New Year's
First of January
New Year's refers to the holiday celebrating the start of a new calendar year, falling on January 1st in most Western countries.
It functions as a shortening of New Year's Day or New Year's Eve, with context determining which: What are you doing for New Year's?
We're throwing a New Year's party.
The possessive form treats the new year as owning its celebration.
Explosive light displays
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- partyGathering for celebration
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
confetti · balloons · streamers · noisemakers · dancing · gathering · revelers · cheers
Jewish calendar's start
- DiwaliHindu festival of lights
- NowruzIranian New Year festival
- HogmanayScottish year-end celebration
- first-footingCrossing threshold after midnight
mochi · red envelopes · grapes · lentils · black-eyed peas · sauerkraut
Initial stage of something
- clean slateRecord wiped clear
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- transformationThorough change in form
- changeTo make different
opportunity · turning point · fresh start · hope · optimism · reflection · second chance · reinvention
Initial day of year
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- vacationLeisure time away
- annualOccurring every year
- public holidayOfficial day of rest
bank holiday · time off · calendar · tradition · observance · national holiday · day off · long weekend
Intended end results
- promisesSworn statements of intent
- self-improvementEnhancing oneself deliberately
- habitsRegular repeated behaviors
- fitnessGood physical shape
diet · savings · quitting · commitment · intentions · willpower · accountability · fresh start
fireworks
Explosive light displays
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- partyGathering for celebration
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
toast · confetti · balloons · streamers · noisemakers · dancing · gathering · revelers · cheers · gala
Rosh Hashanah
Jewish calendar's start
first-footing · mochi · red envelopes · grapes · lentils · black-eyed peas · sauerkraut
beginning
Initial stage of something
- clean slateRecord wiped clear
- rebirthSpiritual or physical regeneration
- transformationThorough change in form
change · opportunity · turning point · fresh start · hope · optimism · reflection · second chance · reinvention · restart
January first
Initial day of year
public holiday · bank holiday · time off · calendar · tradition · observance · national holiday · day off · long weekend · festive season
goals
Intended end results
- promisesSworn statements of intent
- self-improvementEnhancing oneself deliberately
- habitsRegular repeated behaviors
fitness · diet · savings · quitting · commitment · intentions · willpower · accountability · fresh start · lifestyle change
New Year'sNew Year's Eve
Annual December celebration night
year-end · end of year · midsummer · mid-year · old year
New Year'sendings
Concluding portions
closure · finality · death · the end · last rites
new, year, renew, renewal, newly, renewed, newness, renewing, newsletter