What is New Year?

'New Year' is an event that takes place when the world celebrates the end of one year, and the beginning of the next. In the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system today, the first day of January is often considered as a national holiday across the globe.  However, in some countries like China, the first day of the year is celebrated according to their own calendar.

 

In many cities across the world, firework displays take place as soon as the clock strikes midnight on the last day of the year (December 31).

Conventionally, Sydney has been