. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. ther the Julian calendar is used, New YearsDay is celebrated on the English 13th ofJanuary. The Jewish New Year beginsSeptember 6. Among the ancient nationsthe time set as the beginning of the year differed also, but all treated it with somespecial observance. In the early Church any celebration of theday was at first forbidden, but later the daywas made a Christian festival. Prior to thesixteenth centuiy, even in Christ
. The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material. ther the Julian calendar is used, New YearsDay is celebrated on the English 13th ofJanuary. The Jewish New Year beginsSeptember 6. Among the ancient nationsthe time set as the beginning of the year differed also, but all treated it with somespecial observance. In the early Church any celebration of theday was at first forbidden, but later the daywas made a Christian festival. Prior to thesixteenth centuiy, even in Christian countries,different days were recognized as the begin-ning of the year, and it was not until 1752that January 1 was declared by the Parlia-ment of Great Britain as the opening day ofthe year for that country. In most countrieswhere celebrations have been held on NewYears Day, these have consisted largely inresting from ordinary labors and feasting,and the custom of keeping watch on NewYears Eve and ushering in the new yearwith mutual good wishes. The ringing inof the new year with bells and the inter-change of \dsits on New Years Day are EW YORK, one of the thirteenoriginal states, is now the richest and mostpopulous commonwealth of the AmericanUnion. It is popularly known as the Em-pire State, because of its supremacy inpopulation and industrial and commercialprogress; the name New York was bestowedin honor of the Duke of York, in 1664, whenthe Dutch colony of New Netherland passedunder English control. Location and Area. The state belongs tothe Middle Atlantic group. Only the south-eastern portion borders on the AtlanticOcean, but this contact with the sea has beenvastly important in determining the suprem^acy of the Empire State. New York City,on its splendid natural harbor, is one of thegreatest ports in the world. Most of theeastern state line lies adjacent to Vermont,Massachusetts and Connecticut, with LakeChamplain forming part of the Vermontboundary. La
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