Why is it that the world focuses on a calendar that starts the New Year in the middle of the darkest, coldest part of the year for the northern hemisphere?
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Why do Christians celebrate New Year on January 1?

IF you were born in the 20th or 21st century, Jan. 1 feels “natural.” We count down, watch fireworks, exchange greetings and wake up believing something important has changed at midnight.
The first day of the new year falls on a Thursday every six to 11 years. The next year that January 1st falls on a Thursday ...