The ancient origins of New Year’s resolutions and how the tradition has changed

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Humans have made New Year’s resolutions for 4,000 years; here’s how it started

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Humans have been making New Year’s resolutions for approximately 4,000 years. But where and how did this tradition begin? The first people who recorded their celebrations ...
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A Yearly Conundrum

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The history of making New Year’s resolutions goes back further than you think

The timing of the festival and beginning of the Babylonians’ new year — which also sometimes occurred in March, marking the start of the farming season — was based on the Babylonian calendar, said Dr.
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Babylonian menologies and the Semitic calendars, by S. Langdon

Lecture I. History of the Sumerian, Accadian, Assyrian, and West Semitic calendars -- Lecture II. The menologies and almanacs for Nisan and Teshrit -- Lecture III. The Tammuz-Ishtar cycle of months: ...
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The ancient origins of New Year’s resolutions and how the tradition has changed

(CNN) — Near the end of every year, the prospect of rising from the fog of holiday hustle, bustle and feasts to contemplate how to do better next year is welcomed by many, ignored by some and resented ...
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The ancient origins of New Year’s resolutions and how the tradition has changed

The timing of the festival and beginning of the Babylonians’ new year — which also sometimes occurred in March, marking the start of the farming season — was based on the Babylonian calendar, said Dr.