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New Year's Resolutions

Who started the tradition of making New Year's resolutions?

 

Civilizations around the world have been celebrating the start of each new year for some 4,000 years.

Traditions include going to parties, eating special foods, watching fireworks and, of course, making resolutions.

Who started the tradition of making New Year's resolutions?

Editor's Note: Select your answer in the poll below and tell us how you know the answer in the comments section. The answer will be posted later in the day.

  • Who began the tradition of making New Year's resolutions?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Celts.
        0 (0%)
    • Romans.
        2 (28%)
    • Babylonians.
        3 (42%)
    • Chinese.
        2 (28%)
    Total votes: 7
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
About this column: Patch digs into the history of the Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah traditions, while also testing readers' knowledge. Related Topics: Ancient Celebrations, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Resolutions

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Caitlin Burgess

1:08 am on Saturday, December 31, 2011

Ha! Close. The answer is: The Babylonians!

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