Welcoming the New Year
The first of January is celebrated around the world as the start of the Gregorian calendar year. In India, the night of 31 December is marked with parties, family dinners, music and midnight countdowns followed by fireworks.
Resolutions and fresh starts
Many people use the new year to set resolutions such as getting fit, saving money, learning a skill or spending more time with family. Writing goals down and sharing them with a friend makes them easier to keep.
Many new years
India also celebrates many traditional new years across regions, including Gudi Padwa, Ugadi, Baisakhi, Puthandu, Vishu and Bestu Varas, the Gujarati new year that falls the day after Diwali.