Jamal Al Hashemi
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New Year's Eve
It is the first day of the calendar year, New Year's Day, and the first day in the Gregorian calendar, which falls on January 1. In all countries that use the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day is a public holiday, often celebrated with fireworks starting at midnight, which is when the New Year begins. January 1 in the Julian calendar corresponds to January 14 in the Gregorian calendar, which is the calendar still adopted by a number of Eastern Orthodox churches. In pre-Christian Rome, under the Julian calendar, the day was dedicated to Janus, the god of gates and beginnings, who also bears the name January. As a date in the Gregorian calendar of the Christian world, New Year's Day is celebrated as a day commemorating the circumcision of Jesus, which is still celebrated in the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church. The Roman Catholic Church celebrates on this day the memory of Mary, the Mother of God. Currently, with most countries in the world using the Gregorian calendar as the de facto calendar, New Year's Day is considered one of the most popular public holidays in the world, and its celebration is often accompanied by the setting off of fireworks at midnight to mark the beginning of the New Year, often with games. Fireworks, which start at midnight, when the New Year begins. January 1 in the Julian calendar corresponds to January 14 in the Gregorian calendar, which is the calendar still adopted by a number of Eastern Orthodox churches. In pre-Christian Rome, under the Julian calendar, the day was dedicated to Janus, the god of gates and beginnings, who also bears the name January. As a date in the Gregorian calendar of the Christian world, New Year's Day is celebrated as a day commemorating the circumcision of Jesus, which is still celebrated in the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church. The Roman Catholic Church celebrates on this day the memory of Mary, the Mother of God. Currently, with most countries in the world using the Gregorian calendar as the de facto calendar, New Year's Day is considered one of the most popular public holidays in the world, and its celebration is often accompanied by fireworks at midnight marking the beginning of the New Year in each time zone. Other global New Year's Day traditions include making New Year's resolutions and celebrating with friends and family. January 1 appeared as the beginning of the year in documents of the Julian calendar in Rome in the year 45 BC by order of Julius Caesar. The ancient Christian world (including a number of Catholic countries in Latin America until now) considers January 1 the day to commemorate the circumcision of Jesus (it is preceded by Christmas Day). On the date on which European Christians celebrate the coming of the New Year, they exchange Christmas gifts because New Year's Day falls within twelve days of the Christmas season in the Western Christian liturgical calendar. The origins of the custom of exchanging Christmas gifts in the Christian context go back to the Three Magi who Giving gifts to the child Jesus During the sixteenth century, January 1 was declared in most Western European countries as the official beginning of the New Year, even before the transition to the Gregorian calendar. Russia, which used to celebrate the beginning of the year on September 1, began following this date by direct order from Peter the Great in the year 1700, 218 years before the Gregorian calendar was officially adopted. In some countries, especially in Central Europe, this night is called the Night of Saint Sylvester. It is noteworthy that the Roman Catholic Church considers January 1 a feast day and a memorial day dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is a holy day in most countries with a Christian majority, which requires all Catholics to attend religious prayers during that day. It is permissible to attend Mass on New Year's Eve, which also commemorates Pope Sylvester I. Therefore, it has become customary to attend Mass on the evening of New Year's Day. In the Christian world, New Year's Day coincided with the anniversary of the circumcision of Jesus. January 1 appeared as the beginning of the year in documents of the Julian calendar in Rome in the year 45 BC by order of Julius Caesar. The ancient Christian world (including a number of Catholic countries in Latin America until now) considered January 1 to be the day commemorating the circumcision of Jesus (preceded by Christmas Day). He continued: Celebrating at any time is permissible, citing the words of God Almighty: “And remind them of the words of God. Indeed, in These are signs for every patient and grateful man,” adding that New Year’s Day is one of the days of God Almighty, so celebration is essentially permissible and what matters is the form. If it conflicts with the law of God Almighty, then the form itself is forbidden and not the celebration. If the form is consistent with God’s law, Muslims celebrate New Year’s Eve. Because there is no legal objection to congratulating non-Muslims on their holidays and occasions, and this is not a departure from religion as some extremists claim. Congratulating non-Muslim partners of the nation on their occasions and holidays constitutes good neighborliness, returning greetings with kindness and good coexistence, and these are noble humanitarian principles that the noble Sharia calls for in the Book and the Sun-nah. And she practiced her biography..
Is Christmas the New Year?
But the truth is contrary to this belief, Christmas is an occasion, and New Year is another different occasion. During which Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, on December 25 of each year, while Orthodox Christians celebrate it on January 7, and they exchange gifts and congratulations.
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