one of five elements, with the combinations of animals and elements (or stems) cycling every 60 years. It is the most important Chinese holiday of the year. The Vietnamese New Year is the Tết Nguyên Đán which is for most times the same day as the Chinese New Year. The Tibetan New Year is Losar and falls from January through March. The Khmer, Thai, Laotian and Burmese New Year is called the SangKran and falls from 13th to 15th of April.
MarchHola Mohalla, New Year's Day in the Sikh Nanakshahi calendar is on March 14. The Iranian New Year, called Norouz, is the day containing the exact moment of the vernal equinox, commencing the start of the spring season. In 2007 this falls on 20 March. The Zoroastrian New Year coincides with the Iranian New Year of Norouz. It is celebrated by the Parsis in India and by Zoroastrians and Persians across the world. In the Bahá'í calendar, the new year occurs on the vernal equinox on 21 March, and is called Naw-Rúz. In the Saka Calendar (Balinese-Javanese Calendar) the celebration of new year falls on 30rd of March in this year. the celebration gather of Nyepi, Balinese Hindu holiday. The Telugu New Year generally falls in the months of March or April. The people of Andhra Pradesh, India celebrate the advent of Lunar year this day. This day is celebrated across entire Andhra Pradesh as UGADI(Meaning the Start of a new Year.).The first month is Chaitra Masam. Masam means month. Gudi Padwa is celebrated as the first day of the Hindu year by the people of Maharashtra, India. This day falls in March or April and coincides with Ugadi. (see: Deccan) The Kannada New Year or Ugadi is celebrated by the people of Karnataka, India as the beginning of a new year according to the Hindu Calendar. The first month of the new Year is Chaitra. Sindhi festival of Cheti Chand is celebrated on the same day as Ugadi/Gudi Padwa to mark the celebration of the Sindhi New Year.
AprilThe Assyrian New Year, called Rish Nissanu, occurs on 1 April The Punjabi new year Vaisakhi is celebrated on 13 April and celebrates the harvest. The Nepali new year is celebrated in spring, on the first day of the lunar month Baisakh. In the English calender, it usually falls between 12 - 15 April. The Thai and Lao New Year are celebrated from 13 April to 15 April by splashing water. The Cambodian New Year and Lao New Year are celebrated from 13 April to 15 April. The Bengali New Year Pohela Baisakh is celebrated on 14 April or 15 April in a festive manner in both Bangladesh and West Bengal, India. The Sinhalese New Year falls In April (the month of Bak) when the sun moves from the Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces) to the Mesha Rashiya (House of Aries) Sri Lankans begin celebrating their National New Year "Aluth Avurudhu" in Sinhala and "Puththandu (புத்தாண்டு)" in Tamil. However, unlike the usual practice where the new year begins at midnight, the National New Year begins at the time determined by the astrologers. Not only the beginning of the new year but the conclusion of the old year is also specified by the astrologers. And unlike the customary ending and beginning of new year, there is a period of a few hours in between the conclusion of the Old Year and the commencement of the New Year , which is called the "nona gathe" (neutral period). During this time one is expected to keep off from all types of work and engage solely in religious activities. In India, the Tamil New Year and Vishu are celebrated on the same day respectively in the Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. They generally fall on 13 April or 14 April. The first month of the Tamil New Year is called Chithrai. Every year in the month of Chithrai, in the temple city of Madurai, the Chithrai Thiruvizha is celebrated in the Meenakshi Temple. A huge exhibition is also held, called Chithrai Porutkaatchi. In some parts of Southern Tamil Nadu, it is also called Chithrai Vishu. The day is marked with a feast in Hindu homes and the entrance to the houses are decorated elaborately with kolams.
Northern fallRosh Hashanah (Hebrew for 'head of the year') is a holiday commemorating the culmination of the six days of Creation, and marking God's yearly renewal of His world. The day has elements of festivity and introspection, as God is traditionally believed to be assessing His creation and determining the fate of all men and creatures for the coming year. In the Coptic Orthodox Church, the New Year, called Neyrouz, coincides with 11 September in the Gregorian calendar between 1900 and 2099, with the exception of the year before Gregorian leap years, when Neyrouz occurs on 12 September). The Coptic year 1723 began in September 2005. The Ethiopian Orthodox New Year, called Enkutatash, falls on the same date as Neyrouz; the Ethiopian calendar year 1999 thus began on September 11, 2006. The Marwari New Year is celebrated on the day of the festival of Diwali The Gujarati New Year is usually celebrated the day after the festival of Diwali (which occurs in mid-fall - either October or November, depending on the Lunar calendar). The Gujarati New Year is synonymous with sud ekam of the Kartik month - the first day of the first month of Gujarati lunar calendar. Most other Hindus celebrate the New Year in early spring, but the Gujarati farming community celebrates the New Year after Diwali to mark the beginning of a new fiscal year. Some neo-pagans celebrate Samhain (a festival of the ancient Celts, held around November 1) as a new year's day representing the new cycle of the Wheel of the Year, although they do not use a different calendar that starts on this day.
