The history of New Years 12-12-22

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Civilizations around the world have been celebrating the start of each new year for at least four millennia. Today most New Year festiveties begin on December 31st New Years Eve the last day of the Gregorian calendar And continue into the early hours of January 1st New Years Day .
Common traditions include attending parties eating special New Year foods making resolutions for the New Year And watching firework displays .

The earliest recorded festivities in honor of New Years arrival date back from 4’000 years to Babylon . For the Babylons the first moon following the vernal equinox the day in late March with an equal amount of sunlight And darkness heralded the start of the New Year.
They marked the occasion with a massive religious festival called Akitu derived from the Sumerian word for barley which was cut in the spring that involved a different ritual on each of its 11 days .
In addition to the new year Atiku celebrated the mythical victory of the Babylon sky Marduk over the evil sea godess