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Celebrating New Year? This can make it more Amazing!

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 ORIGIN There are two stories about the origin of New Year:-   1st story - New Year wasn’t always celebrated on 1st Jan. The earliest New Year celebrations date back to about 4,000 years ago. At that time, the people of ancient Babylon began their New Year in March. They had an 11-day celebration at the beginning of Spring as the crops were being planted for the upcoming year. 2nd story - New Year on 1st January was declared by Julius Caesar, the Roman emperor. He declared 1st Jan as a national holiday after the name of the god Janus, the Roman God of doors and gates. Janus had two faces one looking forward and the other looking back. FACTS 1.) North America - People celebrate New Year by gathering family and friends for parties. Sometimes, meals and spectacular firework displays are also on. 2.) Greece - a gold or silver coin is mixed in the cake called a Vasilopita. The person receiving the piece of cake with the coin is said to be lucky for the rest of the year. 3.) Spain ...
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Norse Mythology

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                                                                                    THE PLAYERS ODIN Odin is the highest and oldest of all the Gods. Odin knows many secrets. He hung from the world tree Yggdrasil for nine nights. His side was pierced by the point of a spear, which wounded him gravely. He ate and drank nothing for nine days and nine nights. He was alone there in pain, the light of his life was perishing slowly. He is the god of cargoes and prisoners. He is called Grimnir and Third. He is the all-father, the lord of the slain, the gallows god. He brought war into the world, battles are begun by throwing a spear at the opponent’s army, dedicating the war and deaths to Odin. If you survive in the war, it is because of Odin’s grace and if you die it is because he has be...
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