January 1
Noun 1. (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st (synonym) Circumcision, Feast of the Circumcision (hypernym) feast day, fete day (classification) Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church 2. (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation (synonym) Solemnity of Mary (hypernym) holy day of obligation (part-holonym) January, Jan (classification) Roman Catholic, Western Church, Roman Catholic Church, Church of Rome, Roman Church 3. the first day of the year (synonym) New Year's Day, New Year's (hypernym) legal holiday, national holiday (part-holonym) January, Jan | ||||
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January 1
The preceding day is December 31 of the previous year.
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other than January 1. This day was adopted as the first day of the Julian year by some European countries between 1522 and 1579 (that is, before the creation of the Gregorian calendar in 1582). See beginning of the year. The British Empire (including its American colonies) did not adopt the Gregorian calendar until 1752. This change can lead to dating confusion between Old Style and New Style dates. The Gregorian calendar as promulgated in 1582 did not specify that January 1 was to be either New Year's Day or the first day of its numbered year. Although England began its numbered year on March 25 (Lady Day) between the thirteenth century and 1752, January 1 was called New Year's Day, which was a holiday when gifts were exchanged.
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