New Year’s Day is not celebrated in the whole world on the first day of January. This is only true for countries that use a 365-day solar calendar. The 1st of January is used to depict the beginning of the year since 46 B.C. when Julius Caesar developed a calendar that reflects the seasons more accurately as compared to the calendars developed earlier then.

In some countries, when the year is about to end and another one is about to begin, students in class or kids in the family are asked to write their new year’s resolution. There are also some adults who had this value instilled in them and this makes them continue to make their resolution despite their age. For some, it is just something taught in class or at home. But the truth is, it is something that is derived during the ancient times.

In 153 B.C., the head of the calendar was named after Janus, a mythological king of ancient Rome. Janus is the God of Beginnings and is considered as the symbol of resolutions, thus the New Year’s resolution was derived. Janus has two faces that represent the past and the future. At the turning point from an old year to a new one, Janus is believed to look back at the past and look forward to the future.

At present, so many people still live by the tradition of New Year’s Resolutions while others believe that resolutions can be made anytime of the year and that New Year is not the only time to make a move to change or improve a certain aspect of our lives. If New Year’s Day is believed to bring new hope and new life, the future still depends on our hands, on our determination to be better for the upcoming year and for the future.

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