This New Year is related to Christian Era based on the Gregorian Calendar. . This New Year is believed to have observed first in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. In the years around 2000 BC, the Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon (actually the first visible crescent) after the Vernal Equinox (first day of spring).

The beginning of spring is a logical time to start a new year. It is the season of rebirth, of planting new crops, and of blossoming. The advent of the New Year is greeted by welcoming the New Year and bidding farewell to the old one. January 1, on the other hand, has no astronomical nor agricultural significance. It is purely arbitrary. This New Year based on the Anglican Calendar is observed by maximum number of nations across the globe. This is taken as an occasion to renew friendship and pass new resolutions in life.