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New Year's celebrations around the world
(newsphoto/Xinhua/Reuters/AP)
Updated: 2005-12-31 15:01
A Chinese customer selects decorations for
the upcoming New Year and Spring Festival at a market
in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu province, December 31, 2005.
While the Gregorian calendar (Jan. 1-Dec. 31) is a mainstay of the West
and in use for business around the globe, there are plenty of ways of
marking the passage of a year's time. Depending on the culture, New Year's
Day can be practically any time of year.
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