Happy New Year! 1 Jan 2025

Happy New Year"s Day! Humans have celebrated the new year since at least 2000 BCE, but various cultures have chosen different days coinciding with equinoxes or lunar cycles. The Romans established January 1 as the beginning of the year in 153 BCE, but this fell out of favour throughout Europe during the medieval era. Since 1582 and the widespread adoption of the Gregorian calendar, however, much of the world now celebrates the new year today. In addition to watching fireworks, drinking champagne and making resolutions in the wee hours of the morning, other global traditions include making noise, eating lucky foods and giving gifts.

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22 Jan 2026Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czechia
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30 Dec 2025Whooper swans, Kotoku Pond, Japan
6 Apr 2025Gaztelugatxe islet, Basque Country, Spain
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13 Dec 2025Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
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17 Sep 2025A young bull moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
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21 Jun 2025Summer solstice
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19 Jan 2026Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
30 Jan 2025Rolands Breach, Spain
15 Dec 2023SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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24 Oct 2025Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California, United States
17 Apr 2024Black bear cub emerges into spring
7 Apr 2024International Beaver Day
18 Oct 2024Autumn in Central Park, New York, United States
7 Oct 2024World Architecture Day
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22 Mar 2024World Water Day
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6 Mar 2024Wahclella Falls, Oregon, USA
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