Aries: New year, new you! Time to challenge yourself this year in ways you didn’t know you could. Maybe you can go skydiving and then hit up a volcano tour! Oh wait, you might need something more extreme to prove yourself.   Taurus: You’ve always enjoyed the finer things in life, so that’s just what this year will be: fine.  Gemini: You’ve already plugged the latest social events and group gatherings into your Google Calendar, every day of this year has been booked already, l

Each coming New Year is anticipated around the globe with celebrations and long-standing traditions. However, these customs were not always marked by fireworks, countdowns and resolutions.  The earliest recorded New Year celebration dates back to around 2000 BCE in ancient Babylon with the festival of Akitu. This 12-day celebration marked the beginning of the agricultural season and concluded with the crowning of a new king. To gain favor from the gods, citizens made promises