New Year and New Year's Eve are the celebrations referring to the New Year.
New Year's Eve: is a commemorative date that indicates the time of transition to a new year. And the New Year's Eve, being celebrated on December 31st for January 1st. The word New Year's Eve is of French origin and means “to wake up” or “to reanimate”, in the sense of awakening to the new.
New Year: it's a date celebrated on January 1st, marking the beginning of a new year. This date is celebrated every year in different ways by the population.
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O meaning of the word New Year's Eve has changed over time, as it was initially used to describe a light meal eaten at night, with the aim of not making it difficult for people to sleep. A short time later, it was used to name the supper that took place on the eve of Christmas.
The way we know it today, which indicates the New Year's Eve, originated in the 17th century, when the French nobles held parties that lasted all night. Later, nobles from other countries also started to carry out this type of commemoration.
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Already The new year it is the celebration of the arrival of a new year, being a date celebrated for more than 4,000 years. This commemoration referred to the completion of the complete cycle of the four seasons of year.
the people of Mesopotamia were the first to celebrate the transition to a new year, but the date for such celebration was from the 22nd to the 23rd of March, the beginning of the spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
There have been, throughout history, several dates to celebrate the arrival of a new year. In 1582, with the introduction of a new christian calendar, the New Year's celebration was moved to January 1st, as we know and celebrate today.
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