The tradition of celebrating the New Year has evolved over millennia, from ancient Mesopotamia's Akitu festival to the modern Gregorian calendar.

While Jan. 1 is the traditional start of the New Year, it wasn’t always that way. Various cultures have celebrated the start of the year at different times throughout history.

Read below to learn more about the history and significance of the New Year and more about it. Why do we celebrate New Year on January 1? New Year represents both an ending and a start simultaneously.

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Celebrate New Year Day 2025 with top beautiful images, photos, and pictures to share with your loved ones. Start the year fresh with heartfelt visuals and warm wishes.

Several countries around the world have already entered 2025, while in other nations, January 1, the first day of the year, will begin the moment the clock strikes midnight under the local time zone.

Photos: Scenes after attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day By Matt Bloom (NPR), Drew Hawkins (NPR) and NPR Staff (NPR) Jan. 1, 2025 10:45 a.m.

Powerball numbers for Wednesday, Jan. 1, New Year’s drawing for $178 million Powerball lottery drawings are at 11 p.m. EST Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Photographers in New Orleans and Houston have captured the aftermath of the New Year's Day terror attack on Bourbon Street and an ongoing investigation in Texas.

Here’s when Chinese New Year 2025 is, how long it lasts, what zodiac animal corresponds with 2025 and why it falls on a different date each year.