Once again a 'Happy New Year'

Once Again!

'Happy New Year!' every year on 1st Jan people get to hear this. To put it to better words Every year when Clock Strikes 12 a.m., people celebrate the start of a new cycle. My question is "why?"

Most of you reading this will say that, I have lost my mind or too philosophical. Well to tell the truth its neither. Just a weird Q and certain obeservations of how people react.

During school days it meant holiday, something to look forward. It would be called winter vacations. thats sleep till late days. A nice break from the monotonous routine of school. And if one observes christmas then its festival time with lots of gifts.

Then come college or graduation. New friends some, new atmosphere. many choose to start drinking from hence and more than looking forward to vacations, i always found my friends making elaborate, time bound drinking plans (although no one cared about time)

And there starts the cycle! call up a friend and chances are the reply would be

Happy New Year, (hic!)

The next set of reaction is happiness, Dont ask me for reasons. Followed by new resolutions (excitement of "new" year). and as it gets old the sense of happiness is lost till the next "new" year.
And new year resolution are put aside as old year's resolution. And all excitement is shifted towards birthday, father's day, mother's day, this day and that day etc and so many other day about which i have no clue.

Then there are a rational response, they wish, crack some humor and live it normal.

No one seems to know about any story of when and how people started this 'happy new year'. Perhaps its because there are none.

But why bother, take a day off or work as you like and Hope for a good calender cycle ahead!!!