New Year history

Fascinating origin of the New Year. January comes from God Janus, with an old face for the year passed & a young face for the new year.

Houses were decorated with wreaths & sacrifices made to Goddess Juno, with calls to her. This was kalo in Latin & this day became kalendae (festival of the Calends), becoming the root of Calendar.

May the blessings of Janus & Juno be with you.

Christians celebrated the New Year in Spring on March 25 (when per Christian beliefs, God created the universe per Pope Benedict). Surviving ancient cultures, such as Indic & Chinese still celebrate the New Year in Spring. Reference: Nisan 1-Aviv, Exodus 12:2.

Initially, the Jan 1 New Year Pagan festival was banned by Bishop Eufronis in the Council of Tours in 567 CE.

In 1582, when the Gregorian calendar was adopted, the New Year was adopted.

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