New year 2017 is near ahead us. But do you know when the new year starts to other religions, countries and cultures? When is the New Year for users of other than our calendar? Check it out!
When do we start New Year 2017? It is such a silly question, isn't it? But it is only for our culture that we celebrate in on first of January.
According to jewish calendar it year 5777 now. Its inauguration is Rosh Hashanah (literary meaning 'the begining'). It commemorates the begining of the world and cration of Adam and Eve. According to their beliefs on that day God looks through the books, in which all deeds of human kins are inscribed. This year Rosh Hashanah was on second of October 2016. It is a two-day celebration.
In Chineese calendar New Year is a Festival of Spring. It is the most important of all the holidays (first three days of new year are . Next year in Chineese calendar will be a Rooster year and will start on 28th of January 2017.
Julian calendar, which <obowiązuje> in majority of Orthodox countries, differs from <gregoriański>. Traditional Orthodox new year's feast, which is called Malanek, takes place at night between 13th and 14th of January (according to our calendar).
In muslim countries new year starts on 21st of March. It is the feast of Nouruz (the first day of spring).
In Korea new year is celebrated on the day of Seollalm, which depends on lunisolar calendar.
TASK: Describe New Year's or New Year's Eve tradition that is present in you country.
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