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January 01, 2025

Polar bears at play in the Arctic

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Have an ice New Year's Day. Happy New Year!

Happy New Year's Day! Humans have celebrated the new year since at least 2000 BCE, but various cultures have chosen different days coinciding with equinoxes or lunar cycles. The Romans established January 1 as the beginning of the year in 153 BCE, but this fell out of favour throughout Europe during the medieval era. Since 1582 and the widespread adoption of the Gregorian calendar, however, much of the world now celebrates the new year today. In addition to watching fireworks, drinking champagne and making resolutions in the wee hours of the morning, other global traditions include making noise, eating lucky foods and giving gifts.

If you're wondering what polar bears like the ones in today's image have to do with the new year, the answer is simple: polar bear plunges. Countries around the world hold winter events where participants enter frigid, often icy bodies of water and communities in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom do this on New Year's Day. Whether doing so as an enthusiast, to raise money for charity or as part of a new year's tradition, keep a warm towel handy if you plan to take the plunge.

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