New Year's Day

Date 2007January 1
Date 2008January 1
Date 2009January 1
Date 2010January 1
Date 2011January 1
SignificanceNew Year's Day is the first day of the year, in the Gregorian calendar. In modern times, it is January 1. In most countries it is a holiday. It is still celebrated as a holy day on January 14 by those who still follow the Julian calendar such as followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox churches known as Old Calendarists.