It is for the sake of the omen', said he, 'that the event may answer to the flavour, and that the whole course of the year may be sweet, like its beginning'. See also under March 1st. A salutation used on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day over the spiced-ale cup, hence called the 'wassail bowl'. The civil and legal year began March 25th till after the alteration of the style, in 1752, when it was fixed, like the historic year, to January 1 st. The holidays officially observed are. .
More fuss is made about the New Year in China and Japan than in any Western country.
In Hestia, the darkest month, A tiny light is born. We celebrate the birth of Inanna. Princess of the earth and Queen of Heaven, on one of the greatest feasts of the year. She will guide and help us on our way back to our true home in Heaven. . See under January 1st.