Worldwide New Year
New Year is the moment of celebration and festivity in most customs. Our New Year's Date has been always on the 1st of January. In Gregorian calendar, the Old Year's Day, or New Year's Eve or the Saint Sylvester's Day in numerous nations, the final day of the year, December 31. In lots of countries, New Year's Eve is commemorated in the night of social gatherings, where several people dance, drink alcoholic beverages, eat and watch or glow fireworks to denote New Year. There are some people that celebrate the New Year by attending a watch night ceremony. The happenings normally go on and past until midnight in January 1 or the exact day of the New Year.
New Year is the moment of celebration and festivity in most customs. Our New Year's Date has been always on the 1st of January. In Gregorian calendar, the Old Year's Day, or New Year's Eve or the Saint Sylvester's Day in numerous nations, the final day of the year, December 31. In lots of countries, New Year's Eve is commemorated in the night of social gatherings, where several people dance, drink alcoholic beverages, eat and watch or glow fireworks to denote New Year. There are some people that celebrate the New Year by attending a watch night ceremony. The happenings normally go on and past until midnight in January 1 or the exact day of the New Year.
In Roman Catholic, January 1 is the solemnity admiring the sacred Virgin Mary, Jesus Mother. It is the Obligation Holy Day in most states, thus the Church involved the presence of all Catholics in a certain nation for a Mass that day. Although, a vigil Mass can take place on the night before the Holy Day and it has become a tradition to commemorate Mass on New Year's Eve.
Many Christian worshippers have New Year's Eve watch night ceremonies. Several of them particularly Methodists, Lutherans and those in the American African village, have a custom called as "Watch Night". The faithful gathers in the service that continues till past midnight, wherein they are thanking the outgoing year blessings and praying for the upcoming year divine favour. In an English-speaking state, Watch Night can be track back to the originator of Methodism, John Wesley. He learned the tradition from the Brethren Moravian who arrived in England in 1730. Moravian parishioners witness Watch Night service during New Year's Eve.
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival is commemorated by Chinese people. The festival is celebrated globally. Chinese New Year started based on the Chinese calendar which have both lunar-solar and Gregorian calendar systems. Since the path of the recent moon alters every year, Chinese New Year may start any moment in between late January up to mid of February.
Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival is commemorated by Chinese people. The festival is celebrated globally. Chinese New Year started based on the Chinese calendar which have both lunar-solar and Gregorian calendar systems. Since the path of the recent moon alters every year, Chinese New Year may start any moment in between late January up to mid of February.
Chinese people now celebrate Chinese New Year since the tale of nine monsters. The ogre Nian would enter and eat each individual in the village. One day, a shrewd old man appears in the village. He advises everybody to set out fire crackers, clean houses wear red, and beat drums. The lurid noises and everybody being awake must frighten away the Nian ogre. It did, and from then on, everybody remembered it since then. Chinese New Year is their big holiday just like Christmas for us.
Chinese New Year celebration varies from each country, but generally, the Chinese will go out and see their relatives' or friend's house to enjoy Chinese New Year. Generally, they will meet together and will have minor talks, some will play cards or mahjong and lunch their Chinese New Year snacks in their own houses, and lastly the elders and married people will offer "ang baos" to the kids and the single ones.