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no, we don't celebrate new years. it has some pagan ties to it. can't remember at the moment. probably was celebrated 1. to welcome the new year, 2. give honour to one of the Gods or Goddesses. that's usually the reason behind the celebrations. The World Book Encyclopedia states: "The Roman ruler Julius Caesar established January 1 as New Year's Day in 46 B.C. The Romans dedicated this day to Janus, the god of gates, doors, and beginnings. The month of January was named after Janus, who had two faces-one looking forward and the other looking backward."-(1984), Vol. 14, p. 237. Because New Years Day was a celebration in honor of a pagan god, Jesus did not celebrate New Years Day, neither did the apostles, nor the first century christians. New Years Day celebrations were not tolerated by professed christians until about 2 centuries after the deaths of Jesus and the apostles. The Bible strickly forbids worshipping any god other then the God of the Bible, and since this celebration origionates in pagan worship of a god other than the God of the Bible, Jehovah, and because Jehovah's Witnesses try to imitate the example set by Jesus, the apostles, and the frist christians, we do not engage in New Years Day celebrations.

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