2016 is a Leap Year. People all over the World entered 2016 with enthusiasm, hopes and resolutions. In this connection ,lets see, how New year is celebrated in different countries. 

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New year celebration is everywhere in the world. January 1st is a national holiday in some countries. This is the most important holiday in Japan. Each country has its own style for new year celebration. In Greece, people bake St.Basil's cake to celebrate new year. They believe that those who find that item inside of the piece of the cake will have luck in the coming year. Spanish people celebrate new year by eating a grape with each bell strike at midnight of December 31. According to the tradition, that leads to a year of prosperity. Public parties are held in towns and cities of some countries to celebrate new year.

The specialty of 2016 is it's a Leap year.

 

New year on 1st January is celebrated in most of the countries of the world, but not in all the countries. As different countries has different beliefs, so they celebrate it accordingly. In most of the christian calendar or western calendar has become the standard calendar so the new year is celebrated on 1st January.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar

 


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True. Depending on the different type of calendars, the New year celebrations vary . But mostly, in general, New year celebrations start,exactly at the stroke of 12 on December 31.

 

rambabu wrote:

True. Depending on the different type of calendars, the New year celebrations vary . But mostly, in general, New year celebrations start,exactly at the stroke of 12 on December 31.

 

We Indians also have our own calendars, but we have almost forgotten it. Even seasons winter, summer, rain happen according to our calendar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_national_calendar

 

 


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Manoj Kumar Lamba wrote:
rambabu wrote:

True. Depending on the different type of calendars, the New year celebrations vary . But mostly, in general, New year celebrations start,exactly at the stroke of 12 on December 31.

 

We Indians also have our own calendars, but we have almost forgotten it. Even seasons winter, summer, rain happen according to our calendar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_national_calendar

 

 No we haven't forgotten our calendars. New Year according to Indian Panchangas starts on different months and dates. For example for us in AP New Year falls on Ugadi that comes in the Month of March or April depending on Leap Year. So is the case in different states.

 

 

rambabu wrote:

The specialty of 2016 is it's a Leap year.

 This year is also special because it have not any eclipse.

 

Thank you said by: rambabu
anil wrote:
rambabu wrote:

The specialty of 2016 is it's a Leap year.

 This year is also special because it have not any eclipse.

Great. You added one more point about which many are not aware, including me.

 

 

rambabu wrote:

The specialty of 2016 is it's a Leap year.

yes sir, you are right the speciality of 2016 is that it is a leap year, leap year comes after 4 year 

 

 


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