A New Year’s history lesson

Halie Wetherington  news@greenepublishing.com Every year, celebration after celebration is thrown and even filmed in some areas for the excitement surrounding the coming of the new year. But when did these celebrations first come about? Based on articles published on the History Channel’s website (history.com), civilizations have been celebrating the beginning of each new year for at least four millennia. Various calendars have been followed for determining the day on which such festivi