Origins, History and Traditions (Sensible and Daft!) of the New Year

Posted on January 1st, 2013 by BNA

Happy New Year to all our website visitors!

To celebrate the arrival of 2013, we’ve posted some old newspaper stories about the origins, history and traditions of New Year.

newspaper story about the history, origins and traditions of New Year

Gloucestershire Echo – Thursday 29 December 1938

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000320/19381229/027/0002

newspaper story about the history, origins and traditions of New Year

Western Daily Press – Thursday 01 January 1942

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000513/19420101/007/0002

newspaper story about the history, origins and traditions of New Year

Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser – Friday 27 December 1907

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/19071227/253/0015

newspaper story about the history, origins and traditions of New Year

Cornishman – Thursday 03 January 1946

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000523/19460103/072/0007

newspaper story about the history, origins and traditions of New Year

Huddersfield Chronicle – Monday 12 January 1880

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000167/18800112/026/0004

newspaper story about the history, origins and traditions of New Year

Western Daily Press – Thursday 03 January 1884

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/18840103/068/0007

newspaper story about the history, origins and traditions of New Year

Dundee Courier – Monday 02 January 1939

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19390102/071/0004

newspaper story about the history, origins and traditions of New Year

Dundee Courier – Monday 02 January 1911

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000164/19110102/063/0004

newspaper story about the history, origins and traditions of New Year

Evening Telegraph – Friday 03 January 1947

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000563/19470103/035/0005

newspaper story about the history, origins and traditions of New Year

The Post. – Sunday 18 July 1926

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000566/19260718/141/0017

newspaper story about the history, origins and traditions of New Year

Western Daily Press – Thursday 21 January 1932

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/19320121/042/0005

newspaper story about the history, origins and traditions of New Year

Shields Daily Gazette – Monday 02 January 1899

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000287/18990102/002/0002

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