New Year
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New Year is the celebration marking the beginning of a new calendar year, commonly observed worldwide with festivities, traditions, and public holidays.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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cultural celebration ⓘ holiday ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning |
good fortune
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hope ⓘ new beginnings ⓘ renewal ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
exchanging greetings
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making New Year’s resolutions ⓘ religious services ⓘ singing "Auld Lang Syne" ⓘ special festive meals ⓘ symbolic cleansing or renewal rituals ⓘ visiting friends and relatives ⓘ watching televised celebrations ⓘ |
| hasTypicalDate | January 1 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Nyepi
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Balinese New Year
Spring Festival ⓘ
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Chinese New Year
Ethiopian calendar ⓘ
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Ethiopian New Year
New Year’s Day ⓘ
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Gregorian New Year
Muharram ⓘ
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Hijri New Year
Hijri calendar ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic New Year
Japanese New Year ⓘ Rosh Hashanah ⓘ
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Jewish New Year
Korean New Year ⓘ Spring Festival ⓘ
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Lunar New Year
Nowruz celebrations ⓘ
surface form:
Nowruz
Nowruz celebrations ⓘ
surface form:
Nowruz (Persian New Year)
Rosh Hashanah ⓘ Thai New Year Songkran festival ⓘ
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Songkran
Tamil New Year ⓘ Thai New Year Songkran festival ⓘ
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Thai New Year
Tet holiday ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnamese New Year
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| isAssociatedWith |
New Year’s Day
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New Year’s Eve ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | calendar system ⓘ |
| isCelebratedWith |
concerts
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countdowns to midnight ⓘ family gatherings ⓘ fireworks ⓘ parades ⓘ parties ⓘ public events ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ |
| isObservedIn | many countries worldwide ⓘ |
| isOften | public holiday ⓘ |
| isRecognizedBy |
governments
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international organizations ⓘ religious communities ⓘ |
| marks | beginning of a new calendar year ⓘ |
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