Origin   · New Year In China （2010-12-27） If you are in China at the time of New Year you will hear people wishing you Gung Hay Fat Choy. Don't get worried, it is Happy New Year in Chinese. · Origin of 元旦 (yuándàn) （2010-12-27） "元旦 New Year' s Day" has a three thousand-year history in China. In ancient times, "元旦" was the "lunar calendar" new year. · Origin Of New Year （2010-12-27） They thought of celebrating a special day which should dot a day for beginning and end of the year. · Gregorian Calendar （2010-12-27） Finally, in 1582, Gregorian calendar was set to celebrate New Year on the first day of January. · Abolition of Roman New Year Date （2010-12-27） In the medieval period, pagan festivals were given more importance and March 25 was announced as the beginning of the New Year. · January 1- an Official Date of New Year Celebrations （2010-12-27） The Roman emperor Julius Caesar officially declared January 1 to be a New Year in 46 B.C. · Inclusion of Two Calendar Months （2010-12-27） It was Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome who divided the year into twelve lunar months by adding the months of January and February. · Ancient New Year Calendar （2010-12-27） First New Year celebrations were noticed in Mesopotamia around 2000 years. It was celebrated at the time of Equinox in mid-March by the Egyptians.

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