Happy New Years
Is not a typo,
we really meant to say Happy New Years and we will show you why in the next
lines. We are so used to celebrate New Years on January 1st, but
some of you from other parts of the world will disagree with us about that
date.
There are
more than 20 different New Years around the globe, and we decided to take a look
at some of those new years’ celebrations. Let’s go.
Gregorian Calendar
The most
known new year, as we said in the intro, is the one that falls into January 1st.
Is the one that corresponds to the Gregorian Calendar and is called like that
because it was the pope Gregory XIII who promote that initiative on 1582 in
Europe. As many other traditions, the calendar was exported from Europe to the
rest of the world and that is why many countries use that calendar and
celebrate new years on January 1st.
Chinese New Year
Probably the most famous new years after the one we just talked about. One curiosity about this celebration is that doesn’t fall on the same day every year. The Chinese New Year is celebrated during the first new moon after the winter solstice, so usually falls in January or February. Some other curiosities are that lasts more than a week and each year is dedicated to one of the 12 animals from the Chinese zodiac.
Islamic New Year
Different
to the Gregorian calendar, the Islamic calendar only 354 days so, as the Chinese
New Year, the Islamic New Year falls under a different day each year if we look
at it from the Gregorian calendar. The celebrations start on the sunset the
before the first day of the Islamic year but is not the kind of celebration we
are used to. The Muharram, as it´s called, is more an introspect celebration
with family, prays and meditation.
Jewish New Year
If we look
at the dates from an occidental calendar point of view, this is another new
year that is not fixed on the calendar. The Jewish New Year is based on the
phases of the moon, and usually falls in autumn during the months of September or
October according to the occidental calendar. Kinda similar to the Islamic New
Year, starts on the eve of the new year, followed by the Yom Kippur (Day of
Reconciliation). On the night of the Rosh Hashaná, that is how is called,
people eat sweet fruits to start a new year with a sweet taste.
Happy New Year to all
From Eurochange we would like to wish you a happy new year to all of you no matter where you from. Each year we have the pleasure to have clients from all over the world and for every culture out there, that is why we will love for you all to have an amazing 2024 no matter when starts. And if you decided to travel around the world to experience all the new year´s celebrations out there, make sure you visit our website when you will be able to buy or reserve the currencies that you would need for those destinations.
