Countries that do not celebrate the New Year on January 1st (2023)

when we talk about itNew YearThe first thing that comes to mind is January 1st, but did you know that not all countries celebrate the New Year on January 1st? Different countries have different cultures and follow solar, lunar, or hybrid calendars, and consequently New Year's does not fall on January 1, the first day of the Gregorian calendar year.

According to himGregorian Calendar,A year has 365 days or 12 months1st of JanuaryIt's the first day of the year, but celebrating the New Year depends on where in the world you are. Not all cultures celebrate the New Year on January 1st, and there are other days of the year when the New Year is celebrated. Let's look at some of the countries that don't follow the Gregorian calendar.

porcelain

Chinese New Year 2023 –Sunday January 22nd.

porcelainhas its new year which is mainly inJanuaryÖFebruarybut the date is variable. the celebration ofChinese new yearo The Spring Festival lasts two weeks and is accompanied by interesting customs. It falls between January 21st and February 20th and millions of people around the world celebrate the 15-day festival with friends and family, wearing traditional clothing, sharing meals and setting off fireworks.

They decorate their home, neighborhood and streets with lanterns which is a very important tradition and they also take part in colorful parades which they believe will bring luck and happiness to you and your family every year. Each year, Chinese New Year is dedicated to an animal that is significant in the Chinese lunar calendar.

Korea

Korean New Year 2023 –Sunday January 22nd.

Korean New Year (Seol-nal) is the first day of the Korean calendar that falls in January or February on the second new moon after the winter solstice. This holiday also falls on the first day of spring. In South Korea, New Year is a time to honor ancestors and reconnect with family.

On this day, South Koreans travel to their families' homes and celebrate by cleaning the house (to rid the area of ​​evil spirits), offering a ritual meal to the ancestors, paying respect to the living elders, and then eating a traditional breakfast of beef broth with rice cakes or meatballs; Since the Korean age is calculated for everyone on New Year's Day, it is traditionally believed that one cannot live a year without this broth, so it is an important part of the meal. After these rituals, the rest of the day is for play; Children especially enjoy games like kite flying, seesaws and a stick game called Yut Nori.

Vietnam

Vietnamese New Year 2023 –Sunday January 22nd.

Just like China, Vietnam's colorful Lunar New Year is a time of parades, fireworks and family gatherings.Tet Nguyen Dan(Feast of the first morning of the year), often simply calledDeed,It is the most important festival in Vietnam and marks the beginning of the lunar year.

It is celebrated according to the lunar calendar in January or February. Tet rites begin a week before mung mot (the first day of the lunar new year). At this point, the Kitchen God (Ong Tao) returns to the kingdom of heaven and presents the Jade Emperor with his annual report on the state of earthly affairs before returning to earth on New Year's Eve.

On their week-long journey to heaven, the Vietnamese protect themselves from evil spirits. In the countryside, one often finds a cay neu (signal tree), a bamboo cane with a clay tablet and a yellow cloth attached to it, in front of the house. During the holidays, the family table is full of food. Vietnamese banh tet (New Year rice cakes) are the most prominent culinary icons of Vietnam's most important holiday. The Vietnamese traditionally set off firecrackers to ward off evil spirits.

Mongolia

Mongolian New Year 2023 – Sunday 1 January.

There are two New Year's celebrations inMongolia.A celebration takes place in the new year of the calendar and is celebrated by Santa Claus bringing gifts, family and work celebrations and parties culminating in drinking glasses to the new year. It is a festive, happy festival full of good humor and conviviality. Pastries are a must on this holiday. Shops are packed as people prepare for the celebration.

IssecondThe celebration of the New Year is the Lunar New Year. It is said in MongoliaSar de Tsaaganor white month. This year it will take place at the end of January. The main purpose of this holiday is for family and friends to visit each other's homes, with the oldest members of the family visiting first. Families prepare lavish meals and gifts for their guests and participate in traditional hospitality rituals.

Thailand

Thai New Year 2023 – Thursday April 13th

ThaiCelebrate the Western New Year on January 1st andSongkran,Isthai new year, In April.SongkranIt is the Thai New Year festival that takes place in April every year; April 13 is Thai New Year's Day. The Songkran festival is celebrated throughout Thailand in April, the hottest month of the year. Songkran is an occasion that symbolizes kindness, love, empathy and gratitude, using water for purification and wishing lots of rain in the coming year. The name Songkran can be translated as "passing by" or "approaching".

Iran

Iranian New Year 2023 – Tuesday, March 21st

persian new year, ÖNowruz,Celebrated every March, it is the first day of the first month of the Iranian calendar, Nowruz literally means "new day", and it coincides with the vernal equinox marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere and the renewal of the Nature. people say thatNowruzwas rootedZoroastrianism,an ancient Persian religion. Today it is much more of a universal celebration of new beginnings than a religious holiday.

The festival usually lasts a few weeks around Nowruz Day and features activities such as cleaning, new clothes, family visits and various rituals for good luck in the coming year. Iran is a country that lives under strict religious rules and therefore the New Year is celebrated according to the Islamic calendar. It is not forbidden to celebrate a regular New Year, and Christian ethnic minorities do not hide their celebration.

