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The ancient origins of New Year’s resolutions and how the tradition has changed
The answer, it turns out, traces back 3,000 to 4,000 years, to the ancient Babylonian festival of Akitu, celebrated in April, ...
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New Year’s resolutions aren’t a fad—they have endured for thousands of years
Photograph by Jon Lowenstein, NOOR/Redux By the 19th century, New Year’s resolutions had transcended their Christian origins. “Today, resolutions are largely secular, reflecting the broader ...
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Where did New Year's resolutions come from? An abridged history
Making resolutions may not be as modern a practice as people tend to think, however. Historians often consider Ancient Babylonians to be the first people to have made New Year's resolutions 4000 ...
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The ancient origins of New Year’s resolutions and how the tradition has changed
“The mythic origin of the feast was the creation ... “There are multitudes of people, accustomed to receive injunctions of new year resolutions, who will sin all the month of December, with ...
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New Year’s resolutions have ancient origins and the tradition has changed
"The mythic origin of the feast was the creation of ... "There are multitudes of people, accustomed to receive injunctions of new year resolutions, who will sin all the month of December, with ...