The Fascinating History of New Year’s Celebrations
How did the tradition of celebrating New Year’s Eve start?
The ending of a year is always received as an emotive moment in our lives. The time between the last sunset of one year and the daybreak of the next is marked and commemorated by exuberant celebrations and joyous festivities.
It is no wonder that New Year’s Eve is globally the most celebrated holiday of the year. From adults drinking a toast to the bygone year to millennials dancing away the night, everyone partakes in celebrations representing the end of a year.
From New York to Beijing, from Moscow to Delhi, and from London to Dubai, every major city in the world lights up in a million colors as the 365 days come to a conclusion on New Year’s Eve.
However, there is an intriguing question that arises from our eagerness to celebrate this epic evening — how did the tradition of celebrating New Year’s Eve start?
How it began
The earliest forms of New Year’s celebrations predate modern times by around 4000 years. Historically, the first celebrations of New Year apparently emerge from the Mesopotamian era, in around 2000 B.C.
In fact, the scale of celebrations conducted by Mesopotamians surpassed the joyous…
