New Year is an odd holiday. It’s not a “holy day” kind of thing, except as that is imposed on it by some people. It’s completely secular. Even where there are competing New Year dates, I don’t know of anyone who gets concerned about wishing someone Happy New Year (nor anyone who gets offended by it).<\/p>\n
It’s conveniently close to Christmas, though, so it makes for some holiday extending. And its proximity to Christmas lends that holiday some “time to reflect” aspects.<\/p>\n
If I had a lot of time, I’d wax even more philosophical, but, lucky for you, the currents of Faerie are pulling me away again. So I’ll just say, Happy New Year to you all. May the coming year be more rewarding and more joyful than the last.<\/p>\n
Jeez. 2003. It’s, like, the future or something.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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