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Welcoming the New Year Through the Ages
The piece traces New Year customs from ancient fall and spring celebrations to January 1 as set by Julius Caesar and Gregorian reform. It notes White House receptions, midnight first-footing, and varied gifts from ornaments and pins to books, with social shifts from open houses to cafe culture by the early 20th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Far East
England
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Julius Caesar
Janus
France
Tatlus
Strenut
Elizabeth
Bess
Bishop Hall
Ben Jonson
Prince Henry
James I
Scotland
Highlands
Herefordshire
Lord Langdale
T. D. Hardy
Waverly
Edinburgh
Christopher Columbus
Haiti
America
Pilgrim Fathers
Union
Surreys
Stanhopes