The oldest recorded new year festivities date back to 2000 B.C. in ancient Mesopotamia, where Iraq is now. Called akitu, the festival, which could last for up to 12 days, started on the day of the ...

But the modern Leap Day as we know it traces its roots back to ancient Rome. Romulus, the first king of Rome, established the Roman Republican calendar around 738 B.C., decreeing that a year began ...

The Lunar New Year typically falls between Jan. 20 and Feb. 21 on the Gregorian calendar. In 2024, it begins on Feb. 10 with the Chinese New Year and will end on Jan. 28, 2025, on Chinese New Year ...