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{{Infobox Holiday |
{{Infobox Holiday |
|holiday_name=New Year's Day
|holiday_name=New Year's Day
|observedby=people around the world
|image=Rose Parade Pic 1994.jpg
|caption=Pasadena Rose Parade
|nickname=
|observedby=People around the world
|date=[[January 1]]
|date=[[January 1]]
|observances=Making [[New Year's resolution]]s, parades, additional sporting events
|observances=Making [[New Year's resolution]]s, parades, additional sporting events
|type=International
|type=International
|significance=the first day of the [[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]] year
|significance=the first day of the [[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]] year
|relatedto=[[New Year's Eve]], the previous day, and [[Christmas Day]], which is a nearby international holiday
|relatedto=[[New Year's Eve]], the previous day, and [[Christmas|Christmas Day]], which is a nearby international holiday
}}
}}
'''New Year's Day''' is the first day of the [[year]], in the [[Gregorian calendar]], falling exactly one week after [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] of the previous year. In modern times, it is [[January_1]]. In most countries, it is a [[holiday]]. It is a holy day to many of those who still use the [[Julian calendar]], which includes followers of some of the [[Eastern Orthodox]] churches, and is celebrated on [[January 14]] of the Gregorian calendar due to differences between the two calendars.
'''New Year's Day''' is the first day of the [[year]], in the [[Gregorian calendar]], falling exactly one week after [[Christmas|Christmas Day]] of the previous year. In modern times, it is [[January 1]]. In most countries, it is a [[holiday]]. It is a holy day to many of those who still use the [[Julian calendar]], which includes followers of some of the [[Eastern Orthodox]] churches, and is celebrated on [[January 14]] of the Gregorian calendar due to differences between the two calendars.
==Modern practices==
==Modern practices==
