New Year
noun
1
: the calendar year about to start or recently started
2
a
usually New Year's
: new year's day
b
: the first days of a calendar year
3
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During the eight-day Lunar New Year holidays earlier this year, tourism revenues in China surged by 47.4% year-on-year, driven by a domestic travel boom, beating pre-pandemic levels.
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
For many students, the first day of school can feel like New Year’s Day.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Most balanced schools start in early August, then take some time off mid-fall, at Thanksgiving, around Christmas and New Year's, in the middle of the winter, in the middle of spring and around Memorial Day weekend.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2024
Most Americans are likely familiar with the fall-season Yom Kippur fast, part of the High Holy Days that commence, 10 days earlier, with Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.
—Avi Shafran, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
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Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
For many students, the first day of school can feel like New Year’s Day.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Most balanced schools start in early August, then take some time off mid-fall, at Thanksgiving, around Christmas and New Year's, in the middle of the winter, in the middle of spring and around Memorial Day weekend.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2024
Most Americans are likely familiar with the fall-season Yom Kippur fast, part of the High Holy Days that commence, 10 days earlier, with Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.
—Avi Shafran, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024
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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
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