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elebrating the arrival of the New Year is a tradition that spans centuries, with roots deeply embedded in cultural, religious, and astronomical practices. The history of New Year’s Eve celebrations is a fascinating journey through time, reflecting the diverse customs and beliefs of different civilizations. The concept of marking the passage of time and celebrating the arrival of a new year can be traced back to ancient civilizations. One of the earliest recorded New Year celebrations was in Mesopotamia around 2000 BCE. The Babylonians celebrated the New Year during the vernal equinox, which typically occurs in late March. The festivities were part of the Akitu festival, dedicated to the renewal of life and the crowning of a new king. The ancient Egyptians also had their own New Year celebration, linked to the annual flooding of the Nile River. The flooding, which occurred around mid-summer, marked the beginning of the agricultural season and symbolized rebirth and fertility. In ancient Rome, the calendar underwent several changes, and New Year’s Day was originally celebrated in March. However, in 45 BCE, Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar, aligning the Roman calendar with the solar year. As a result, New Year’s Day was moved to January 1st to coincide with the month named after Janus, the twofaced god of beginnings and transitions. The adoption of January 1st as the start of the New Year by the Romans had a lasting impact, and it gradually spread throughout the Roman Empire. However, the celebration of New Year’s Eve as we know it today wasn’t an immediate development. In medieval Europe, the celebration of the New Year varied widely across regions and communities. Some areas continued to observe the ancient Roman date

of March 25th, while others adopted the new January 1st date. The Christian Church had a significant influence on New Year’s celebrations during the Middle Ages. In some Christian traditions, January 1st was considered the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ, and celebrations focused on religious observances rather than festive revelry. Despite this, the transition to the Gregorian calendar by the Catholic Church in 1582, which maintained January 1st as the start of the New Year, contributed to the wider acceptance of this date. As time progressed, New Year’s Eve became associated with various customs and superstitions. In some cultures, people believed that the activities and events of the

last day of the year could influence the fortunes of the coming year. This belief gave rise to the practice of making resolutions for the New Year, a tradition that continues to this day. In the 19th century, with the rise of industrialization and urbanization, New Year’s Eve celebrations became more prominent and elaborate. The advent of mass media, including newspapers and later radio and television, played a crucial role in popularizing and standardizing New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world. The iconic tradition of the New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square, New York City, began in 1907. The event, organized by the owner of The New York Times, Adolph Ochs, was initially conceived as a way to celebrate the opening of the newspaper’s new headquarters. Over the years, the Times Square ball drop became a symbol of the global transition to the New Year, watched by millions around the world. In different parts of the world, diverse cultural and regional traditions shape New Year’s Eve celebrations. Fireworks, parties, family gatherings, and special meals are common elements, but the specific rituals and customs vary widely. For example, in Spain, it is customary to eat twelve grapes at the stroke of midnight, symbolizing good luck for each month of the coming year In conclusion, the celebration of New Year’s Eve has a rich and diverse history that spans millennia. From ancient Babylon to contemporary global festivities, the traditions associated with bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new one have evolved and adapted to the cultural, religious, and societal changes of each era. Today, New Year’s Eve stands as a universal occasion for reflection, resolutions, and joyous celebrations across the globe.

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Fun Ways to Spend Leap Day

he sentiment that there aren’t enough hours in the day may be true for busy families and individuals. However, once every four years, everyone is given an extra day on their calendars in February. Although Leap Day is designed to move the clock and calendar more in line with the Earth’s rotation around the sun, which takes slightly longer than 365 days, it also can be an exciting opportunity to relax and have some fun. The following are some ways to maximize that extra day of the year. Learn about leaplings A leapling is a person who was born on February 29 during a leap year. Highlights magazine reports the odds of being a leapling is one in 1,461. Find out if anyone you know is a leapling or research celebrity leaplings. Celebrate Leap Day Even if Leap Day isn’t an official holiday, it is worthy of celebration. Figure out a theme for your party, and then invite friends over for an extra day of revelry or relaxation. Take the day off Make the most of Leap Day by enjoying a mental health day and taking off from

