<Ul> <Li> Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew for' head of the year') is a Jewish, two day holiday, commemorating the culmination of the seven days of Creation, and marking God's yearly renewal of His world . The day has elements of festivity and introspection, as God is traditionally believed to be assessing His creation and determining the fate of all men and creatures for the coming year . In Jewish tradition, honey is used to symbolize a sweet new year . At the traditional meal for that holiday, apple slices are dipped in honey and eaten with blessings recited for a good, sweet new year . Some Rosh Hashanah greetings show honey and an apple, symbolizing the feast . In some congregations, small straws of honey are given out to usher in the new year . </Li> <Li> The Pathans Kalasha celebrate their Chowmus which marks the beginning of their year in Chitral district of Pakistan and parts of India . </Li> <Li> The Marwari New Year (Thapna) is celebrated on the day of the festival of Diwali, which is the last day Krishna Paksha of the Ashvin month & also the last day of the Ashvin month of the Hindu calendar . </Li> <Li> The Gujarati New Year (Bestu / Nao Varas) is celebrated the day after the festival of Diwali (which occurs in mid-fall--either October or November, depending on the Lunar calendar). The Gujarati New Year is synonymous with sud ekam, i.e. first day of Shukla paksha of the Kartik month, which is taken as the first day of the first month of the Gujarati lunar calendar . Most other Hindus celebrate the New Year in early spring . The Gujarati community all over the world celebrates the New Year after Diwali to mark the beginning of a new fiscal year . </Li> <Li> The Sikkimese celebrate their new year called Looser . </Li> <Li> The Nepal Era New year (see Nepal Sambat) is celebrated in regions encompassing original Nepal . The new year occurs in the fourth day of Diwali . The calendar was used as an official calendar until the mid 19th century . However, the new year is still celebrated by the Newars community of Nepal . </Li> <Li> Some neo-pagans celebrate their interpretation of Samhain (a festival of the ancient Celts, held around 1 November) as a New Year's Day representing the new cycle of the Wheel of the Year, although they do not use a different calendar that starts on this day . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Rosh Hashanah (Hebrew for' head of the year') is a Jewish, two day holiday, commemorating the culmination of the seven days of Creation, and marking God's yearly renewal of His world . The day has elements of festivity and introspection, as God is traditionally believed to be assessing His creation and determining the fate of all men and creatures for the coming year . In Jewish tradition, honey is used to symbolize a sweet new year . At the traditional meal for that holiday, apple slices are dipped in honey and eaten with blessings recited for a good, sweet new year . Some Rosh Hashanah greetings show honey and an apple, symbolizing the feast . In some congregations, small straws of honey are given out to usher in the new year . </Li> <Li> The Pathans Kalasha celebrate their Chowmus which marks the beginning of their year in Chitral district of Pakistan and parts of India . </Li> <Li> The Marwari New Year (Thapna) is celebrated on the day of the festival of Diwali, which is the last day Krishna Paksha of the Ashvin month & also the last day of the Ashvin month of the Hindu calendar . </Li>

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