Preparations for the New Year are in full swing, but the Corona epidemic has dampened people's enthusiasm. Still, people are ready to welcome the new year and look forward to January 1, 2022.

Many want to leave the old memories and start the new year. Let's find out today why New Year is celebrated only on 1st January.

You may be surprised to learn that the New Year was not celebrated on January 1 long ago. New Year's celebrations began on January 1, 1582. People of the East

We used to celebrate New Year on 25th March and sometimes on 25th December. Roman Emperor Numa Pompeus changed the Roman calendar, making January the first month of the year. Earlier, March was the first month of the year. Let's find out what's the story behind it

March is named after Mars. People in Rome consider Mars to be the god of war. The first calendar that was created had only 10 months. That is, there are 310 days in a year and a week of 8 days is considered.

It is said that the Roman ruler Julius Caesar changed the calendar. Caesar himself started the new year on January 1. After Julius changed the calendar, the year was reduced to 12 months. Julius Caesar met astronomers and found that the earth revolved around the sun in 365 days and six hours. In view of this, the year was reduced to 365 days in the Julian calendar.

Pope Gregory discovered the leap year error in the Julian calendar in 1582. Saint Beed, the famous religious leader of that time, said that 365 days in a year are 5 hours and 46 seconds. The Roman calendar was later replaced by a new one. Since then, the New Year is celebrated on January 1.