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5 New Year’s Resolutions to Benefit the Brain

esolutions made at the start of a new year often focus on personal improvement. Giving up poor habits like smoking or drinking too much alcohol and losing weight through diet and exercise are some popular resolutions. Health and wellness certainly dominates the resolution landscape. Improvementminded individuals interested in gaining long-term benefits from their resolutions this year may want to consider ways to improve brain health and function. Here are five ideas to consider. 1. Get moving: Exercise does the body good and even positively affects the brain. The American Academy of Neurology has found aerobic exercise may play a significant role in reversing and preventing cognitive decline. Researchers have found that even a little exercise each day can result in improved brain function in less than six months. Andrew E. Budson, M.D., a professor of neurology at Boston University, also says aerobic exercise releases growth factors in the brain, which can help grow new brain cells. 2. Start a new hobby. When doing the same activities over and over, you eventually learn how to do those activities better. But doctors can’t confirm this is actually helping the brain in a meaningful way. Rather, there is evidence that doing new things can be beneficial to the brain. So learning a new

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How New Jersey Business Owners Can Plan for a Natural Disaster From risk assessment to infrastructure enhancements, the New Jersey Business Action Center provides resources and tips for disaster preparedness

By Melanie Willoughby, Executive Director, New Jersey Business Action Center atural disasters can strike without warning, wreaking havoc on communities and businesses. For New Jersey, a state prone to various types of natural disasters, preparedness is not an option but a necessity. Businesses in the Garden State can take practical steps to protect themselves against these disasters. New Jersey’s small businesses contribute largely to the state’s economy. The Garden State ranks 11th in the nation for number of small businesses, with over 953,000 enterprises. The state experiences several natural disasters yearly that can deem businesses inoperative for lengthy periods of time, including hurricanes, floods, wildfires and winter storms. According to Rhodium Group’s New Jersey Rising Coastal Risk report, since the 1980s, there has been a rise in both the frequency and magnitude of storm surges. Significantly more present-day structures are susceptible to flooding at least once during a 30-year mortgage period. Between 62,000 and 86,000 additional residences and business establishments, valued at over $60 billion, are situated in regions facing a 1-in-30 likelihood of experiencing hurricane-related flooding. Through advanced planning, businesses can strategically position themselves to effectively navigate a natural disaster. The New Jersey Business Action Center (NJBAC), a part of the New Jersey Department of State, recommends these nine strategies to help small businesses endure natural disasters: Conduct a Thorough Risk Assessment: Understanding your business’s risks is crucial to disaster preparation. Evaluate

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For A Season, For A Reason

By Richard Mabey Jr. n September of 1972, I began my second year at County College of Morris. My girlfriend, Penny Lancaster, had begun her freshman year at Rutgers University. And, I began one of the toughest classes I had ever taken, that of Chemistry. Within two weeks of chemistry class, the professor gave us a pop quiz. I had been doing all of the homework assignments and I faithfully read the assigned chapters. But, to my dismay, I got a grade of D on my first chemistry pop quiz. I was totally devastated. For this was the first time I had ever gotten a D on a test. To make matters worse, it was in late September that Penny wrote me that she had met this wonderful boy at Rutgers. She wrote me that she thought it would be best, since we were now relatively far away from each other, for both of us to date other people. Could it have gotten any worse? By the end of September, I had begun a kind friendship with Sandra, from my chemistry class. We would walk to the college cafeteria, after our morning chemistry class. The good thing was that right after chemistry class, began college hour. This was a time, every Tuesday and Thursday, from about 11:00 till high noon, there were no scheduled classes. It was a magical time when the cafeteria would be overflowing with students, as was the student center. Sandra and I would have tea together and talk. One time, during out little tea breaks, I got the courage to confess to Sandra that I had gotten a D on our first chemistry quiz. Sandra then humbly told me that she had gotten an A. It was such an awkward moment.

