Традиции и праздники в США - реферат по литературе

 

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  • It's Another New Year...
  • The beginning of spring is a logical time to start a new year.
  • After all, it is the season of rebirth, of planting new crops, and of blossoming.
  • January 1, on the other hand, has no astronomical nor agricultural significance.
  • It is purely arbitrary.
  • The Babylonian new year celebration lasted for eleven days.
  • It again established January 1 as the new year.
  • New Years is still observed as the Feast of Christ's Circumcision by some denominations.
  • During the Middle Ages, the Church remained opposed to celebrating New Years.
  • January 1 has been celebrated as a holiday by Western nations for only about the past 400 years.

 

 

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