Greek
The tradition of Baby New Year began in Greece. The tradition began around the year 600 BC, and the baby was used as a symbol of the rebirth of the fertility god Dionysus.
tradition of using a baby to signify the new year was begun in Greece around 600 BC
Perhaps it was the ancient Greeks. It seems they started the tradition of using a baby to signify the New Year around 600 B.B. They put a baby in a basket and hauled it around to honor the God of Fertility. http://www.new-years-eve.com
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New Year Baby was created in 2007-01.
The duration of New Year Baby is 1.33 hours.
"Hogmanay" actually comes from Scottish tradition of celebrating New Year. Your real question should be, "Is the celebration of the New Year in Scotland rooted in the same Christian celebration as elsewhere?"The answer to that is yes. New Year is from the Gregorian calender, known as the Christian calender.
Being very noisy!
Ringing a Bell
It's a tradition to light fireworks on New Year's Day for the Chinese.
"The tradition of the New Year's Resolutions goes all the way back to 153 B.C. Janus, a mythical king of early Rome was placed at the head of the calendar." http://www.goalsguy.com/Events/n_facts.html
The tradition during Rosh Hashanah is to eat fruit for a fruitful new year. There is also a tradition of eating a new fruit that you haven't eaten during the previous year.