new years was 18 days ago, unless you are part of that newfangled religion called christianity. ~lol~ the closest celebratory date to the one you picked is the midwinter festival, which is december 21. ~grumbling~ danged christians thinking they own the world when all thier celebration days are stolen from older religions...and they can't get the dates right. ~wink~ just teasing, even if the facts of all christian ceremonies ( Christmas, easter ect ) are that they are where they are in the year to get people to have a celebration on those days and not the old days.