The history of the New Year holiday and congratulations on the new year

All people are well aware that the new year is one of the most popular holidays in the world, which is celebrated by all the peoples of our world everywhere. The New Year is one of the most mysterious holidays, as its expectation is usually associated with the world of magic and fairy tales, along with unforgettable festive adventures. This is a truly world-wide celebration that people from all over the world know, love and are waiting for, regardless of their ethnic traditions, religious views, and cultural values. Despite the fact that the new year is celebrated by absolutely everyone, it becomes obvious that the very process of celebrations can very differently vary from those or other peoples.

The holiday of the new year is usually accompanied by special attributes, which is the most basic difference, and the date for the celebration has always been a controversial issue. Different people in the world can, on their own convictions, celebrate the coming of the new year on different days and congratulations on the new year. Regardless of this, the beginning of the new year has always, always for all, meant a transition to a new cycle of life, and the arrival of a new, better time. For example, for a long time the ancient Romans celebrated the New Year in early March, and it continued until Julius Caesar introduced a new calendar (which is still called Julian). Thus, the date of the celebration of the new year and the congratulation with the new year was transferred to the first of January, the month of the name in honor of the Greek god "Yangus" (two-faced), who according to legend one person was turned towards the past, and the other looked into a brighter future. In ancient Egypt, the New Year was celebrated during the tide of the Nile, which usually occurred in late September. The tide was a very important event for the Egyptians, as it was a pledge that it was possible to grow grain in the ever dry desert.

In the new year, the Egyptians put the statues of the god Amon's family on a ship, and sent them to swim along the river. The ship was in the water for about a month, and this rite was always accompanied by various dances and hymns. At the end of the celebration, the statues were brought back into the temple. In Babylon (the territory of modern Iraq) the New Year was celebrated in the spring. During the celebration, the king allowed his people to do absolutely anything, and for a few days left the city, leaving the residents full freedom of action. When the king returned, life in the city again went to the old channel, and everyone returned to their daily business. Celts, the inhabitants of Galia (the territory of modern France and England) met the new year in late October. This holiday they called "the end of the summer." During the new year, the Celts adorned their homes with special ornaments that were supposed to scare off evil spirits, because they believed that all spirits returned to the earth at the end of the summer. The oldest tradition for all nations in the new year is the expression "how you will meet a new year - so you will spend it." All people are waiting for miracles and fun on this holiday, no matter what their traditions and views. According to legend, Julius Caesar freed one of his slaves for congratulating him on the New Year: "To live in the new year more than in the old", to which Caesar reacted with the phrase "this is the most curious greeting in honor of the new year, Or it is said. " And the emperor Caligula on the first day of the new year, went out to the square in front of the castle, and took gifts from his subjects, while writing down on paper, who gave him what gifts .