The significance of the new year runs deep and wide
The New Year is upon us, with 2025 awaiting us with open arms. While it may be a fresh year, the ways in which our society views the new year is annually consistent. We tend to view each new approaching January as a “clean slate” filled with hope, motivation and anticipations for becoming a better person, with midnight indicating the start time for the new and improved us. Stores will market their yoga mats and meditation pillows, their weights and water bottles, their self-help books and journals. But its true significance dates back thousands of years, before marketing ever attempted to shape our perceptions of what a new year really means.
This newsletter, let’s take a peek back in history and explore why New Year’s is such a globally celebrated milestone that holds deep cultural, social, and personal significance.
