New Year
New Year is the time at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner.The New Year of the Gregorian calendar, today mostly in use, falls on 1 January (New Year's Day), as was the case both in the old Roman calendar (at least after about 713 BCE) and in the Julian calendar that succeeded it. The order of months was January to December in the Old Roman calendar during the reign of King Numa Pompilius in about 700 BCE, according to Plutarch and Macrobius, and has been in continuous use since that time. Many countries, such as the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the United States, mark 1 January as a national holiday.
New Year's Day 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. As a date in the Gregorian calendar of Christendom, New Year's Day liturgically marked the Feast of the Naming and Circumcision of Jesus, which is still observed as such in the Anglican Church and Lutheran Church. In present day, with most countries now using the Gregorian calendar as their de facto calendar, New Year's Day is probably the most celebrated public holiday, often observed with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts in each time zone. Other global New Years' Day traditions include making New Year's resolutions and calling one's friends and family 
Many Filipino people unite on New Year’s Eve, which is on December 31, to celebrate a midnight meal known as the Media Noche.
It is also common to stay awake to greet the coming of the New Year.
New Year’s Day is also characterized by Filipinos lighting fireworks and
making a lot of noise to drive away evil spirits. This belief
originated from the Chinese.The elderly encourage children to jump at the stroke of midnight so that they would grow up tall. Many people display 12 circular fruits and wear clothing with polka dots to symbolize money. It is also popular practice to open all the doors and windows at the stroke of midnight to let in the good luck. Many Filipino families also read the Christian bible and attend a church midnight mass. It is common for many Filipinos to blend religion and superstition in celebrating New Year’s Day.
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In the Philippines, celebrations are very loud, believing that the noise will scare away evil beings. There is often a midnight feast featuring twelve different round fruits to symbolize good luck for the twelve months of the year. Other traditional foods include sticky rice and noodles, but not chicken or fish because these animals are food foragers, which can be seen as bad luck for the next year's food supply.
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While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
While celebration varies all over the world, common traditions include:
- Making resolutions or goals to improve one's life.
Filipinos symbolize New Year’s Day with their visions of how the start
of the New Year opens opportunities for a bountiful life. This is the
reason why the Filipino dining table which is the focal point of this
holiday in that the table is abundant with food that comes in round or
circular shapes to represent money. Fireworks also symbolize driving
away bad luck during New Year’s Day.The New Year’s Day/New Year’s Eve celebrations start on December 31 and continue through to January 1. New Year’s Day in the Philippines is short but uniquely celebrated throughout the country. This is also the time of the year when many Filipino families get together and strengthen their family ties. New Year’s Day in the Philippines is a joyful holiday that is characterized with the intermarriage of religion and paganism which are the attributes of a once Hispanic Philippine Society.
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