Then, something very special happened. Sandra offered to help me with chemistry, that we could study together. I didn’t miss a beat. I happily took Sandra up on her kind offer. And study we did. Sandra became a task master. She stretched me like a rubber band, showing me that I just needed to concentrate, to surrender my stubborn idea that chemistry was hard to learn. Sandra had an amazing gift to take a subject like chemistry and actually present it so that it made sense and was more easily understood. As we sat in the college cafeteria, sipping tea, I would say things like, “I’m never going to get this chemistry.” Sandra would simply reply, “stop that Richie. Just stop talking like that. You just need to focus more.” Well, with Sandra’s help, I got a grade of B on our professor’s next pop quiz. It was a true miracle. By mid October, I had fallen off the Grand Canyon for Sandra. The deep pain that I was feeling, from having read Penny’s letter, that we should see other people, had subsided quite a bit. I would sit at my desk in my bedroom, as I studied nights, and tell myself over and over that I was going to get the nerve to ask Sandra for a date. Life is such a funny thing. I remember this moment like it was yesterday. I was sitting in the student center. Reading my American Literature assignment. And then it happened. As I looked up from my thick American Lit book, I saw Sandra walk by across the crowded student lounge. She was hand in hand with a boy whom I had seen around campus, but did not know. My heart sank. Well, the next day was chemistry class. After our chemistry class, Sandra and I walked together to the

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continued from page 8 Then Sandra told me that she saw that I saw her and Robbie walking hand in hand. Sandra continued to tell me that Robbie and her had been dating since their junior year in high school. That she was hoping to marry him after they both finished college. My heart sank as I tried to hide my hurt. Sandra and I did remain good friends all through our second year at County College. I got a final grade of B, in both semesters of

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Topchinatravel.com notes that Chinese New Year follows the lunar calendar, which is why the date of the celebration differs from year to year. The lunar calendar is based on the monthly cycles of the phases of the moon. China officially operates under the Gregorian calendar, but significant celebrations are still conducted in accordance with the lunar calendar. Do people work during Chinese New Year? Chinese New Year is a public holiday in China, and that means people generally get seven days off for celebrating. In 2024, that seven-day period will begin on February 10 and end on February 17. Celebrations also can extend beyond seven days, and some celebrants will avoid working if they are able and choose to do so. The shutdowns lead to significant travel, and Statista reports that around 226 million people traveled in China by air, railway, road, and waterway during Chinese New Year 2023. What is the significance of animals in relation to Chinese New Year? Jade Emperor is an important deity in traditional Chinese religion, and the reason behind animals’ connection to Chinese New Year relates to a race organized by

hinese New Year sparks interest every year. Unlike New Year on the Gregorian calendar, which always falls on January 1, Chinese New Year does not begin on the same date each year. It’s important to note that this is only when Chinese New Year begins, which is another thing that distinguishes the celebration from New Year’s celebrations in the west, which tend to be limited to December 31 and January 1. In 2024, Chinese New Year begins on February 10. Between now and then, individuals can look to this FAQ to learn more about this unique and meaningful celebration. What is the significance of Chinese New Year? Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival, and that offers some insight into its significance. According to Chinesenewyear.net, while wintry conditions are still present during the Spring Festival, the period when the celebration takes place marks the end of the coldest days. This also is why the Chinese New Year is symbolic of new beginnings. Why is the date different each year?

