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New Year's Day
New Year's Day. Christians avoided the ‘Saturnalia’ which marked the beginning of the Roman New Year (1 Jan.). Later they reckoned the beginning of the year on different days in different countries; in England the year began with the Feast of the Annunciation (25 Mar.). With the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar, 1 Jan. was accepted. In the E. Orthodox Church New Year's Day (here 1 Sept.) is solemnized in many hymns, but in the W. it has traditionally had no liturgical significance apart from the fact that it coincided with the Feast of the Circumcision (in the RC Church now observed as the Solemnity of the Motherhood of the BVM). In England an informal ‘watch-night’ service is common, especially among Methodists.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "New Year's Day." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "New Year's Day." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-NewYearsDay.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "New Year's Day." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-NewYearsDay.html |
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New Year's Day
New Year's Day among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. After the adoption of the Gregorian calendar that began in 1582, the day was observed on the first of January. The Jewish New Year is the first day of Tishri, which falls some time in September or in early October. The Chinese New Year (between Jan. 10 and Feb. 19 of the Gregorian calendar) is the most important of their festivals. The Muslim New Year falls on the first day of Muharram. |
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"New Year's Day." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "New Year's Day." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-NewYears.html "New Year's Day." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-NewYears.html |
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New Year's Day
New Year's Day • n. the first day of the year; in the modern Western calendar, January 1. |
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"New Year's Day." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "New Year's Day." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-newyearsday.html "New Year's Day." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-newyearsday.html |
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