What is New Year?
[[File:New Year 2016 in the city of Helsinki.jpg|thumb|2016 New Year in [[Helsinki]]]] The '''New Year''' is an event that happens when a [[culture]] celebrates the end of one [[year]] and the beginning of the next year. Cultures that measure yearly [[calendar]]s all have New Year celebrations. On January 1, 1600 [[Scotland]] was the first country to adopt January 1 as the first day of the New Year. Now, many countries celebrate the New Year on the [[December 31|31st of December]] and the [[January 1|1st of January]]. Celebrations often include parties and fireworks. ==Related pages== {{commons cat|New Year celebrations}} * [[New Year's Eve]] * [[New Year's Day]] {{stub}} [[Category:New Year]]