Jade Emperor. All animals in the world were invited to partake in the race and help establish the Chinese Zodiac. But only 12 animals showed up on the day of the race, and how they finished would determine the years on the calendar named after them. Each animal in the Chinese Zodiac has its own unique characteristics, and some believe people take on the traits of

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100 Years Ago This Month: Historical Events from January 2024

he month of January has been home to many historical events over the years. Here’s a look at some that helped to shape the world in January 1924. • Millionaire oil broker Courtland S. Dines is shot in the abdomen at his home on January 1. When police arrived on the scene, they found alcohol on the premises, causing a scandal during the Prohibition era. • Flooding causes the water level of the Seine to rise in Paris, forcing the closure of railway stations on January 2. • The exiled King Ferdinand is granted permission to return to Sofia by the Bulgarian government on January 2, prompting an immediate objection to the move by the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. • On January 3, the governor of the Mexican state of Yucatán, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, is executed by rebels fighting for General Adolfo de la Huerta. de la Huerta was attempting to overthrow the government of President Alvaro Obregón, and Carrillo and three of his brothers were among 11 people killed by the rebels. • The automobile manufacturer Walter P. Chrysler introduces his first car, the Chrysler Six Model B-70 sedan, on January 5 at the 24th Annual New York Automobile Show. • Turkish President Mustafa Kernal Atakürk survives a bomb attack at his home on January 6. A visitor to the president’s home asked to see him and then threw the bomb when Atakürk appeared. • The British submarine HMS L24 sinks during a training

exercise on January 10. The sub collided with the battleship HMS Resolution, and all 43 crew members aboard perish in the accident. • Bengali activist for Indian independence Gopinath Saha shoots and kills Englishman Ernest Day, a civilian, in Calcutta on January 12. Saha believed he was shooting Calcutta police commissioner Charles Tegart, who was helping to lead the fight against the independence movement. Saha is arrested and subsequently tried and sentenced to death. • The SMS Berlin embarks on a two-month tour of the North Atlantic Ocean on January 15. It is the first German Navy warship since the end of World War One to depart on an overseas voyage. • On January 16, Argentine engineer Raúl Pateras Pescara breaks his own record for helicopter flight. Pescara keeps his model 2F aloft in the air for eight minutes and 13.8 seconds at an altitude of around 15 feet near Paris. • Ailing Russian leader Leon Trotsky is rumored to have been arrested on January 18. Despite the rumors, Trotsky is ultimately revealed to have been traveling to the Black Sea in an effort to overcome his illness. • Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game” appears in the weekly magazine Collier’s on January 19. The story’s theme of the hunter who becomes the hunted has since been adapted for countless stories. • Following a stroke, semi-retired leader and founder of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin dies on January 21 at his estate in Gorki.

• On January 23, Britain and the United States sign a treaty that allows American authorities to search British ships suspected of rum-running. • Oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny testifies on January 24 that he lent Senator Albert B. Fall $100,000. Doheny’s admission exacerbates the Teapot Dome Scandal that enveloped the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding. • The first Winter Olympics open in Chamonix, France, on January 25. • Prince Regent Hirohito marries Princess Nagako in an elaborate royal wedding in Tokyo on January 26. Within two years, Hirohito would become the 124th Emperor of Japan, a position he would retain, despite controversy, until his death in 1989. • Lenin is laid to rest in a state funeral in Moscow’s Red Square on January 27. Mourners brave frigid conditions, as the temperature drops to -35 F during the funeral. • Benito Mussolini addresses 10,000 Blackshirts in the Palazzo Venezia in Rome on January 28. Mussolini predicts complete victory for the Fascists as he campaigns for a general election in Italy. • On January 31, within weeks of his wife’s death, Prussian state executioner Paul Spaethe dresses in formal evening wear and lights 45 candles. Each candle signifies a person Spaethe had beheaded, and once each candle is lit, Spaethe takes his own life with a revolver.

