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b e g in n in g o f 2 0 1 7 ? Is it ju s t a n o th e r d a y o r is it im p o rta n t?
T h e e a rlie s t re c o rd in g o f a N e w Y e a r fe s tiv ity w a s in M e s o p o ta m ia a ro u n d
2 0 0 0 B .C . D u rin g th a t tim e it w a s o b s e rv e d a ro u n d th e v e rn a l e q u in o x , a b o u t
m id m a rc h . I t w a s n o t o ffic ia lly c e le b ra te d o n J a n u a ry 1 s t u n til 1 5 8 2 w h e n
P o p e G re g o ry X III in tro d u c e d th e G re g o ria n c a le n d a r, w h ic h is w h a t w e u s e
to d a y .
T h e N e w Y e a r is a d a y o f m ix e d fe e lin g s fo r m a n y p e o p le . O n o n e h a n d , it is a
tim e to c e le b ra te th e e n d o f th e y e a r g o n e b y a n d w e lc o m e w h a t is in s to re in
th e N e w Y e a r. O n th e o th e r h a n d , s o m e p e o p le e x p e rie n c e a s e n s e o f n o s ta lg ia
a s th e y re f le c t o n th e e v e n ts th a t to o k p la c e in th e ir liv e s in th e p a s t 1 2
m o n th s.
I a m e m b a rk in g o n n e w a d v e n tu re s th is y e a r. In th e firs t w e e k o f th e y e a r I
b e c a m e a fo s te r m o m to a n e ig h t m o n th o ld little g irl a n d a G re a t G ra n d m o th e r
to a n a d o ra b le little b o y . I a m e x c ite d to s e e w h a t e ls e th e N e w Y e a r b rin g s
fo r m y s e lf a n d m y fa m ily .
M a y y o u r 2 0 1 7 b rin g m u c h h a p p in e s s, h e a lth a n d lo v e to y o u , y o u r fa m ily a n d
o u r c o m m u n ity .
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