Showing posts with label New Year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Year. Show all posts
Wednesday, 1 January 2020
Monday, 31 December 2018
Sunday, 30 December 2018
Saturday, 17 February 2018
Monday, 8 January 2018
New Year's Resolutions
A New Year's resolution is a tradition, most common in the Western Hemisphere but also found in the Eastern Hemisphere, in which a person resolves to change an undesired trait or behavior.
Religious origins
- Babylonians made promises to their gods at the start of each year that they would return borrowed objects and pay their debts
- The Romans began each year by making promises to the god Janus, for whom the month of January is named.
- In the Medieval era, the knights took the "peacock vow" at the end of the Christmas season each year to re-affirm their commitment to chivalry
- At watchnight services, many Christians prepare for the year ahead by praying and making these resolutions
- This tradition has many other religious parallels.
Popular goals
- Stay fit and healthy-37%
- Lose weight-32%
- Enjoy life to the fullest-28%
- Spend less, save more -25%
- Spend more time with family and friends -19%
- Get organized-18%
- Will not make any resolutions-16%
- Learn something new/new hobby-14%
- Travel more-14%
- Read more-12%
Success rate
The most common reason for participants failing their New Years' Resolutions was setting themselves unrealistic goals (35%), while 33% didn't keep track of their progress and a further 23% forgot about it. About one in 10 respondents claimed they made too many resolutions.
A 2007 study by Richard Wiseman from the University of Bristol involving 3,000 people showed that 88% of those who set New Year resolutions fail, despite the fact that 52% of the study's participants were confident of success at the beginning. Men achieved their goal 22% more often when they engaged in goal setting, (a system where small measurable goals are being set; such as, a pound a week, instead of saying "lose weight"), while women succeeded 10% more when they made their goals public and got support from their friends.
Information from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year's_resolution
Tuesday, 2 January 2018
Monday, 1 January 2018
New Year's Resolutions
A New Year's resolution is a tradition, most common in the Western Hemisphere but also found in the Eastern Hemisphere, in which a person resolves to change an undesired trait or behavior.
Religious origins
- Babylonians made promises to their gods at the start of each year that they would return borrowed objects and pay their debts
- The Romans began each year by making promises to the god Janus, for whom the month of January is named.
- In the Medieval era, the knights took the "peacock vow" at the end of the Christmas season each year to re-affirm their commitment to chivalry
- At watchnight services, many Christians prepare for the year ahead by praying and making these resolutions
- This tradition has many other religious parallels.
Popular goals
- Stay fit and healthy-37%
- Lose weight-32%
- Enjoy life to the fullest-28%
- Spend less, save more -25%
- Spend more time with family and friends -19%
- Get organized-18%
- Will not make any resolutions-16%
- Learn something new/new hobby-14%
- Travel more-14%
- Read more-12%
Success rate
The most common reason for participants failing their New Years' Resolutions was setting themselves unrealistic goals (35%), while 33% didn't keep track of their progress and a further 23% forgot about it. About one in 10 respondents claimed they made too many resolutions.
A 2007 study by Richard Wiseman from the University of Bristol involving 3,000 people showed that 88% of those who set New Year resolutions fail, despite the fact that 52% of the study's participants were confident of success at the beginning. Men achieved their goal 22% more often when they engaged in goal setting, (a system where small measurable goals are being set; such as, a pound a week, instead of saying "lose weight"), while women succeeded 10% more when they made their goals public and got support from their friends.
Information from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year's_resolution
Sunday, 31 December 2017
New Year's Day
The New Year is widely celebrated in countries that share our calendar and, thus, start the New Year on the 1st of January every year.
In English-speaking countries most people sing "Auld Lang Syne" as the new year begins. This poem was composed by Scottish poet Robert Burns and was made popular by Scottish immigrants in Canada.
In the USA probably the most famous tradition is the dropping of the New Year ball in Times Square, New York City, at 11:59 P.M. Thousands of people watch the ball make its one-minute descent, arriving exactly at midnight. The tradition first began in 1907.
There are other common traditions all over the world:
New Year's Resolutions: It is believed that the Babylonians were the first to make New Year's resolutions, and people all over the world have been breaking them ever since. The early Christians believed the first day of the new year should be spent reflecting on past mistakes and resolving to improve oneself in the new year.
Fireworks: Noisemaking and fireworks on New Year's eve is believed to have originated in ancient times, when noise and fire were thought to dispel evil spirits and bring good luck. The Chinese are credited with inventing fireworks and use them to spectacular effect in their New Year's celebrations.
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