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No Ruz is celebrated on January 1 and includes haft sin, seven items that begin with the Persian letter sin, or S, typically including the food items samanu, sabzeh, seer, senjed, and serkeh, along with sekeh, a gold coin symbolizing prosperity, and sonbol, a flower symbolizing life and beauty. Samanu, a sweet wheat pudding, represents ...
As the calendar turns to Jan. 1, millions of families across the globe experience many different kinds of traditions to ring in the New Year. These customs vary from culture to culture and ...
Day traditions / Notes 1 January New Year's Day Statutory Calennig was a tradition where children carried a decorated apple, pierced with three sticks and decorated with a sprig of box and hazelnuts on new year's day. Children would sing a verse and were often gifted with money or food.
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Day is the first day of the calendar year, 1 January.Most solar calendars (like the Gregorian and Julian) begin the year regularly at or near the northern winter solstice, while cultures and religions that observe a lunisolar or lunar calendar celebrate their Lunar New Year at less fixed points relative to the solar year.
Beyond the familiar traditions like Santa Claus, a fir tree, caroling and gift-giving, a number of countries—including the U.S.—bring their own unique twists, both old and new, to the holiday.
As with all religious traditions, some such foods have passed into widespread secular use, but all those on this list have a religious origin. The list is arranged alphabetically and by religion. Many religions have a particular 'cuisine' or tradition of cookery, associated with their culture (see, for example, List of Jewish cuisine dishes).
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January 5: National Whipped Cream Day [48] [49] January 23: National Pie Day: In 1975, Charlie Papazian, a teacher in Boulder, celebrated National Pie Day on his birthday, January 23. [50] In 1986, the American Pie Council took over promotion of the day. [51] [52] [53] Also celebrated on Good Friday in south Louisiana. [54]