New Year's Day

first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 1 January; usually a public holiday
Event public_holiday Q196627
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New Year's Day

Summary

New Year's Day is a public holiday[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • New Year's Day's instance of is recorded as public holiday[3].
  • New Year's Day's instance of is recorded as New Year celebrations[4].
  • New Year's Day's instance of is recorded as world day[5].
  • New Year is named after New Year's Day[6].
  • New Year's Day followed New Year's Eve[7].
  • New Year's Day is a type of holiday[8].
  • New Year's Day is part of public holidays in Greece[9].
  • New Year's Day is part of public holidays in the United Kingdom[10].
  • New Year's Day is part of public holiday in Japan[11].
  • New Year's Day is part of public holidays in Austria[12].
  • New Year's Day is part of public holidays in Latvia[13].
  • New Year's Day is part of public holidays in Algeria[14].
  • New Year's Day is part of public holidays in Uruguay[15].
  • New Year's Day is part of public holidays in Sabah[16].
  • New Year's Day is part of public holidays in Russia[17].
  • New Year's Day is part of public holidays in Portugal[18].
  • New Year's Day is part of public holidays in Australia[19].
  • New Year's Day's Commons category is recorded as New Year's Day[20].
  • New Year's Day's commemorates is recorded as New Year[21].
  • New Year's Day's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as January 1[22].
  • New Year's Day's described at URL is recorded as https://baike.sogou.com/v72096.htm[23].
  • New Year's Day's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[24].
  • New Year's Day's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • New Year's Day's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[26].
  • New Year's Day's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[27].

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Context

Part of include public holidays in Greece[9]; public holidays in the United Kingdom[10]; public holiday in Japan[11], an aspect in a geographic region[28], in Japan[29]; public holidays in Austria[12]; public holidays in Latvia[13]; and public holidays in Algeria[14]. Recorded instance of include public holiday[3], New Year celebrations[4], and world day[5]. New Year's Day followed New Year's Eve[7].

Why It Matters

New Year's Day has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Day in year for periodic occurrence January 1
    Named after
    Encyclopædia britannica online id topic/New-Year-festival
    Part of public holidays in Greece, public holidays in the United Kingdom, public holiday in Japan +8
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: topic/New-Year-festival"
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