Embracing the New Year
It all starts on the 31st of December, the New Year’s Eve. Social media gets flooded with greetings pouring in from every corner of the world, each of them coming at a different time(for the Earth is divided by various time zones). Nevertheless, the jubilant atmosphere remains the same everywhere. The skies are lit by mind-boggling fireworks, people share hugs and kisses with their loved ones, others flock into clubs and public gatherings to party all night- the list goes on. Most importantly, the New Year’s day signifies something much more than festivities and carnivals- it stands as a manifestation of hope and new beginnings.
Tracking down its ancient roots, the old Julian calendar honours Janus, the two-faced Roman God of doorways and time, by naming the first month of the year as January. It symbolically represented January as the pathway to a fresh start and that was how the tradition of celebrating the first day of January began. In the present day, having adopted the Gregorian Calendar system, we observe this occasion in the same sense and aspire to turn a new leaf by taking up resolutions.
We, at Festember, profoundly thank all our readers for your tremendous support in 2018. Wishing you a very prosperous year ahead, we present you a short poem to start off your year with brisk enthusiasm!
Gather y’all as our planet closes in,
Gather, as it completes another lap clear.
Feast and dance with your kith and kin,
Feast in the name of the passing year.
Forget all the regrets you have had,
Forget not the mistakes you made.
Learn to accept them and be glad,
Learn to take action and not evade.
Remember to reminisce on the memories few,
Remember to reflect on the deeds of the past.
Build resolutions with nerve and sinew,
Build and uphold them with a heart strong as ballast.
Rejoice as the new year blossoms,
Rejoice by burying all things old and futile.
Hope for days with lesser problems,
And finally hope to fulfil something worthwhile.
