New Year Customs

New Year is the time to spread good cheer. Ringing out the old and ringing in the new is the basic idea of New Year celebration. Laughter, joy, hopes and dreams mark the New Year as an event of sheer enthusiasm. New Year celebration teamed with its traditions and New Year customs makes the occasion special.



The history of New Year celebration dates back to the 2000 BC when it was first observed in ancient Babylon as an event to greet the new time during the middle of March and was an initialization of the modern concept of greeting the new time.

Tradition, folklore and New Year customs in the celebration of the festival is very much country and culture specific, although the idea of merrymaking while ushering out the closing year is always the same everywhere. Ringing of the New Year bell, making traditional dishes or eating 12 grapes to ensure happiness throughout the next 12 months are some of the age-old New Year customs. Cleaning the house, wearing new dresses and decorating homes to remove impurities and invite grace are also some of the New Year customs which also has not lost their color even with the change in New Year celebration.

In some countries mock combats are also performed to idealize the battle between the old and the New Year, between life and death, and between the seasons of life are popular New Year customs still followed for its traditional charm.

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