Should Christians celebrate New Year?

Should true Christians—whose calling and goal is to imitate the perfect life of Jesus Christ—celebrate New Year's? Should they be caught up in the excitement? What could be wrong with “ringing out the old and ringing in the new”? What is the origin of this holiday? What does God say about it? read more

But the Christian church outlawed this custom and certain other pagan New Year’s practices in A.D. 567” (The World Book Encyclopedia, 1990, article “New Year’s Day”). Not pleasing to God. Today, too often New Year’s Eve is treated as an excuse for drinking too much and lowering moral standards. read more

Why Christians Don’t Celebrate New Year’s Millions keep New Year’s without knowing why—or where it originated. While some question its observance, of course most see nothing wrong with such a celebration. read more