Happy 2025
Earth based New Years - Spring - a cute article although not vouching necessarily for the entire outlet (although on initial appearances - loving it -jaja means haha) - and then, thanks AI re: a list of cultures that might* celebrate New Years in the Spring. I knew from a long time ago ancient Iran did from a Persian friend who calls me, “Goddess” (lol). Over the years of glancing into witchy- Earth-based cultures I felt that I had seen that cultures in Europe and North America, too, celebrated in Spring. I’ll have to update this article possibly later with more info on that. The list below does not cover that although….. the ancient Roman culture was spread wide so perhaps it was an appropriation that “they celebrated” when really it was the cultures they absorbed that had? Scholars, feel free to comment ;)
*Saying “might” as I didn’t crosscheck
Greg Goode (the body no longer in this dimension and his website for sale on Godaddy so… the reason a different website about him listed).
LuckNow (definitely a place but I can’t find on initial search what Greg was talking about - I’ll take a deeper look later). And whatever, I’m still not going to change the title as I like the story behind it. It came from Greg’s book, Standing as Awareness.
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VIA AI:
New Year's is celebrated in the spring in many cultures, including:
Nowruz
The Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the vernal equinox, the first day of spring.The holiday is a celebration of the rebirth of life and earth, and is marked by visiting friends and family, wearing new clothes, and eating sweets and cookies. The United Nations designated March 21 as the International Day of Nowruz in 2010.
Songkran
The Thai New Year, which is celebrated with water. The festival involves pouring water on Buddha statues and the hands of elders, cleaning homes, and participating in street parties and water fights.
Chinese New Year
Also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, this holiday commemorates the start of the new year on the traditional Chinese calendar.
Ancient Mediterranean cultures
These cultures celebrated the new year around the spring equinox, which marked the resurrection of life after the long winter.
Ancient Romans
The Romans believed the world was created at the beginning of spring, and started the year with the month of March.
Other New Year's celebrations that take place in the spring include:
Nava Varsha in India
Nyepi in Bali
Ugadi in Telugu and Kannada
Navreh in Kashmir
Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra
Sanskar Padwa in Goa
Cheti Chand in Sindhi
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