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Why celebrating the New Year is good for your soul

31 December 2019

11:57 AM

31 December 2019

11:57 AM

The meaning of most holidays is clear: Valentine’s Day celebrates romance; Thanksgiving, productivity; Anzac Day the soldiers who protect us and those who have fought in the past; Christmas, goodwill toward others. The meaning of New Year’s Day—the world’s most celebrated holiday—is not so clear. On this day, many people remember last year’s achievements and failures and look forward to the promise of a new year, of a new beginning.

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