The greeting, "Happy New Year!" is always heard during the first couple of weeks of a New Year. But, you might be surprised to know that the day celebrated as New Year's Day in the U.S. was not always January 1st. It is said that the celebration of the New Year is the oldest of all holidays, and was first observed about 4000 years ago in ancient Babylon. The Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon after the first day of spring, the most logical time to start a New Year. It is the season of planting new crops, of rebirth and of blossoming. Since January 1st has no astronomical or agricultural significance, it is purely arbitrary. About New Year’s Eve & New Years Day Party Celebrations

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The making of New Year's resolutions is considered to be the biggest tradition for New Years, and it dates back to the early Babylonians. Today’s popular New Year resolutions include the promise to lose weight or quit smoking, but the early Babylonian's popular New Year resolutions was to return borrowed farm equipment. The New Year’s tradition of using a baby to signify the New Year was begun in Greece around 600 BC, when they celebrated their god of wine, Dionysus, by parading a baby in a basket, representing the annual rebirth of that god as the spirit of fertility. Ancient Egyptians also used a baby as a symbol of rebirth for New Years.