Every New Year is Different

Did you know there are more than 25 completely different New Year’s Days around the world?

With all the annual hype put into our own routine of welcoming in the new year on 1 January, it can be easy to forget that a number of different cultures and religions have New Year’s on a different date. 

While the new year has already commenced for those following the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar in the world, the Chinese New Year for instance, has yet to begin. Saturday 10 February marks the first day of the Year of the Dragon, one of 12 Chinese zodiac signs that rotate every year.

With our communities becoming more multi-cultural, recognising the various milestones from around the world provides us with a chance to share different traditions and customs with our residents – and have some fun along the way!

Talk with your residents about what other New Year events they might enjoy celebrating and include them on your Activity Calendar.

Here are just some of the New Year days recognised around the world.