1 One of the origins of New Year's Day is New Year's Day in China. According to legend, New Year's Day originated in Zhuan Xu, one of the three emperors and five emperors, with a history of nearly 5,000 years. Before Zhuan Xu, the first day of the twelfth lunar month was New Year's Day, hence the name. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty unified the lunar calendar, taking the first day of the first month as New Year's Day, which was used until the end of the Qing Dynasty.
2. Another origin of New Year's Day is New Year's Day in Egypt. Around 5000 BC, the Egyptians discovered that Sirius rose with the sun, which meant that the period of Nile flooding was coming. Therefore, they set the day when the Nile flooded as the beginning of the new year, that is, New Year's Day.
3. Another origin of New Year's Day is Babylon's New Year's Day. More than 4000 years ago BC, the Babylonians calculated the time according to the full moon. They called the first day of each month the day of the full moon at the beginning of the month, that is, New Year's Day. Later, according to the position of the sun, the Babylonians changed the date of the full moon at the beginning of the month to the first day of the year, which is now New Year's Day.