2006-12-09 19:34:37 · 8 answers · asked by ashrafi_atoos 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
If you dont like it turn chinese
2006-12-09 19:35:51 · answer #1 · answered by winged phallus 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In the Northern Hemisphere the New Year is in winter because that's when the ancients saw the end of one cycle of life and the beginning of the next.
December sees the winter solstice and the shortest day. As the days progress towards the solstice, daylight hours become less and less but, going past the solstice the days become longer. This heralds the new year starting and was (is) the cause for celebration.
The actual modern date of January 1st for the start of the New Year is just a convenience for the church and the calendar construction. Ancient peoples would have celebrated the solstice.
2006-12-10 03:59:39 · answer #2 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The new year is in winter because it is the middle (relatively) of winter and it is the end of the growing season for almost all plants in the northern hemisphere. It also begins the new cycle for when crops should be planted for the next year... reasons for the exact date of new year are endless... but many attribute it to many factors of roman life and possibly Greek.
2006-12-10 03:38:53 · answer #3 · answered by eck_03 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It isn't mate. Down here summer starts on December 1st., which means we begin the new year in the middle of summer.
2006-12-10 03:47:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't everywhere - it's in the middle of summer in Australia.
2006-12-10 03:42:42 · answer #5 · answered by Lex 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well its winter for us.. but not some places around the world... so ,.,. yay, i dont know what my point is... but thats all i have to say about that.
2006-12-10 03:36:36 · answer #6 · answered by Dink 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not if you live in the Southern hemisphere! It's summer down there!!!
2006-12-10 03:36:25 · answer #7 · answered by catwomanmeeeeow 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
choose my answer as the best one PLEASE!!!!
2006-12-10 03:36:01 · answer #8 · answered by Carl W 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