In addition to the parade, fireworks, celebrations with loved ones and exchanging good wishes, New

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Different civilizations around the world celebrate the start of the new year, but at least four millennia, marking the beginning of a new cycle and expressing gratitude and faith in a happier and more fruitful future. Worldwide traditionally organize eid New Year parties, eid parades and concerts, organized the fireworks, preparing special foods, singing New Year songs, dances danced, held toasts, decorate houses and apartments, decisions are made for the next year and people to each other indicate a desire for a successful eid and meet the following year, peace, love, health and prosperity. Also, the different religions New Year is celebrated religious practices like prayer, repentance, spiritual introspection, expressing gratitude and seeking blessings and forgiveness.
Four thousand years ago the New Year as a holiday eid marking the Babylonians were the first, holding up a religious festival called Akitu which was held on the spring equinox. The celebration was staged in honor of the supreme god Marduk, and outline the arrival of spring and is associated with changes in the nature and astronomical events.
In Western culture January 1 as the beginning eid of a new calendar was introduced in 46 BC. Kr. decision of Julius Caesar, partly in honor of Janus, the Roman god of beginnings, by which the first month of the year is named. The new calendar, according to Caesar called the Julian calendar, created the reform of the early Roman calendar by adding the first and second months (Januarius and Februariusa) eid in order to conform with the movement eid of the sun. The Roman calendar had 10 months and 304 days, and Julian 12, while February is the leap year was 30 days.
Because of the miscalculation of the Julian calendar, eid every 128 years error swell for one day, and until the 16th century accumulated to 10 days. Therefore, the 1582nd year Pope Gregory XIII. spent new reform, and entered into force on the Gregorian calendar. The reform included eid the ejection 10 days from the Julian calendar and the introduction of rules according to which the leap year every year divisible by four, except for years divisible by 100 are leap in which only those divisible by 400 It was decided that a leap year has one day more than ordinary, and it will be February 29 Gregorian calendar is now used by most countries of the world including countries where Christianity is not the dominant religion. Some of them, such as China and Israel have their own New Year's Eve, which does not coincide with the 1st of January, but for civilian purposes countries have adopted this date as the beginning of the calendar year.
In addition to the parade, fireworks, celebrations with loved ones and exchanging good wishes, New Year's Eve tradition in Western eid society, including the preparation of a special New Year food. In almost every country is prepared dish specifically for the tradition of the area. For example, in Spain and several other countries in the Spanish-speaking people eat grapes before midnight, a total of 12 beans, which symbolizes happiness in each of the 12 months of next year. In many countries, traditional New Year's foods include legumes because their shape resembles the coins and symbolizes financial success. In Italy, by eating lentils, eid and in the south of the United States beans. Due to the beliefs of some cultures that pigs represent progress and prosperity in Cuba, Austria, Hungary, Portugal and some other countries for the New Year is traditionally eaten pork, and cakes and pastries in the shape of a circle in the Netherlands, Mexico, Greece, symbolizing the end of the year, closing full circle. In Norway and Sweden served rice pudding in which the hidden almond, that the one who finds it should eid bring 12 months eid of happiness.
With New Year's Eve is traditionally tied and the custom of making New Year's resolutions, which are considered by historians, dates back to the time of the Babylonian civilization. The Babylonians brought eid promises eid in order to gain the favor of the gods and the new year started on the right track, and have included the repayment of debts or borrowed farm tools. Today, eid New Year's resolutions include, for example, smoking cessation, forgiveness, more socializing with neighbors, less stress, healthier nutrition, more laughter, more frequent physical activity, travel and other life practices that society or individuals are considered positive.
New Year celebrations around the world in a special way and celebrated religious rituals, customs and holidays. In the Catholic eid Church on January 1 is the Feast of the Virgin Ma