January 1 - The first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar used by most developed countries.

New Years for Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew for 'head of the year') is a celebration that occurs 163 days following Pesach (Passover). In the Gregorian calendar at present, Rosh Hashanah cannot occur before September 5th, when it occurred in 1899 and will occur again in 2013. After the year 2089, the differences between the Hebrew Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar will force Rosh Hashanah to be not earlier than September 6th.

New Years In the Eastern Orthodox Church is on January 14th. Many in the countries where Eastern Orthodoxy is prelavent celebrate both the Gregorian New Year and Julian New Year holiday with the Gregorian day celebrated as a civic holiday and the Julian date as a religious holiday.

New Year in the Coptic Orthodox Church coincides with September 11th in the Gregorian calendar between 1900 and 2099

Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, occurs every year at a new moon during the winter. The exact date can fall anytime between January 21st and February 21st inclusive, on the Gregorian Calendar. Because the Chinese calendar is astronomically defined, unlike the Gregorian Calendar, the drift of the seasons will change the range. The Chinese New Year is generally celebrated with firecrackers, and in some places with a parade.

Vietnamese New Year is the Tết Nguy?n Đ?n which is for most times the same day as the Chinese New Year.

Tibetan New Year is Losar and falls from January through March of each year.

Iranian New Year, called Norouz, is the day containing the exact moment of the vernal equinox, commencing the start of the spring season.

Tamil New Year and Vishu are celebrated on the same day respectively in the Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The day is marked with a feast in Hindu homes and the entrance to the houses are decorated elaborately with kolams.

Telugu New Year generally falls in the months of March or April.

Thai New Year is celebrated from April 13th to April 15th by throwing water.

Cambodian New Year and Lao New Year are celebrated from April 13th to April 15th.

Bengali New Year Poila Baisakh is celebrated on April 14th or April 15th in a festive manner in both Bangladesh and West Bengal.

Ethiopian New Year, Enkutatash, is celebrated on September 11th. It is currently 1998 on the Ethiopian calendar.

Gujarati New Year is celebrated usually two days after the festival of Diwali (held in mid-November).

Islamic New Year occurs on 1 Muharram. Since the Muslim calendar is based on 12 lunar months amounting to about 354 days, the Gregorian date of this is about eleven days earlier each year. 2008 will see two Muslim New Years.

Assyrian New Year, called Rish Nissanu, occurs on the vernal equinox, March 21st, commencing the start of the spring.

Bah?'? calendar, the new year occurs on the vernal equinox on March 21st, and is called Naw-R?z.

Punjabi new year, Vaisakhi, is celebrated on April 13th and celebrates the harvest.

Hola Mohalla, New Year's Day in the Sikh Nanakshahi calendar is on March 14th.

Thelemic new year is usually celebrated with an invocation to Ra-Hoor-Khuit, commemorating the beginning of the New Aeon in 1904. It also marks the start of the twenty two day Thelemic holy season.