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Party Like It’s 2000 B.C.

  • December 31, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Ready for 2014? The ancient Babylonians are the first people known to have celebrated New Year’s, somewhere around 4,000 years ago. However, their Akitu harvest/religious festival lasted 11 days and was held around the start of the spring equinox, in March.

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