New Year's Day
元旦
New Year's Day is probably the world's most celebrated public holiday. It is observed on 1 January, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in the Roman Empire since 45 BC.
元旦很可能是最广为庆祝的全球性节日。元旦是每年的1月1号，既是现代格里高利历(阳历)的第一天，也是自公元前45年以来罗马帝国使用的罗马儒略历的第一天。
It originally was dedicated to Janus, the god of gates, doors, and beginnings for whom the first month of the year (January) is named. After Julius Caesar reformed the calendar in 46 BC and was subsequently murdered, the Roman Senate voted to deify him on the 1st January 42 BC in honor of his life and his institution of the new rationalized calendar.
元旦本用来纪念古罗马两面神——门神、伊始之神，一年的第一个月(January)因两面神(Janus)而命名。恺撒大帝于公元前46年对日历进行改革。恺撒被害后，罗马元老院投票决定在公元前42年的1月1日将恺撒神明化，用以纪念他的一生及在新改革日历中的建树。
This day is traditionally a religious feast, but since the 1900s it has also become an occasion to celebrate the night of 31 December, called New Year's Eve. There are fireworks at midnight at the moment the New Year arrives. There is one thing that all New Year's Eve parties have in common: the countdown to midnight. When the clock strikes twelve, revelers give a loud cheer, pop champagne corks and give each other a kiss. They then link arms and sing the song called Auld Lang's Syne.
元旦本来是一场宗教盛宴，但自从20世纪以来，庆祝12月31日的新年前夕也成为一项活动。午夜的时候，在新年到来的那一刻会有烟火。有一项活动是所有新年晚会共有的，那就是午夜倒计时。当钟敲响十二点，狂欢者们会欢快地呐喊、开香槟、彼此亲吻。接着他们会挽臂共唱《友谊地久天长》。
On New Year's Day, people in certain countries gather on beaches and run into the water to celebrate the New Year. In Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Netherlands this is very popular.
元旦当天，有些国家的人们会聚集在沙滩上，一起冲到水里庆祝新年。在加拿大、爱尔兰共和国、英国、美国和荷兰，这项活动十分流行。
