THE NEW YEAR DAY, IS IT FOR A MUSLIM?

New Year’s Day, first day of the year, January 1 in the Gregorian calendar (basically a Christian calendar). In the Middle Ages most European countries used the Julian calendar and observed New Year's Day on March 25, called Annunciation Day and celebrated as the occasion on which it was revealed to Mary that she would give birth to the Son of God. With the introduction of the Gregorian calendar in 1582, Roman Catholic countries began to celebrate New Year's Day on January 1. Scotland accepted the Gregorian calendar in 1600; Germany, Denmark, and Sweden about 1700; and England in 1752. Traditionally the day has been observed as a religious feast, but in modern times the arrival of the New Year has also become an occasion for spirited celebration and the making of personal resolutions. The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah, or the Feast of Trumpets, and is prescribed by the Old Testament as a holy Sabbath. It is celebrated (generally in September) on the first and second days of Tishri. The Chinese celebrate New Year’s Day sometime between January 21 and February 19 of the Gregorian calendar. It is their most important holiday.
THE MODERN CALENDER
The modern calendar is based on the solar cycle. It is influenced by the Julian calendar (implemented by Julius Caesar) in which the months are named for Roman deities or emperors. The lengths of the twelve months have been adjusted to fit into a solar year, or one revolution of the earth around the sun (365 days).
Month Derivation of name No. of days
January Janus, Roman god of doorways and beginnings 31
February Februa, Roman festival of purification 28 orMarch Mars, Roman god of war 31
April Latin aperire, 'to open' 30
May Maia, Roman goddess of spring 31
June Juno, Roman goddess of marriage 30
July Julius Caesar, Roman general and dictator 31
August Augustus, Roman emperor 31
September Latin septem, 'seven'; September was the seventh month of
the earliest Roman calendar 30
October Latin octo, 'eight'; October was the eighth month of the earliest Roman
calendar 31
November Latin novem, 'nine'; November was the ninth month of the earliest Roman calendar 30
December Latin decem, 'ten'; December was the tenth month of the earliest Roman calendar 31
The Gregorian calendar, or New Style calendar, was slowly adopted throughout Europe. It is used today throughout most of the Western world and in parts of Asia. When the Gregorian calendar was adopted in Britain in 1752, another correction of an 11-day discrepancy was made; the day after September 2, 1752, became September 14. The British also adopted January 1 as the day when a new year begins. The Soviet Union adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1918, and Greece adopted it in 1923 for civil purposes, but many countries affiliated with the Greek Church retain the Julian, or Old Style, calendar for the celebration of church feasts.
The Gregorian calendar is also called the Christian calendar because it uses the birth of Jesus Christ as a starting date. Dates of the Christian era (see Chronology) are often designated AD (Latin anno domini, “in the year of our Lord”) and BC (before Christ). Although the birth of Christ was originally given as December 25, AD 1, modern scholars now place it about 4 BC.