happy New Year

January first wish

Happy New Year is a greeting exchanged around January 1st, wishing someone well for the coming year.

It serves as both a celebration and a farewell to the old year: Happy New Year! Here's to a fresh start.

The phrase appears on cards, in toasts, and as a casual greeting throughout early January.

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midnight · cheers · fireworks · Hogmanay · dancing · resolutions · January · renewal · beginnings · Nowruz · reflection · joy · toasts · midnight kiss · Rosh Hashanah · sparklers · goals · fresh start

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Opposites
seasonal/calendar occasion

happy New Yearhappy birthday

Celebratory natal salutation

happy anniversary · happy Hanukkah

greeting vs. farewell

happy New Yeargoodbye

Departing salutation

farewell · good riddance · end of an era · so long

Family

happy, year, unhappy, happily, happiness, unhappiness, happier, happiest, hapless

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G