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The Islamic New Year (Arabic: رأس السنة الهجرية, Raʿs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah), also called the Hijri New Year, is the day that marks the beginning of a new lunar Hijri year, and is the day on which the year count is incremented. The first day of the Islamic year is observed by most Muslims on the first day of the month of Muharram.
In areas with a large number of descendants of Italian immigrants, dishes of lentils and sausages are common New Year foods. [30] In areas with large Scandinavian-descent populations, herring is a common New Year food. [30] A related tradition is the smashing and sharing of peppermint pigs on Christmas Day to ensure good luck in the new year. [51]
Consequently Islamic New Year's Day may fall in any season: occasionally there can be two Islamic new years in one Gregorian year (as last happened in 2008). In 2023, the Islamic New Year fell on July 19, 2023; in 2024, it is expected to fall on 7 or 8 July 2024. [needs update] (The Solar Hijri calendar, used in Iran, is a purely solar calendar.
Lunar New Year is a time for family, food, and togetherness, and this year, the celebrations kicked off on January 22, 2023. "It's the biggest holiday in many Asian countries, ...
A major New Year’s food tradition in the American South, Hoppin’ John is a dish of pork-flavored field peas or black-eyed peas (symbolizing coins) and rice, frequently served with collards or ...
In China, the 15-day celebration kicks off on New Year’s Eve with a family feast called a reunion dinner full of traditional Lunar New Year foods, and typically ends with the Lantern Festival.
A year in the Islamic lunar calendar consists of twelve lunar months and has only 354 or 355 days in its year. Consequently, its New Year's Day occurs ten days earlier each year relative to the Gregorian calendar. The year 2025 CE corresponds to the Islamic years AH 1446 – 1447; AH 1446 corresponds to 2024 – 2025 in the Common Era. [a]
Lunar New Year is a holiday about luck, health, and family. Learn about Chinese New Year traditions and customs with insight from NY Chinese Cultural Center.