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I was searching the internet to find out how many new years in the world, and it is interesting to see that many so far; I found 26, and I wanted to share this general knowledge with you and ask you if you know more, please feel free to add in the comment area.

Please, note there was no concern for the sequence presented; most of you would agree with me that at least I never heard about half of them 

  1. Aboriginal Murador
    > Country where calendar is observed: Western Australia
    > Name of new year:
    > Date of new year: Oct. 30
  2. Sri Lankan New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Sri Lanka
    > Name of new year: Aluth Avurudda
    > Date of new year: April 13-14
  3. Cambodian New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Cambodia
    > Name of new year: Chol Chnam Thmey
    > Date of new year: April 13-15
  4. Chinese New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: China
    > Name of new year: Chūn jié
    > Date of new year: Between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20
  5. Marwari and Gujarati New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: India
    > Name of new year: Diwali
    > Date of new year: Mid-October-mid-November
  6. Eastern Orthodox Church New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Russia, Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine
    > Name of new year: N/A
    > Date of new year: Jan. 14
  7. Ethiopian New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Ethiopia
    > Name of new year: Enkutatash
    > Date of new year: Sept. 12
  8. Islamic New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Muslim populations worldwide
    > Name of new year: Hijri
    > Date of new year: Sept. 22
  9. Hindu New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Hindu populations worldwide
    > Name of new year: Vikram Sawant
    > Date of new year: March 22
  10. Assyrian New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran
    > Name of new year: Kha b’ Nissan
    > Date of new year: April 1
  11. Gregorian New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: International
    > Name of new year: New Year’s
    > Date of new year: Jan. 1
  12. Russian New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Russia
    > Name of new year: Novy God
    > Date of new year: Jan. 1
  13. Iranian New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Iran
    > Name of new year: Nowruz
    > Date of new year: March 21
  14. Balinese New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Indonesia
    > Name of new year: Nyepi
    > Date of new year: March 7
  15. Bengali New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Bangladesh/India
    > Name of new year: Pahela Baishakh
    > Date of new year: April 14- Bangladesh/April 15-India
  16. Tamil New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Southern India and Sri Lanka
    > Name of new year: Puthandu
    > Date of new year: April 14
  17. Jewish New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Jewish populations worldwide
    > Name of new year: Rosh Hashanah
    > Date of new year: September 29
  18. Japanese New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Japan
    > Name of new year: Shōgatsu
    > Date of new year: Jan. 1
  19. Korean New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Korea
    > Name of new year: Sōllal
    > Date of new year: February 5
  20. Thai New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Thailand
    > Name of new year: Songkran
    > Date of new year: April 13-15
  21. Vietnamese New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Vietnam
    > Name of new year: Tết
    > Date of new year: January or February
  22. Burmese New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Myanmar (formerly Burma)
    > Name of new year: Thingyan
    > Date of new year: Mid-April
  23. Mongolian New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Mongolia
    > Name of new year: Tsagaan Sar
    > Date of new year: Feb. 16
  24.  Telugu and Kannada New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Southern India
    > Name of new year: Ugadi
    > Date of new year: Late March – early April
  25.  Pakistanian New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Pakistan
    > Name of new year: Vaisakhi
    > Date of new year: April 14
  26.  Igbo New Year
    > Country where calendar is observed: Nigeria
    > Name of new year: Igbo New Year
    > Date of new year: Third week of February

Posted on: December 25, 2019 10:12 PM | Permalink

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Luis Branco CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Riyadh
Interesting the results of your research
Thanks for sharing

I had no idea there were 26 New Year's Eve around this world

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Pravin Kumar Shrivastava Associate Vice President| Aithent Technologies Pvt Ltd Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Another data collection could be how many new Years celebrated on 1st Jan at different time zones.

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Pravin Kumar Shrivastava Associate Vice President| Aithent Technologies Pvt Ltd Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Number 24 is called the traditional Hindu Calendar.

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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Interesting information Riyadh, I never new there are so many.
Happy Holidays !

RK

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Mayte Mata Sivera PMO Leader | Speaker | Author Ut, United States
That's interesting, I only keep track to the holidays that my organizations have offices...basically for planning proposals. This is a good info.

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Mayte Mata Sivera PMO Leader | Speaker | Author Ut, United States
That's interesting, I only keep track to the holidays that my organizations have offices...basically for planning proposals. This is a good info.

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Suzi MS United Kingdom
An eye opener Riyadh thank you, did not think there were that many!

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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Luis, thanks for your feedback

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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Pravin, may be this is for you to do the search but hardly you can get same result because of movement as galaxies orbiting in the universe

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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Rami, nor do I, I used to know up to 10 because of my travel to different countries but now I see 16 more.

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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Mayte, well yes that's very important to track the holidays and if you are doing a project in one of those countries then you might observe the extra holiday :) thanks for your feedback

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Riyadh Salih Saskatchewan, Canada
Suzi, thanks for your comment it is true with out search our knowledge is limited, I am glad that you found it useful.

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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Riyadh,

Some interesting information, more than I anticipated. There are so many cultures, it would just make sense that many of them have their New year, thinking of it surprising there are not many more!.

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RAJON BANERJEE Kalyani, District: Nadia, West Bengal, India
That's Interesting..

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Tyler Reainthong North Richland Hills, Tx, United States
Thanks for sharing.

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