Why is Christmas and New Year different?

Christmas is the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus (even though that is not his true birth date, but if the Queen can celebrate her birthday at a different time, so can Jesus). New Year’s starts the beginning of a new year and since it is the “beginning” can also be considered the years birth date.

What is the reason for this celebration Christmas?

Christmas is celebrated to remember the birth of Jesus Christ, who Christians believe is the Son of God. The name ‘Christmas’ comes from the Mass of Christ (or Jesus). A Mass service (which is sometimes called Communion or Eucharist) is where Christians remember that Jesus died for us and then came back to life.

Why do you think we celebrate the New Year?

As part of his reform, Caesar instituted January 1 as the first day of the year, partly to honor the month’s namesake: Janus, the Roman god of beginnings, whose two faces allowed him to look back into the past and forward into the future.

What is Christmas New Year?

What season is Christmas?

Commercialisation and broadened scope According to Axelrad, the season in the United States encompasses at least Christmas and New Year’s Day, and also includes Saint Nicholas Day. The U.S. Fire Administration defines the “winter holiday season” as the period from December 1 to January 7.

How do we celebrate Christmas?

Popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, attending church, sharing meals with family and friends and, of course, waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. December 25—Christmas Day—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1870.

Why do we celebrate New Year’s Day on January 1?

Bottom line: There’s no astronomical reason to celebrate New Year’s Day on January 1. Instead, our modern New Year’s celebration stems from the ancient, two-faced, Roman god Janus – for whom the month of January is also named. One face of Janus looked back into the past, and the other peered forward to the future.

Should we celebrate the New Year based on the Bible?

If we celebrated the New Year based on the Bible we’d be celebrating the Jewish holiday, Rosh Hashanah. Many churches do recognize the start of the year by having a time during the first church service in the new year when people can rededicate themselves to serving God.

Why is the date of New Year’s Day determined by nature?

The date of New Year’s Day seems so fundamental that it’s almost as though nature ordained it. But New Year’s Day is a civil event. Its date isn’t precisely fixed by any natural seasonal marker. Our modern celebration of New Year’s Day stems from an ancient Roman custom, the feast of the Roman god Janus – god of doorways and beginnings.

How do you Celebrate New Year?

I know only 2 ways to celebrate New Year. One way is to party all day and night with loads of Booze and bunch of party freaks around you. The other way is to spend some lonely time with Christ to thank and praise him for keeping us alive through all odds and extremes.