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'''[[New Year's Day]]''', also called simply '''New Year's''' or '''[[New Year]]''', is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar. In pre-Christian Rome under the Julian calendar, the day was dedicated to Janus, god of gateways and beginnings, for whom January is also named. {{TFAFULL|New Year's Day}}  
'''[[New Year's Day]]''', also called simply '''New Year's''' or '''[[New Year]]''', is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar. During the Middle Ages in western Europe, while the Julian calendar was still in use, authorities moved New Year's Day variously, depending upon locale, to one of several other days, among them: 1 March, 25 March, Easter, 1 September, and 25 December. {{TFAFULL|New Year's Day}}  
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 8 December 2016

New Year's Day, also called simply New Year's or New Year, is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar. During the Middle Ages in western Europe, while the Julian calendar was still in use, authorities moved New Year's Day variously, depending upon locale, to one of several other days, among them: 1 March, 25 March, Easter, 1 September, and 25 December. (Full article...)