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3 Questions to Ask Before Beginning a New Fitness Regimen

xercise is widely recognized as a vital component of a healthy lifestyle. Despite that, a recent analysis of data from the 2020 National Health Interview Survey found that more than two-thirds of individuals are not getting enough exercise. Though the survey was conducted amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which suggests the overall figures might be somewhat lower than they might have been had the data been collected in a more typical year, just 28 percent of respondents were meeting the physical activity guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Routine exercise is beneficial for people of all ages, and seniors are no exception. Aging adults who want to be more physically active but think they are among the 72 percent of individuals who aren’t meeting CDC exercise guidelines can speak with their physicians and ask these three questions to ensure the transition to a less sedentary lifestyle goes smoothly. 1. Should I get a heart checkup? Doctors may already be monitoring aging individuals’ hearts even if they have not exhibited symptoms of heart problems in the past. However, it’s best to discuss heart health in greater detail prior to beginning

a new fitness regimen. In an interview with Penn Medicine, Neel Chokshi, MD, MBA, medical director of Penn Sports Cardiology and Fitness Program, noted the risk of heart attack or cardiac complications slightly increases when individuals begin to participate in a moderate or intense activity. So a physician might want to conduct a heart checkup in order to determine if a patient has an underlying heart condition. 2. Which types of activities should I look to? A physician also can recommend certain activities depending on a person’s age and medical background. Though exercise is beneficial for everyone, certain activities may not be. For example, AdventHealth notes that high-impact activities like jogging and jump rope may not be suited for individuals with arthritis. In addition, aging individuals with physical limitations that require them to use a wheelchair should not write off their ability to exercise, as physicians can recommend exercises for patients with mobility issues as well. 3. Should I take extra caution while on medication? Prescription medication use is another variable that must be taken into consideration before beginning a new exercise regimen.

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January 1st – Great Food Makes Great Memories

By Henry M. Holden anuary is famous for being a month of new beginnings, fresh starts, and a clean canvas. It can be a month of taking our desires and putting them to the forefront as resolutions. Many of those resolutions involve food, and great food makes great memories. You can let go of what was, and we won’t list them here, but will say they embrace what can be. January is a month that for many people is a celebration that brings joy. If you go on the Internet, you will find foods that will supposedly bring you good luck and foods that yield the opposite. Throughout antiquity, civilizations around the world developed increasingly sophisticated calendars, typically pinning the first day of the year to an agricultural or astronomical event. New Year’s celebrations span the globe. With that kind of reach there are hundreds of specialty food recipes, often products of many countries shared on line. The earliest recorded festivities in honor of a new year’s arrival date back some 4,000 years to ancient Babylon. For the Babylonians, the first new moon following the vernal equinox, the day in late March with an equal amount of sunlight and darkness, heralded the start of a new year. They marked the occasion with a religious festival that involves a different ritual containing food themes on each of its 11 days.

Most New Year’s festivities in the United States begin on December 31 (New Year’s Eve), the last day of the Gregorian calendar, and continue into the early hours of January 1 (New Year’s Day). Common traditions include anything that involves, mini vacations, parties, resolutions, and eating specially prepared New Year’s dishes. In Spain, they begin their celebrations with, Twelve Grapes (Las doce uvas de la suerte,) “the twelve grapes of luck.” This is a Spanish tradition that consists of eating a grape with each of the twelve-clock bell strikes at midnight of December 31 to welcome the New Year. Each grape and clock bell strike represents each of the coming twelve months, symbolizing their hopes for the months ahead. In many parts of the world, traditional New Year’s dishes feature legumes, shaped like coins and herald future financial success; examples include lentils in Italy and black-eyed peas in the southern United States. Because pigs represent progress and prosperity in some cultures, pork appears on the New Year’s Eve table in Cuba, Austria, Hungary, Portugal and other countries. Ring-shaped cakes and pastries, a sign that the year has come full circle, rounding out the feast in the Netherlands, Mexico, Greece and elsewhere. In Sweden and Norway, rice pudding with an almond hidden inside is served on New Year’s Eve. It is said that whoever finds the nut can expect 12 months of good fortune.

