New Years around the world

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Ethiopian New Year in Ethiopia in 2024 | Office Holidays
Ethiopian New Year. Known in Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia as…
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Khmer New Year around the world in 2025 | Office Holidays
The Khmer new year is marked by the sun entering the sign of Aries the Ram. This particular event was traditionally closely related to the Vernal Equinox. In ancient times, the dates of the sun entering Aries and the Vernal Equinox would have been even closer, but they have shifted due to an effect called procession, where the Earth wobbles on its axis over a 25,000 year period.
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Lao New Year around the world in 2025 | Office Holidays
Lao New Year is usually a three-day public holiday in Lao. In Lao, it is called 'Songkran' or 'Pii Mai', which means 'new year'. It is based on the traditional solar new year, that was observed in parts of India and Asia. It falls on either April 13th or April 14th.
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Islamic New Year
Awal Muharram or Hijri New Year is celebrated by Muslims as the day symbolises two important events in the Islamic year. Awal means beginning in English and Muharram is the name of the first month in the Muslim calendar. The first day of Muharram is therefore the Islamic New Year's Day and on this date the Hijra, the historic journey from Mecca to Medina began.
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Balinese Hindu New Year
28 March 2017, Indonesia: Hari Raya Nyepi. The Balinese Hindu New Year is celebrated on the first new moon in March.
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Islamic New Year
Awal Muharram or Hijri New Year is celebrated by Muslims as the day symbolises two important events in the Islamic year. Awal means beginning in English and Muharram is the name of the first month in the Muslim calendar. The first day of Muharram is therefore the Islamic New Year's Day and on this date the Hijra, the historic journey from Mecca to Medina began.
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Andean New Year in Bolivia in 2025 | Office Holidays
Andean New Year This national holiday is always celebrated on 21 June. It has been a public holiday since 2010. Also known as Willkakuti (meaning 'return of the sun') and called 'Año Nuevo Andino Amazónico' in Spanish, it celebrates the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. Aymara New Year | Bolivian Holidays | Office Holidays
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29 March 2017: Ugadi is the lunar New Year's Day for the people of the Telugu and Kannada communities in India https://goo.gl/md3nmS
India (Gujarat): Cheti Chand. Sindhi New Year is celebrated on the second day in the month of Chaitra. Cheti Chand Wishes, Jhulelal Jayanti, Happy Cheti Chand, Sindhi People, Cheti Chand, New Year Greeting Messages, Holiday Facts, Festival Quotes
Sindhi New Year
India (Gujarat): Cheti Chand. Sindhi New Year is celebrated on the second day in the month of Chaitra.
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Balinese Hindu New Year
Indonesia: Hari Raya Nyepi. The Balinese Hindu New Year is celebrated on the first new moon in March.
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Novruz around the world in 2025 | Office Holidays
Novruz celebrates the Persian New Year, and the beginning of Spring. Novruz means 'New Day'.
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Tet Eve in Vietnam in 2025 | Office Holidays
Tet is Vietnamese New Year and is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam.
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Losar around the world in 2025 | Office Holidays
Losar is Tibetan New Year and marks the start of the Tibetan year which is based on a 12 lunar month calendar. The day it falls on is very close to the date of Chinese New Year. The date each year is determined by astrologers based in Dharmsala, India.
Known as Seollal, Korean New Year is the first day of the lunar Korean calendar.  It is the most important of the traditional Korean holidays. It consists of a period of celebrations, starting on New Year's Eve. Gyeongju, Visit South Korea, Korean New Year, Korean Holidays, South Korea Travel, Korea Travel, New Year Holidays, Traditional Architecture
Korean New Year Holiday in South Korea in 2025 | Office Holidays
Known as Seollal, Korean New Year is the first day of the lunar Korean calendar. It is the most important of the traditional Korean holidays. It consists of a period of celebrations, starting on New Year's Eve.
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Spring Festival Holiday in China in 2025 | Office Holidays
Chinese New Year. Each year in the Chinese calendar is repesented by one of twelve animals in the Chinese Zodiac. 2017 will be the year of the Rooster. The Chinese New Year has a great history. In other traditions, by this time in the year, most resolutions have been forgotten or put back to the following year. However, all hope is not lost, as there's a second chance to get it right with the celebration of Chinese New Year.