New Year’s Day in the widely used Gregorian calendar is on January 1 each year. New Year’s Eve, the celebration leading into the new year, is on December 31.
Calendar dates
- In most countries that follow the Gregorian calendar, the new year starts on January 1, and that day is the public holiday known as New Year’s Day.
- The night before, December 31, is celebrated as New Year’s Eve with parties and fireworks in many parts of the world.
Other cultural new years
Many cultures also observe additional new year celebrations on different dates. Examples include Chinese New Year between late January and late February, and various lunar or lunisolar new year festivals in other traditions.