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Rosh Hashanah is one of the most important holydays in the Jewish faith. The Jewish New Year is celebrated in late summer or early fall. Rosh Hashanah feasts traditionally include round challah bread (studded with raisins) and apples dipped in honey, as well as other foods that symbolize wishes for a sweet year. Champagne, noise makers and confetti are all New Year’s Eve symbols. But, in some parts of the country so are black-eyed peas, lentils, grapes and pickled herring. Hailing from the Low Country of South Carolina to Pennsylvania Dutch homes, these are lucky dishes traditionally eaten around the New Year to bring good fortune. continued on page 15

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either a temple or a wealthy lord decided to treat the hungry populace to soba noodles on the last day of the celebration. While Southerners may dig into a hoppin’ John recipe this Southern staple serves up with thick-cut bacon to get the perfect amount of smokiness, as opposed to ham hock. A ham hock can, at times, overpower the dish. Folks in parts of Pennsylvania and Ohio savor the slow-cooked pork and sauerkraut on New Year’s Day. The dish is said to bring good luck and progress because pigs are known to move ahead, while sauerkraut is made with cabbage, which is tied to symbolic riches and prosperity and a long life thanks to its long strands. The Germanic tradition was introduced to America by the Pennsylvania Dutch. Fresh pork was the choice of Christmas and New Year’s meals for early settlers. The timing with winter hog butchering, and sauerkraut was served as a side dish because winter was also cabbage harvesting season. Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations of the year among East and Southeast Asian cultures, including Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean communities, among others. The New Year celebration is usually celebrated for multiple days—not just one day as in the Gregorian calendar’s New Year. In 2024, the Lunar New Year begins on February 10. The winter solstice of 2024 is December 21, the shortest day and longest night of the year. In the Northern

Hemisphere, it takes place between December 20 and 23, depending on the year. (The reverse is true in the Southern Hemisphere, where the shortest day of the year occurs in June.) Cultures around the world have long held feasts and celebrated holidays around the winter solstice. Fire and light are traditional symbols of celebrations held on the darkest day of the year. China’s Lunar New Year is known as the Spring Festival or Chūnjié in Mandarin, while Koreans call it Seollal and Vietnamese refer to it as T�t. Tied to the lunar calendar, the holiday began as a time for feasting and to honor household and heavenly deities, as well as ancestors. The New Year typically begins with the first new moon that occurs between the end of January and spans the first 15 days of the first month of the lunar calendar—until the full moon arrives. San Francisco, California, claims its Chinese New Year parade is the biggest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. The city has hosted a Chinese New Year celebration since the Gold Rush era of the 1860s, a period of large-scale Chinese immigration to the region. In 1949, under the rule of Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong, the government forbade celebration of the traditional Chinese New Year that followed the Gregorian calendar. But by the end of the 20th century, Chinese leaders were more willing to accept the tradition.

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Hope is Always Brewing at Ethan & the Bean

By Henry M. Holden than & the Bean was a mother’s mission to help her son and others with disabilities to become empowered and employed. Ethan Donovan is a 20-year-young man who works at a coffee shop in Morristown. The coffee shop trains and supports people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in various skills related to employment. “Our goals are simple and from the heart: to increase the employment rate for persons with IDD,” said Pamela Donovan, Ethan’s mother speaking for the Board of Ethan and the Bean. Ethan & the Bean is an achievement not only for Pamela and others like him. Ethan has autism, he is nonverbal, and has epilepsy. She worries about his future. A local gym was encouraging. She was told Ethan could fold towels as a part-time job. The next time Ethan and his mom went to the gym, the owner told them to leave because, “people pay a lot of money to come to this gym.” After that encounter at the gym, it was clear to Pamela that she would have to find another way to help her son while maintaining her regular full-time job. So, she and some friends, along with Ethan’s teachers and therapists, started Ethan & the Bean. They began their initial program with Intensive Therapeutics, a physical therapy center, last summer at a church in West Caldwell. For eight weeks, with access to a 600-square-foot kitchen, they set up a mock café, serving folks who frequented the church for donations. “Ethan & the Bean is a haven, a place for him to learn, and become an integral part of a community,” said his mother.

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