VariableThe Islamic New Year occurs on 1 Muharram. Since the Muslim calendar is based on 12 lunar months amounting to about 354 days, the Gregorian date of this is about eleven days earlier each year. 2008 will see two Muslim New Years. The Thelemic new year is usually celebrated with an invocation to Ra-Hoor-Khuit, commemorating the beginning of the New Aeon in 1904. It also marks the start of the twenty two day Thelemic holy season.
Historical dates for the new yearThe ancient Roman calendar had only ten months and started the year on 1 March, which is still reflected in the names of some months which derive from Latin: September (seventh), October (eighth), November (ninth), December (tenth). Around 713 BC the months of January and February were added to the year, traditionally by the second king, Numa Pompilius, along with the leap month Intercalaris. The year used in dates was the consular year, which began on the day when consuls first entered office — fixed by law at 15 March in 222 BC[1], but this event was moved to 1 January in 153 BC. In 45 BC, Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar, dropping Intercalaris; however, 1 January continued to be the first day of the new year.
In the Middle Ages in Europe a number of significant feast days in the ecclesiastical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church came to be used as the beginning of the Julian year:
In Christmas Style dating the new year started on 25 December. This was used in Germany and England until the thirteenth century, and in Spain from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century. In Annunciation Style dating the new year started on 25 March, the feast of the Annunciation. This was used in many parts of Europe in the Middle Ages, and was the style introduced by Dionysius Exiguus in AD 525. Annunciation Style continued to be used in the Kingdom of Great Britain until January 1, 1752, except Scotland which changed to Circumcision Style dating on 1 January 1600. The rest of Great Britain changed to Circumcision Style on the 1 January preceding the conversion in Great Britain from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar on 3/14 September 1752. The UK tax year still starts on 6 April which is 25 March + 12 days, eleven for the conversion from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar plus a dropped leap day in 1900. In Easter Style dating, the new year started on Easter Saturday (or sometimes on Good Friday). This was used in France from the eleventh to the sixteenth century. A disadvantage of this system was that because Easter was a movable feast the same date could occur twice in a year; the two occurrences were distinguished as "before Easter" and "after Easter". In Circumcision Style dating, the new year started on 1 January, the Feast of the Circumcision (of Jesus).
Adoption of 1 January as New YearIt took quite a long time before the adoption of the 1st of January as the start of the year became widespread. The years of adoption are as follows -
1522 Venice 1544 Holy Roman Empire. The area covered included Germany, Austria and their future territories. 1556 Spain, Portugal, Roman Catholic (southern) Netherlands. This extended to all Spanish and Portuguese territories and outposts in the Americas and around the world. 1559 Prussia, Denmark, Sweden 1564 France. The dating applied to all subsequently acquired French territories. 1579 Lorraine 1583 Protestant (northern) Netherlands 1600 Scotland 1725 Russia, and its future territories. 1721 Tuscany 1752 Britain and its colonies. This included the east coast of what would become the United States and Canada. Also as each part of the world came within the sway of English law, the English style dates applied. Over time that would include large swathes of Africa, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, etc. When the Gregorian calendar started to be adopted, at different times in different countries, after 1592, the new year's day was again unaligned, with the countries still using the Julian calendar being 10 days ahead of those that adopted the Gregorian calendar. The discrepancy increased to 11 days in 1600, and 12 in 2000.
The ancient Roman New Year of 1 March was used in the Republic of Venice until its destruction in 1797, and in Russia from 988 until the end of the 15th century. 1 September was used in Russia from the end of the 15th century until the adoption of the Christian era in 1700 (previously, Russia had counted years since the creation of the world).
Since the 17th century, the Roman Catholic ecclesiastic year has started on the first day of Advent, the Sunday nearest to St. Andrew's Day (30 November).
Autumnal equinox day (usually 22 September) was "New Year's Day" in the French Republican Calendar, which was in use from 1793 to 1805. This was primidi Vendemière, the first day of the first month.
Time ZonesBecause of the division of the globe into time zones, the new year moves progressively around the globe as the start of the day ushers in the New Year. The first time zone to usher in the New Year is just west of the International Date Line. At that time the time zone to the east of the Date Line is 23 hours behind, still in the previous day. The residents on the central Pacific Ocean island of Kiritimati (Christmas Island), the eastern-most island in the island nation of Kiribati claim to be the first to usher in the New Year.

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Chỉ huy các đội danh dự Thái Lan trên quảng trường Royal Plaza. Ảnh: AP.