Israel

Rosh Hashanah 2023 – Friday, September 15

Rosh ha-Shana(Jewish New Year), meaning “the head of the year” or “beginning of the year” in Hebrew, is the beginning of the year according to the Jewish calendar. In contrast to the Christian calendar, the Jewish year begins on the first day of the month of Tishri, which is usually prominentSeptemberÖOctober.

It is a wonderful time to be in Israel as it is a festival with a special and magical atmosphere. All shops close and everyone dresses in white and spends the day in the synagogue with prayer and family dinner afterwards. In Israel, the New Year is celebrated in September according to their Jewish calendar, although the Israelis used the Gregorian calendar. Celebrations on December 31 are not prohibited and take place in urban cities.

Sri Lanka

Sinhala New Year 2023 – Friday 14 April

SinhalajHindu Aluth Awruddait is the sign of the traditional Sri Lankan New Year which falls on an auspicious day and time in April each year. According to the Sri Lankan calendar, the Tamil-Sinhala New Year is traditionally celebrated around April 13, with the exact time being determined by the movement of the sun and stars. The ancient custom marks the end of the harvest and spring with many rituals, customs and ceremonies.

Decorated with a delicious table of traditional foods, Aluth Awrudda is a time for all family and friends to get together and enjoy various traditional games. Most people return to their home villages to spend time with family members and perform spiritual rituals described by Buddhist and Hindu traditions.

Cambodia

Cambodian New Year 2023 – Friday April 14th

cambodian,along with neighboring countries Laos and Thailand, they follow the Buddhist calendar; Last April, they celebrated the year 2560 with a three-day New Year celebration.Cambodian(jemer)New YearIt is celebrated by witnessing the procession around the temple, listening to sermons, making offerings, lighting incense sticks and receiving bracelets blessed by the monks for good luck in the new year.

For the occasion, temples and houses were decorated with lights, and an offering table of banana leaves, fruit, candles, and incense to the gods had to be set outside. Families gathered to drink, eat and dance.

Ethiopia

Ethiopian New Year 2023 – Tuesday 12th September

EthiopianCelebrate the start of a new year inSeptember.The country on the Horn of Africa uses its own calendar with a difference of 276 yearsEthiopianjCoptic Calendar.Enkutataschis the name of the Ethiopian New Year and means “gift of jewels” in the Amharic language.

While Ethiopia follows the Julian calendar, the holiday falls on September 11 according to the Western or Gregorian calendar, except in leap years when it falls on September 12. The New Year's Eve party symbolizes the beginning of a good harvest season after the rainy months. The beautiful yellow Meskel daisies, a symbol of the celebration, can bloom in the highlands and turn the hillsides gold.

enkutatash,meaning "gift of jewels" in Amharic, originally comes from the story of the Queen of Sheba returning from a visit to King Solomon in Jerusalem, according to popular legend. When the queen arrived, her Ethiopian chiefs greeted her with enku, jewels. This joyous festival is said to have been celebrated ever since, marked by dancing and singing through the green meadow dotted with spring flowers.
Enkutatash is a very festive occasion.

If

Hindu New Year 2023 – Wednesday 22 March.

IfIt is a country with many different cultures and religious groups. Many of them celebrate the New Year on January 1st, but there are dozens of other New Years related to specific Hindu or Buddhist rituals.

BaisakhiIt is the Punjabi New Year, Gudi Padwa celebrated on the first day of Chaitra is the new year for Maharashtrians and Konkanis. Bohag Bihu Assamese New Year, Puthandu Tamil New Year, Ugadi Telugu New Year,Pohela BoishakhBengali New Year, Cheti Chand Sindhi New Year, Losoong Sikkimese New Year, Navreh Kashmiri New Year Celebration for Kashmiris, Bestu Varas Gujarati New Year and Vishu Malayalam New Year.

Saudi Arabian

Islamic New Year 2023 – Tuesday 18th July

Al-HijriÖislamic new yearmarks the beginning of the devout month of Muharram. According to the lunar or Islamic calendar, the New Year is celebrated on the first day of Muharram. The Islamic New Year begins with the sighting of the new moon at sunset. His arrival marks the beginning of the month of Muharram, one of the four holy months of the Islamic calendar.

The New Year honors Muhammad's emigration from Mecca to Medina, which was known as the Hijra, and gives its name to the first day of the year. According to the Gregorian calendar, the Islamic lunar year is eleven to twelve days shorter than the solar year, and the Islamic New Year does not fall on the same day of the Gregorian calendar every year.

All religious duties such as prayer, fasting in the month of Ramadan and pilgrimages, as well as the dates of significant events such as festivals and holy nights are calculated according to the Islamic calendar. The Saudi Religious Police, which patrols the city looking for people violating religious rules, warned that celebrating New Year's Day on January 1 is forbidden and shops are prohibited from selling items resembling a New Year's party .